Encore (Cheryl Lynn song)
Encyclopedia
"Encore" is a 1984 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 sixty-nine 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. 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.
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
/soul
Soul music
Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of...
singer Cheryl Lynn
Cheryl Lynn
Lynda Cheryl Smith , known better by her professional name Cheryl Lynn, is a female African-American disco, R&B and soul singer known best for her 1978 disco song, "Got to Be Real".-Early career:...
. The song is written and produced
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
by the highly successful Minneapolis funk
Funk
Funk is a music genre that originated in the mid-late 1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music. Funk de-emphasizes melody and harmony and brings a strong rhythmic groove of electric bass and drums to the foreground...
duo, Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis. Although the single peaked at sixty-nine 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. It is the opening track to her album Preppie
Preppie (album)
Preppie is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Cheryl Lynn, released in 1984 by Columbia Records.-Reception:Preppie includes the hit singles "Encore" and "This Time" . It reached #8 on the R&B albums chart...
. The song was also a popular dance track, reaching number six on the US Dance
Hot Dance Club Play
The Hot Dance Club Songs chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. dance clubs...
chart.