Crystal Waters, 100% Pure Love, | Bangerz N Bopz

In the 63rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2024), we highlight “100% Pure Love” performed by Crystal Waters.  

Bring on the bold, fierce songs! Bangerz N Bopz serves up background info and insight into songs of various styles, especially songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 63^rd edition of Bangerz N Bopz (2024), we break down “100% Pure Love” performed by Crystal Waters.

“I’ve come to take you there / Show you how to care / Just be aware / That you’ll have to share.” Word, Crystal Waters.  The renowned dance and house singer/songwriter dropped a jewel in 1994 with “100% Pure Love”.  It peaked at no. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100.  It asks how this surefire, house/dance-pop bop missed the top 10. SMH! Regardless, “100% Pure Love” and its parent album, Storyteller, were certified gold by the RIAA. “100% Pure Love” was produced by The Basement Boys. The beat is sick, PERIOD.  Also sick are the keys and synths. The organ makes everything better, as do the strings. “100% Pure Love” has both. The backdrop is nothing short of hypnotic – mesmerizing!

Do you know what the not-so-secret weapon of “100% Pure Love” is? Crystal Waters, of course! She brings the heat.  Her performance is energetic, fun, and sassy.  She infuses ample personality as she delivers memorable lyrics and melodies. “You call my name again / No, it’s not a sin / I’ll show you how to win / And where I’ve been,” she sings in the second verse.  She follows with the refrain (pre-chorus), asserting, “I’ll be your answer / I’ll be your wish / I’ll be your fantasy / Your favorite dish.” Ooh-wee! The crowning achievement, unsurprisingly, is the chorus:

“From the back to the middle

And around again

I’m gonna be there ‘til the end

100% pure love.”

And if the chorus wasn’t enough, Waters confirms the 100% pure love even more in the bridge: “You’ll never have to run away / You’ll always have a friend to play / You’ll never go out on your own / In me / You will find a home / Home.” “100% Pure Love” is the cat’s meow.  One of the great dance records of the ‘90s.

Crystal Waters // Storyteller // UMG Recordings, Inc. // 1994

Crystal Waters, 100% Pure Love: Bangerz N Bopz No. 63 (2024) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; UMG Recordings, Inc.;; cottonbro studio, Harry Shelton, Kool Shooters, Lucas Pazeta, Mavluda Tashbaeva, Teddy Yang, Wesley Souza from Pexels]