Encore (Anderson East album)

Encore is the fourth studio album by American musician Anderson East. It was released in January 2018, under Elektra Records. "All on my Mind" earned East his first Grammy Award nomination for Best American Roots Performance.

Encore
Studio album by
Anderson East
ReleasedJanuary 12, 2018 (2018-01-12)
GenreSouthern soul
Length40:43
LabelElektra
Producer
Anderson East chronology
Delilah
(2015)		 Encore
(2018)		 Maybe We Never Die
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Paste7.8/10[4]
PopMatters8/10[5]

Critical reception

Encore was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 74, based on 7 reviews.[1]

Accolades
Accolades for
Publication Accolade Rank
AllMusic AllMusic's Top Folk and American Albums of 2018
N/A[6]
PopMatters PopMatters' Top 50 Albums of 2018 – Mid-Year
N/A[7]

Track listing
Encore track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."King for a Day"
3:44
2."This Too Shall Last"
3:42
3."House Is a Building"
  • East
  • Hemby
  • Raitiere
3:31
4."Sorry You're Sick"Ted Hawkins2:27
5."If You Keep Leaving Me"
  • East
  • Raitiere
  • C. Stapleton
4:13
6."Girlfriend"
2:53
7."Surrender"
2:56
8."All on My Mind"
3:44
9."Without You"
4:18
10."Somebody Pick Up My Pieces"Willie Nelson4:54
11."Cabinet Door"
  • East
  • Jillia Jackson
4:21
Total length:40:48

Personnel

Musicians

  • Anderson East – lead vocals (all tracks), electric guitar (2–4, 7, 9), hand clap (4)
  • Dave Cobb – acoustic guitar (1, 3, 4, 9), horn arrangement (1, 3, 4, 6), percussion (2, 4, 6, 7), electric guitar (3–5, 8), hand clap (4), bass (6, 7)
  • Kristen Rogers – background vocals (1, 2, 4–9, 11)
  • Brian Allen – bass (1–3, 5, 8, 9), hand clap (4)
  • Chris Powell – drums (1–9), congas (1), percussion (4, 6, 7, 9), bass (8)
  • Chris Stapleton – electric guitar (1, 4)
  • Ben Clark – horn arrangement (1, 3, 4, 6), trumpet (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Nate Heffron – horn arrangement (1, 3, 4, 6), saxophone (1, 3, 4, 6, 7)
  • Philip Townes – organ (1, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11), keyboards (2, 5, 7, 9), Mellotron (3, 8), piano (3, 6, 9, 11), hand clap (4), Moog (4, 6), synthesizer (8)
  • Ryan Adams – lead electric guitar (2)
  • Mark Neill – percussion (2), tambourine (8)
  • Emily Nelson – cello (3, 8, 9)
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangement, viola (3, 8, 9)
  • David Angell – violin (3, 8, 9)
  • David Davidson – violin (3, 8, 9)
  • Zach Williams – background vocals (4)
  • Tim Bergling – piano (6)

Technical

Charts
Chart (2018) Peak
position
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] 53
US Billboard 200[9] 48
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[10] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 5

References
  1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic.com. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  3. Horowitz, Hal (January 8, 2018). "American Songwriter Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  4. Ham, Robert (January 12, 2018). "Paste Magazine Review". Paste. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  5. Jurik, Andy (January 15, 2018). "Anderson East Proves Why His Voice Belongs on a Jukebox with 'Encore'". PopMatters. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  6. "Favorite Folk and Americana Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  7. "The 50 Best Albums of 2018". PopMatters. July 3, 2018. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
  8. "Swisscharts.com – Anderson East – Encore". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 15, 2018.
  9. "Anderson East Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  10. "Anderson East Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  11. "Anderson East Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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