Pure Attraction

1991 studio album by Kathy Troccoli

Pure Attraction

Studio album by

Kathy Troccoli

Released| October 29, 1991
Studio| Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, Long Island, New York
Genre| Pop, contemporary Christian
Length| 43:01
Label| Reunion, Geffen
Producer| Ric Wake
Kathy Troccoli chronology
| Images
(1986)  | Pure Attraction
(1991)  | Kathy Troccoli
(1994)

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Pure Attraction is the fourth full-length album by singer-songwriter Kathy Troccoli, released on October 29, 1991, through Reunion Records.[1][2] Coming five years after her 1986 album, Images, Pure Attraction saw Troccoli shifting away from Christian music and into mainstream pop territory, with two songs written by Diane Warren. It featured the top five CCM and top twenty pop hit "Everything Changes", and featured seven songs co-written by Troccoli. The album peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Top Christian Albums chart.

## Track listing

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1. "Everything Changes" (Diane Warren) - 4:25
2. "Can't Get You Out My Heart" (Warren) - 4:24
3. "You've Got a Way" (Troccoli, Jeff Frenzel) - 3:55
4. "Only Love Can Know" (Troccoli, Ric Wake, Rich Tancredi) - 5:14
5. "Help Myself to You" (Troccoli) - 4:14
6. "The Hard Days" (Troccoli, Bill Montvilo) - 4:06
7. "Love Was Never Meant to Die" (Troccoli, Frenzel) - 4:47
8. "You and I" (Stevie Wonder) - 3:16
9. "Love Has Found Me Here" (David Ray, Troccoli, Montvilo) - 4:40
10. "You're Still Here" (Troccoli, Jack Fowler) - 4:01

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
Cross Rhythms| [4]

Brian Mansfield of AllMusic gave Pure Attraction 41⁄2 out of 5 stars saying "Troccoli's first recording after a five-year absence was her most commercial, with the Diane Warren-penned 'Everything Changes' hitting Top Five on CHR radio. Troccoli had developed her songwriting during her time away; she wrote seven of Pure Attraction's cuts, emphasizing the torch-song style she loves."

Jonathan Priday of Cross Rhythms criticized Pure Attraction for the vocal-heavy production by Ric Wake who had previously worked with Mariah Carey and Taylor Dayne. Priday wrote that the "result is an imbalance in the tracks which leans too heavily on soulful ballads like 'Love Was Never Meant To Die' and 'You're Still Here.' The quality of [Toccoli's] voice is not in question – it has a richness that makes a pleasant change from the 'little girl' vocals we get plagued with."[5]

## Production

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* Michael Blanton – executive producer
* Terry Hemmings – executive producer
* Cindy Dupree – A&R
* Ric Wake – producer
* Bob Cadway – recording, mixing
* Dan Hetzel – assistant engineer
* Thomas R. Yezzi – assistant engineer
* Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Mastering (Hollywood, CA)
* David Barratt – production coordinator
* D.L. Rhodes – art direction
* Buddy Jackson – design
* Diego Uchitel – photography

## Personnel

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* Kathy Troccoli – vocals, backing vocals
* Rich Tancredi – keyboards, arrangements
* Bob Cadway – guitars
* Al Pitrelli – guitars
* Mark Russell – bass
* Joey Franco – drums
* Jim Hobson – drum and percussion programming
* Richie Cannata – saxophone
* Ric Wake – arrangements
* Mary Davis – backing vocals
* Tony Harnell – backing vocals
* Billy T. Scott – backing vocals
* Tina Stanford – backing vocals
* Joe Lynn Turner – backing vocals
* Brenda White-King – backing vocals

## Remixes

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* The song "Everything Changes" was remixed by Ric Wake, Larry Robinson and Richie Jones, and re-released as a 12-inch single in 1992. The track listing is as follows:

1. Everything Changes (Extended Hot Mix)
2. Everything Changes (Wake Up The House Mix)
3. Everything Changes (The Underground Dub Mix)
4. Everything Changes (The Underground Mix)
5. Everything Changes (The Underground House Mix)
6. The Hard Days (LP Version)

## Charts

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Chart (1992)  | Peak
position

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US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 9

### Radio singles

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Year  | Singles  | Peak positions

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US |  US

|  US
Christ
AC[7] |  US
Christ.
CHR
[8]
1991  | "Love Was Never Meant to Die"  | —  | \-  | 1  | 8
1992  | "Help Myself to You"  | —  | \-  | 1  | 1
1992  | "Everything Changes"  | 14[9] | 6[10] | 5  | 1
1992  | "You've Got a Way"  | \-  | 7[11] | 7  | 8
1992  | "Love Has Found Me Here"  | —  | \-  | 9  | 10

## References

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1. ^ Kathy Troccoli: Pure Attraction. Reunion Records. 1991.
2. ^ Alfonso, Barry (2002). The Billboard Guide to Contemporary Christian Music. Billboard Books. p. 259-60. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
3. ^ Pure Attraction at AllMusic
4. ^ Priday, Jonathan. "Review: Pure Attraction - Kathy Troccoli". Cross Rhythms.
5. ^ "Review: Pure Attraction - Kathy Troccoli | Cross Rhythms". www.crossrhythms.co.uk. Retrieved April 8, 2025.
6. ^ "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. May 2, 1992.
7. ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (2003). CCM Hot Hits: AC Charts 1978 – 2001. AuthorHouse. p. 215\. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
8. ^ Brothers, Jeffrey Lee, ed. (1999). CCM Hot Hits: Christian Hit Radio - 20 Years of Charts, Artist Bios and More. CCM Books. p. 166\. ISBN 0-8230-7718-7.
9. ^ "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. April 25, 1992.
10. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary" (PDF). Billboard. May 2, 1992. p. 79.
11. ^ "Billboard Adult Contemporary" (PDF). Billboard. August 22, 1992. p. 69.

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Kathy Troccoli

Studio albums|

* Stubborn Love
* Heart and Soul
* Images
* Pure Attraction
* Kathy Troccoli
* Sounds of Heaven
* Love & Mercy
* Corner of Eden
* Together
* Love Has a Name
* The Heart of Me

Christmas albums|

* A Sentimental Christmas

Compilation albums|

* Greatest Hits

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