Encore was produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb and recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio along with additional production at House of Blues and Farmland Studio.
The album features eleven songs,
including All On My Mind (written by Ed Sheeran, Johnny McDaid, East and Aaron Raitiere), King For A Day (written by East, Chris Stapleton and Morgane Stapleton), Girlfriend (written by East, Cobb, Raitiere and Tim Bergling) as well as renditions of songs by Ted Hawkins and Willie Nelson.
The release of Encore culminates a breakout series of years for East following his widely praised debut album, Delilah, which NPR Music called “an eclectic, fully formed debut...”
Additional critical praise included The Wall Street Journal who described, “...highlighted by Mr. East’s raw and raspy vocals and a backing band that channels the urgent rhythms and gospel-flavored sounds of ‘60s R&B and Southern soul music,” while American Songwriter asserted, “New artist debuts don’t come with much more industry buzz than the first release from singer/songwriter Anderson East...For better or worse, that sets expectations higher than those of most new artists.
Thankfully, East meets them in 10 tracks and 33 minutes.”