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singer.

Background

Eddie Rabbitt had tasted previous success with 70's "

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. In "Pure Love", Rabbitt compares "pure love" to such things as milk, honey and the

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breakfast cereal, before pointing out that the love shared between the protagonist and his/her object of affection is "99 percent pure" (borrowing from the old

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advertising slogan). Eddie Rabbitt would later record the song as the

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to his 1975 single " Forgive and Forget".

Track listing

Chart performance

Sources

1974 singles Eddie Rabbitt songs RCA Records singles Ronnie Milsap songs Songs written by Eddie Rabbitt Song recordings produced by Tom Collins (record producer) 1974 songs {{1970s-country-song-stub