Encore

Encore

by Anderson East
Encore

Encore

by Anderson East

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record - Bonus CD)

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Overview

Anderson East styles himself as a hardscrabble soul troubadour, a decision that runs the risk of the 29-year-old singer seeming affected by attempting to appear wise beyond his years. To his credit, Encore -- his second album, released at the dawn of 2018 -- does indeed feel lived-in, as if it were born from experience. Some of this can be chalked up to producer Dave Cobb, a veteran from East's 2015 debut, Delilah, who gives the album a leathery, retro-soul vibe straight out of Muscle Shoals. Cobb may be conjuring the past but it's in an effort to place East as part of a tradition, and one that isn't strictly soul, either. Encore certainly simmers to a sultry, soulful groove, but East is aware that Southern music isn't limited to R&B. That much can be gleaned from his choice of covers: the latter-day Willie Nelson number "Somebody Pick Up My Pieces" and "Sorry You're Sick" by folk-blues icon Ted Hawkins, intimate numbers that are turned into unabashed soul songs by East. Such reinterpretations smear the borders separating genres, but what's even more interesting about East is how he personalizes his hybrids. Much of this is achieved by interpolating Van Morrison's Irish testifying -- his debt is apparent whenever the tempo slows, as it does on "This Too Shall Last" -- but East never sounds like a mimic, thanks to his sharply rendered words and vivid melodies. If he sometimes sounds like he leans too hard into his rasp, this vocal tic is mitigated by those songwriting skills and the supple sound of Cobb's production, elements that turn Encore into a minor gem. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 01/12/2018
Label: Elektra
UPC: 0075678659812
Rank: 56701

Tracks

  1. King for a Day
  2. This Too Shall Last
  3. House Is a Building
  4. Sorry You're Sick
  5. If You Keep Leaving Me
  6. Girlfriend
  7. Surrender
  8. All on My Mind
  9. Without You
  10. Somebody Pick Up My Pieces
  11. Cabinet Door

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Anderson East   Primary Artist,Vocals,Clapping,Handclapping,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Beau Boggs   Primary Artist
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
David Davidson   Violin
Mark Neill   Percussion,Tambourine
David Angell   Violin
Dave Cobb   Bass,Clapping,Percussion,Handclapping,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Brian Allen   Bass,Clapping,Handclapping
David Cobb   Guitar (Acoustic)
Ryan Adams   Guitar,Guitar (Electric)
Chris Powell   Bass,Drums,Congas,Percussion
Chris Stapleton   Guitar (Electric)
Ben Clark   Trumpet
Nate Heffron   Saxophone
Tim Bergling   Piano
Emily Nelson   Cello
Kristen Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Kristin Rogers   Vocals (Background)
Philip Towns   Organ,Piano,Clapping,Keyboards,Mellotron,Moog Bass,Wurlitzer,Synthesizer,Handclapping,Moog Synthesizer
Zach Williams   Vocals (Background)
Philip Townes   Keyboards
Phillip Towns   Organ,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Ted Hawkins   Composer
Steve McEwan   Composer
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Kristin Wilkinson   Arranger,String Arrangements
Mark Neill   Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
Pete Lyman   Mastering
Michael Brauer   Mixing
Dave Cobb   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Willie Nelson   Composer
Charlie Stavish   Engineer,Recording
Adam Hood   Composer
Aidan Rowe   Copyist,String Copyist
Johnny McDaid   Composer
Aaron Raitiere   Composer
Gregg Nadel   Producer
Beau Boggs   Musician
Brandon Bell   Engineer
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Stephen Lamb   Copyist,String Copyist
Ben Clark   Arranger,Horn Arrangements
Nate Heffron   Arranger,Composer,Horn Arrangements
Tim Bergling   Composer
Matt Ross-Spang   Engineer
Anderson East   Composer
Ed Sheeran   Composer
Eddie Spear   Mixing,Engineer
Morgane Stapleton   Composer
Gena Johnson   Assistant Engineer
Steve Vealey   Pro-Tools,Mixing Assistant
Jillia Jackson   Composer
Gena Johson   Assistant Engineer
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