Encore (1988 Wanda Jackson album)

For Wanda Jackson's final studio album, see Encore (2021 Wanda Jackson album).

Encore
Studio album by Wanda Jackson
Released	1988 (1988)
Recorded	1988 (1988)
Studio	Studio Seven
Genre	Gospel [1]
Label	Amethyst
Producer	Gregg 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

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

Side one (Cassette and vinyl versions) ^{[1] [5]}

No.	Title	Length
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.	Title	Length
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

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

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

References

1. Jackson, Wanda (1988). "Encore (Cassette Information and Liner Notes)". Amethyst Records. AR-8801.
2. Wolff, Kurt. "Wanda Jackson: Biography & History". AllMusic . Retrieved July 14, 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. pp. 278–279. ISBN   9781947026070.
4. Jackson, Wanda (March 1972). "Praise the Lord (LP Liner Notes and Album Information)". Capitol Records . ST-11023.
5. 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.