Encore (Lynn Anderson album)

Encore is a compilation album by American country artist Lynn Anderson. It was released in June 1981 via Columbia Records. It combined sessions originally produced in sessions by Steve Gibson, Glenn Sutton and David Wolfert. Encore contained a mixture of recordings previously issued on Anderson's studio albums in the 1970s. It was her fourth compilation release for the Columbia label.

Encore
Compilation album by Lynn Anderson
Released	June 1981 (1981-06)
Recorded	1976–1980
Genre	Country Countrypolitan[1]
Label	Columbia
Producer	Steve Gibson Glenn Sutton David Wolfert
Lynn Anderson chronology
Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1980) Encore (1981) Memories and Desires (1982)

Background, content and release

Encore contained recordings that Anderson had first released for the Columbia label in the late 1970s. These songs were produced in sessions by her then husband Glenn Sutton. After their divorce in 1977, sessions for Anderson were handled by Steve Gibson and later David Wolfert until her departure from the label in 1980.[2] A total of ten tracks were included on the album package.[1] Nine of the album's songs were released as singles. These singles included the top ten hit "Isn't It Always Love" and the top twenty hits "I Love How You Love Me," "He Ain't You" and "Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man." Also featured are her top 40 hits during this period, including "Even Cowgirls Get the Blues" and "We Got Love."[2]

Encore was released in June 1981 via Columbia Records. It was Anderson's fourth compilation for the label and marked the end of her time recording for the company.[1] The album was released in two versions. First, it was offered as a vinyl LP, containing five songs on each side of the record.[3] Second, it was offered as an audio cassette, with a similar track listing.[4] Like some of her previous compilations, the record did not reach any chart positions on Billboard upon its release. This included the Top Country Albums chart.[5]

Track listing

Side one (Vinyl and cassette versions)[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Isn't It Always Love"	Karla Bonoff	2:55
2.	"I Love How You Love Me"	Larry Kobler Barry Mann	3:14
3.	"Blue Baby Blue"	Michael Clark	2:40
4.	"My World Begins and Ends with You"	Larry Keith Steve Pippin	2:30
5.	"Wrap Your Love All Around Your Man"	Johnny Cunningham	2:39

Side two (Vinyl and cassette versions)[2]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Even Cowgirls Get the Blues"	Rodney Crowell	2:57
2.	"Outlaw Is Just a State of Mind"	Sue Sheridan David Wolfert	4:49
3.	"From the Inside"	Wayne Kent	2:38
4.	"He Ain't You"	Jeff Barry Brad Burg Lisa Hartman Dene Hofheinz	3:06
5.	"We Got Love"	Harry Forness Keith Pippin	2:55

Personnel

All credits are adapted from the liner notes of Encore.[2]

Musical and technical personnel

• Lynn Anderson – lead vocals
• Steve Gibson – producer
• Glenn Sutton – producer
• David Wolfert – producer

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Canada	1985	Cassette	CBS Select	[4]
United States	June 1981	Cassette	Columbia Records	[6]
		Vinyl		[3][2]

References

1. "Encore: Lynn Anderson: Songs, Reviews, Credits". Allmusic. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
2. Anderson, Lynn (June 1981). "Encore (Album Information and Liner Notes)". Columbia Records.
3. "Lynn Anderson -- Encore (1981, Vinyl)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
4. "Lynn Anderson -- Encore (1985) {Cassette}". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
5. Whitburn, Joel (1997). Joel Whitburn's Top Country Albums: 1967-1997. Record Research Inc. ISBN 0898201241.
6. "Lynn Anderson -- Encore (1981, Cassette)". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2020.