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
Released	January 12, 2018 (2018-01-12)
Genre	Southern soul
Length	40:43
Label	Elektra
Producer	Dave Cobb Greg Nadel
Anderson East chronology
Delilah (2015) Encore (2018) Maybe We Never Die (2021)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100^[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
American Songwriter	^[3]
Paste	7.8/10^[4]
PopMatters	8/10^[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.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"King for a Day"	Anderson East Chris Stapleton Morgane Stapleton	3:44
2.	"This Too Shall Last"	East Natalie Hemby Aaron Raitiere	3:42
3.	"House Is a Building"	East Hemby Raitiere	3:31
4.	"Sorry You're Sick"	Ted Hawkins	2:27
5.	"If You Keep Leaving Me"	East Raitiere C. Stapleton	4:13
6.	"Girlfriend"	East Raitiere Tim Bergling Dave Cobb	2:53
7.	"Surrender"	East Raitiere Adam Hood	2:56
8.	"All on My Mind"	East Raitiere Johnny McDaid Ed Sheeran	3:44
9.	"Without You"	East Steve McEwan	4:18
10.	"Somebody Pick Up My Pieces"	Willie Nelson	4:54
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

• Dave Cobb – production
• Greg Nadel – production (8)
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Eddie Spear – mixing (1–7, 9), engineering (2, 4–8)
• Mark Neill – mixing (2), additional production (8)
• Michael Brauer – mixing (8)
• Matt Ross-Spang – engineering (1, 3, 4, 7, 9)
• Brandon Bell – engineering (3)
• Charlie Stavish – additional recording (2)
• Gena Johnson – engineering assistance

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.