Pure Schuur is the sixth studio album by American singer and pianist Diane Schuur, released in 1991 on the GRP Records label. It was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[5]

Jonathan Widran of AllMusic wrote that Diane Schuur has always been one of the greatest voices of modern jazz in the world, and her purity in this collection makes her performance the most artistic and at the same time accessible to date.[2] A reviewer of Billboard magazine noted that by combining originals and standards, Schuur achieves mostly successful results, however, in rare cases when she tries to expand the possibilities of her jazz base, melodies are not always able to support her voluminous vocals.[6] Cash Box magazine stated that, like Nancy Wilson, Schuur sings jazz, pop and rhythm and blues equally well, which she demonstrates on her latest disc.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nobody Does Me"Rod Temperton5:10
2."All Caught Up in Love"
4:54
3."Deed I Do"
2:19
4."What a Difference a Day Makes"
4:54
5."Touch"
  • David Lawrence
  • Faye Greenberg
  • Steve Lane
6:10
6."Baby You Got What It Takes"
4:32
7."Unforgettable"Irving Gordon3:56
8."I Could Get Used to This"Ellen Silverstein4:54
9."You Don’t Remember Me"
  • Dick Winzeler
  • Steve Lane
3:16
10."Hold Out"Vonda Shepard4:25
11."We Can Only Try"
3:15
Total length:47:25

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Pure Schuur
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[8] 1
US Top Pop Albums (Billboard)[9] 148

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Pure Schuur
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[10] 3

References

  1. ^ "Diane Schuur". Grammy Awards. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Widran, Jonathan. "Pure Schuur Review". AllMusic. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). "Schuur, Diane". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7 (4th ed.). New York: Muze UK Ltd. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  4. ^ Okamoto, David (1998). "Diane Schuur". In Holtje, Steve; Lee, Nancy Ann (eds.). MusicHound Jazz: The Essential Album Guide. Musichound Series (Illustrated ed.). Schirmer Trade Books. p. 1005. ISBN 1-57859-031-0.
  5. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). "Diane Schuur". The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 600. ISBN 0-679-76873-4.
  6. ^ "Album Reviews: Diane Schuur — Some Other Time" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 4. January 26, 1991. p. 93. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Pop Reviews: Diane Schuur — Pure Schuur" (PDF). Cash Box. Vol. 54, no. 38. May 4, 1991. p. 5. ISSN 0008-7289.
  8. ^ "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 13. March 30, 1991. p. 43. ISSN 0006-2510.
  9. ^ "Top Pop Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 12. March 23, 1991. p. 77. ISSN 0006-2510.
  10. ^ "1991: The Year in Music: Top Contemporary Jazz Albums" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 13. December 21, 1991. p. YE-30. ISSN 0006-2510.
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