Encore (Elaine Paige album)

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Encore
Elaine Paige-Encore.jpg
Compilation album by
ReleasedJune 1995
Genre Show tunes
Length52:37
Label Warner Music Group
Producer Andrew Lloyd Webber
Nigel Wright
Anthony Pugh
Tony Visconti
Mike Moran
Elaine Paige chronology
Piaf
(1994)
Encore
(1995)
Performance
(1996)

Encore is the title of a solo album released in 1995 by Elaine Paige. [1] The album peaked at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart in July 1995. All the tracks are taken from musical theatre. [2]

Contents

It is primarily a compilation of material from earlier recordings but also includes three new recordings, all taken from the musical Sunset Boulevard , [3] the London production of which Paige joined the same year. [4]

The album was released on the WEA label and therefore included no material from Paige's RCA recordings, Love Can Do That [5] and Romance & the Stage . [6]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)From the musicalLength
1."As If We Never Said Goodbye" Sunset Boulevard 5:22
2."The Perfect Year"
  • Webber
  • Black
  • Hampton
Sunset Boulevard3:31
3."Memory"
Cats 4:13
4."I Know Him So Well" Chess 4:15
5."Another Suitcase in Another Hall"
  • Webber
  • Rice
Evita 3:27
6."I Don't Know How to Love Him"
  • Webber
  • Rice
Jesus Christ Superstar 3:54
7."On My Own" Les Misérables 3:48
8."I Dreamed a Dream" (Live)
  • Schönberg
  • Boublil
  • Natel
Les Misérables4:25
9."Mon Dieu"
  • Charles Dumont
  • Michel Vaucaire
Piaf3:47
10."Hymne à l'amour (If You Love Me)" Paris chante toujours 2:53
11."Non, je ne regrette rien"
  • Dumont
  • Piaf
Piaf4:10
12."With One Look"
  • Webber
  • Black
  • Hampton
  • Powers
Sunset Boulevard3:19
13."Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (Live)
  • Webber
  • Rice
Evita5:59
Total length:52:37

Notes

"As If We Never Said Goodbye", "The Perfect Year" and "With One Look" were all recorded in 1995 for this release. Produced by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Nigel Wright. The recordings were engineered by Robin Sellars and Dave Hunt. The orchestra was conducted by Michael Reed.

"Memory", "Another Suitcase in Another Hall" and "I Don't Know How to Love Him" are taken from Paige's 1983 album Stages produced by Tony Visconti.

"I Know Him So Well" is the 1985 UK No.1 hit that Paige recorded with Barbara Dickson for the concept album Chess , released in 1984. It was also featured on Paige's 1985 solo album Love Hurts .

"On My Own" was a recording produced in 1987 by Tony Visconti for Paige's compilation album Memories: The Best of Elaine Paige.

"I Dreamed a Dream" and "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" are live recordings from a 1993 concert for the BBC at the Birmingham Symphony Hall. They were re-mixed for this release by Nigel Wright.

"Mon Dieu", "Hymne à l'Amour (If You Love Me)" and "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien" were all taken from the 1994 album Piaf, produced by Mike Moran.

Charts

Chart (1995)Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC) [7] 20

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [8] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Encore at AllMusic
  2. "Encore". Discogs . 1995.
  3. Sims, Joey (8 August 2024). "All the songs in 'Sunset Boulevard' on Broadway". The New York Theatre Guide.
  4. "Elaine Paige Picked for 'Sunset' Role". The Daily Gazette . 5 January 1996. p. C4.
  5. "Love Can Do That". Discogs. 1991.
  6. "Romance & the Stage". Discogs. 17 October 1994.
  7. "Elaine Paige | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  8. "British album certifications – Elaine Paige – Encore". British Phonographic Industry.