Pur (band)
| Pur | |
|---|---|
_38.JPG) Pur in 2009. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany |
| Genres | Pop, Pop rock |
| Years active | 1975 - present |
| Members |
Hartmut Engler (vocals) Ingo Riedl (keyboards) Joe Crawford (bass) Rudi Buttas (guitar) Martin Ansel (Guitar, Keyboards) Frank Dapper (percussion) Cherry Gehring (keyboards) |
| Past members |
Roland Bless (percussion) Martin Stoeck (percussion) |
Pur is a German pop band from Bietigheim-Bissingen.
History
The group was initially founded in 1975 under the name Crusade by Roland Bless and Ingo Reidl. Their first releases came out under the name Opus, but after an Austrian band with the same name had a huge hit single in Germany in 1985, they switched to the name Pur. Pur's first hit single in Germany was "Lena", released in 1990. In the 1990s and 2000s they had a string of #1 albums in Germany. The producer of Pur is Dieter Falk. The ThyssenKrupp commercials uses a song named Abenteuerland, with a slogan named Developing the future.
Discography
| Year | Title | Chart Positions | Sales | IFPI Certifications[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER[2] | ||||
| 1983 | Opus | |||
| 1985 | Vorsicht Zerbrechlich | |||
| 1987 | PUR | |||
| 1988 | Wie im Film | |||
| 1990 | Unendlich Mehr | |||
| 1991 | Nichts Ohne Grund | 75 | 250.000+ | DE: Gold |
| 1992 | PUR Live | 7 | 1.000.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 1993 | Seiltänzertraum | 2 | 1.500.000+ | DE: 5x Gold |
| 1995 | Abenteuerland | 1 | 2.000.000+ | DE: 4x Platinum |
| 1996 | Pur Live - Die Zweite | 1 | 500.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 1998 | Mächtig viel Theater | 1 | 1.000.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2000 | Mittendrin | 1 | 600.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2001 | Hits PUR - 20 Jahre Eine Band | 1 | 450.000+ | DE: 3x Gold |
| 2003 | Was Ist Passiert? | 1 | 400.000+ | DE: 2x Platinum |
| 2005 | PUR Klassisch | 2 | 200.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 2006 | Es Ist Wie Es Ist | 1 | 300.000+ | DE: 3x Gold |
| 2009 | Wünsche | 1 | 200.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 2010 | PUR Live - Die Dritte - Akustisch | 6 | n/a | DE: n/a |
| 2012 | Schein & Sein | 2 | 200.000+ | DE: Platinum |
| 2013 | Schein & Sein - Live aus Berlin | n/a | DE: n/a | |
| 2015 | Achtung | 1 | n/a | DE: n/a |
References
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Pur)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ Pur – Longplay-Chartverfolgung retrieved at www.musicline.de on April 4, 2014
External links
- Official website (German)
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