Encore (Cheryl Lynn song)

"Encore"
Single by Cheryl Lynn
from the album Preppie
Released	December 1983 (US) August 1984 (U.K.)[1]
Genre	R&B[2]
Length	3:30
Label	Columbia
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)

"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.^[3] Released as the second single from her 5th studio album Preppie, it would become the most successful. The song was also a popular dance track, reaching number six on the US Dance chart.^[4]

Other versions

The following other versions were released

• Encore (Dance Version) - 8:18^[5]

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. "Official Singles Chart on 26/08/1984". Official Charts Company.
2. Matos, Michaelangelo (8 December 2020). "Mann's Chinese Theatre, Hollywood: July 26, 1984". Can't Slow Down: How 1984 Became Pop's Blockbuster Year. Hachette Books. p. 182. ISBN 978-0-306-90337-3.
3. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 368.
4. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 162.
5. "Encore Track listings". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016.