Encore (Cheryl Lynn song)

"Encore" is a 1983 R&B hit single for popular R&B/soul singer Cheryl Lynn. The song is written and produced by the highly successful Minneapolis funk duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at #69 on the Hot 100, it was the duo's first number one R&B hit as producers/writers and Lynn's second number one charting R&B single.[1] It is the opening track to her album Preppie. The song was also a popular dance track, reaching number six on the US Dance chart.[2]

"Encore"
Single by Cheryl Lynn
from the album Preppie
ReleasedDecember 1983 (US)
September 8, 1984 (U.K.)
GenreR&B
Length3:30
LabelColumbia
Songwriter(s)Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Producer(s)Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis
Cheryl Lynn singles chronology
"Look Before You Leap"
(1983)
"Encore"
(1983)
"Preppie"
(1984)

Other versions

The following other versions were released

  • Encore (Dance Version) - 8:18[3]

Charts

Chart (1984) Peak
position
US Billboard Hot 100 69
US Billboard Hot Soul Singles 1
US Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 6

References

  1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 368.
  2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 162.
  3. "Encore Track listings". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.


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