Pure (The Primitives album)

Pure is the second studio album by the British band The Primitives, released in 1989 as the follow-up to their debut, Lovely. The line-up changed slightly over the course of the previous year: Steve Dullaghan was replaced on the bass guitar by Paul Sampson, who also shared the production duties with Wayne Morris.

Pure
Studio album by
The Primitives
Released1989
GenreIndie pop
Length45:49
LabelRCA
ProducerPaul Sampson, Wayne Morris
The Primitives chronology
Lovely
(1988)		 Pure
(1989)		 Galore
(1991)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Record Mirror[2]

The first U.S. single from Pure was "Sick of It", which reached #24 in the UK. Pure also features "Way Behind Me", a single which was actually released shortly after the debut album (rising to #36 on the UK charts in 1988) and added to all future editions of Lovely. "Secrets" was also released as a single; however it stalled just inside the Top 50 (#49 UK). "I'll Be Your Mirror" is a cover of a Velvet Underground song from 1967.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul "PJ" Court unless indicated otherwise.

  1. "Outside" - 1:54
  2. "Summer Rain" - 3:09
  3. "Sick of It" - 3:11
  4. "Shine" - 3:53
  5. "Dizzy Heights" - 2:35
  6. "All the Way Down" (Court, Tracy, Dullaghan) - 3:35
  7. "Secrets" - 2:29
  8. "Keep Me in Mind" - 2:35
  9. "Lonely Streets" - 2:18
  10. "Can't Bring Me Down" - 2:37
  11. "Way Behind Me" (Court, Tracy) - 3:08
  12. "Never Tell" - 2:53
  13. "Noose" - 3:27
  14. "I'll Be Your Mirror" (Lou Reed) - 2:41
  15. "All the Way Down (Beat Version)" (Court, Tracy) - 2:21
  16. "I Almost Touched You" - 2:40

Personnel
  • Tracy Tracy - lead vocals, tambourine
  • Paul Court - guitar, vocals
  • Tig Williams - drums
  • Paul Sampson - bass

Chart performance

The album reached No. 36 on the UK album charts.[3] It spent 15 weeks on the U.S. Billboard 200 album charts and reached its peak position of No. 113 in February 1990.[4]

Notes
  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r15765
  2. Crossing, Gary (31 October 1989). "Review: The Primitives — Pure" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 19. ISSN 0144-5804. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 November 2021. Retrieved 21 October 2021 – via American Radio History.
  3. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 439. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. "Billboard 200: The Primitives". Billboard. 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
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