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Encore (1988 Wanda Jackson album)

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Encore
Studio album by
Released1988 (1988)
Recorded1988 (1988)
StudioStudio Seven
GenreGospel[1]
LabelAmethyst
ProducerGregg W. Gray
Wanda Jackson chronology
Classy Country
(1988)
Encore
(1988)
Don't Worry Be Happy
(1989)

Encore is a studio album by American recording artist Wanda Jackson. It was released in 1988 via Amethyst Records and contained 11 tracks. The album was a collection of gospel selections and her second album with the Amethyst label. It was re-released on the Tab label in 1989 and was sold exclusively in Europe. It was the thirty fourth studio album of Jackson's career.

Background and content

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Wanda Jackson became known to audiences though a series of country and Rockabilly recordings during the 1950s and 1960s. Examples included the singles "You Can't Have My Love" (1954), "Let's Have a Party" (1960), "In the Middle of a Heartache" (1961) and "Tears Will Be the Chaser for Your Wine" (1966). She left Capitol Records in the 1970s to concentrate more on gospel music.[2] In the 1980s, Jackson was recording a mixture of gospel and country selections for various labels including Amethyst Records.[3] Her second Amethyst project would be Encore, which was an 11-track collection of gospel songs recorded in 1988 at Studio Seven in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Sessions were produced by Gregg W. Gray.[1]

Encore included covers of various gospel songs, including "I'll Fly Away" and "Just a Closer Walk with Thee". Also included is a re-recorded cover of "How Great Thou Art",[1] which Jackson first recorded for her 1971 album Praise the Lord.[4] The record was originally released in 1988 on Amethyst Records as a cassette. It was Jackson's thirty fourth studio album released in her career.[1] In 1989, it was re-released to European markets on the Tab record label. The album was distributed as a vinyl LP with an identical track listing.[5] Tab had previously released albums by Jackson, beginning with 1984's Rockabilly Fever.[6]

Track listings

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Side one (Cassette and vinyl versions)[1][5]
No.TitleLength
1."I'll Fly Away" (Medley)3:55
2."When He Was on the Cross, I Was on His Mind"3:23
3."How Great Thou Art"4:10
4."Just a Closer Walk with Thee"3:02
5."Satisfied"2:44
Side two (Cassette and vinyl versions)[1][5]
No.TitleLength
1."For No Earthly Reason"4:20
2."Then I Start to Yodel"2:50
3."How Can You Refuse Him Now"2:50
4."Without Jesus You Won't Make Heaven"3:14
5."Jesus, It's Me Again"3:09
6."Chicken on the Ground"2:33

Personnel

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All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Encore.[1]

Musical and technical personnel

  • Rocky Gribble – Banjo, Guitar
  • Gary Carpenter – Steel guitar
  • Randy Elmore – Fiddle
  • Gregg W. Gray – Keyboards, producer
  • Wanda Jackson – Lead vocals
  • Melodee Johnson – Background vocals
  • Carolyn McCoy – Background vocals
  • Dale McCoy – Background vocals
  • Marty Shrabel – Bass
  • Lynn Williams – Drums

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States 1988 Cassette Amethyst Records [1]
Sweden 1989 Vinyl Tab Records [5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Jackson, Wanda (1988). "Encore (Cassette Information and Liner Notes)". Amethyst Records. AR-8801.
  2. ^ Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
  3. ^ Bomar, Scott; Jackson, Wanda (2017). Every night is Saturday night : a country girl's journey to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. United States: BMG. p. 278-279. ISBN 9781947026070.
  4. ^ Jackson, Wanda (March 1972). "Praise the Lord (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records. ST-11023.
  5. ^ a b c d Jackson, Wanda (1989). "Encore (Cassette Information and Liner Notes)". Tab Records. TAB-LP-8903.
  6. ^ Jackson, Wanda (1984). "Rockabilly Fever (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Tab Records. TAB-LP-8404.