Pure Love (album)

Pure Love is the third studio album by American country music artist Ronnie Milsap, released in 1974 by RCA Records. The album produced two #1 hits for Milsap, including his first hit "Pure Love" penned by Eddie Rabbitt and "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends," which marked his debut on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at #95.

Pure Love
Studio album by Ronnie Milsap
Released	April 1974
Studio	RCA Victor Studios, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Label	RCA Victor
Producer	Tom Collins, Jack D. Johnson
Ronnie Milsap chronology
Where My Heart Is (1973) Pure Love (1974) A Legend in My Time (1975)
Singles from Pure Love
"Pure Love" Released: March 1974 "Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends" Released: July 1974

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Pure Love reached #8 on Country album charts. Allmusic described the album as having "a solid country foundation" highlighting "My Love Is Deep, My Love Is Wide" and "Blue Ridge Mountains Turnin' Green" as being among a "strong set of songs."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"My Love Is Deep, My Love Is Wide"	Ben Peters	2:34
2.	"Amazing Love"	John Schweers	3:18
3.	"Pure Love"	Eddie Rabbitt	2:21
4.	"Four Walls"	George Campbell, Marvin Moore	3:06
5.	"Streets of Gold"	Jim Lunsford	2:15
6.	"Love the Second Time Around"	Schweers	3:02
7.	"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"	Kris Kristofferson	2:44
8.	"All My Roads (Lead Back to You)"	Bob Morrison	2:32
9.	"Behind Closed Doors"	Kenny O'Dell	2:53
10.	"Blue Ridge Mountains Turnin' Green"	Lunsford	3:05

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1974)	Peak position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2]	8

Year-end charts

Chart (1974)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[3]	31

Singles

Year	Song	US Country
1974	"Pure Love"	1
1974	"Please Don't Tell Me How the Story Ends"	1