Encore (Clark Sisters album)
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Encore: The Best of The Clark Sisters is a greatest hits collection by seminal gospel
Gospel music
Gospel music is music that is written to express either personal, spiritual or a communal belief regarding Christian life, as well as to give a Christian alternative to mainstream secular music....

 singing group The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters
The Clark Sisters are an American gospel vocal group consisting of four sisters:Jacky Clark Chisholm, Elbernita "Twinkie" Clark, Dorinda Clark-Cole, and Karen Clark Sheard. A fifth sister, Denise Clark Bradford, no longer performs with the group. The Clark Sisters are the daughters of legendary...

 to be released on February 12, 2008 through Dexterity Sounds/Rhino Entertainment.

The collection is the first of its kind, chronicling the group's mid- to late-80's recordings for Word
Word Records
Word Records is a Christian record label based in Nashville, Tennessee. It is a division of Word Entertainment , which, itself is co-owned by Warner Music Group and Curb Records...

/A&M
A&M Records
A&M Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that operates under the mantle of its Interscope-Geffen-A&M division.-Beginnings:...

. Though the Clark Sisters made their mark on the genre as independent artists, this collection spans the albums Bringing It Back Home, Conqueror, and the Grammy-nominated Heart & Soul from their first major label recording contract.

Apart from the Word recordings, this collection opens with a new recording of their hit song "You Brought The Sunshine" featuring American Idol
American Idol
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 finalist Melinda Doolittle
Melinda Doolittle
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. Encore also includes The Clarks' "Follow The Star" (with Dorinda on lead) from the holiday compilation of the same name. The album includes commentary by sisters Jacky and Karen between songs.

Track listing

Tracks 2, 6, 7, 8, 10 originally appeared on the album Heart & Soul (1986). Tracks 3, 9, 11 originally appeared on the album Conqueror (1988). Tracks 4, 5, 13 originally appeared on the album Bringing It Back Home (1991).
  1. You Brought The Sunshine (feat. Melinda Doolittle)
  2. There Is A Balm In Gilead
  3. More Than A Conqueror
  4. My Redeemer Liveth (live)
  5. I've Got The Victory
  6. I Am Blessed
  7. Pray For The USA
  8. Time Out
  9. I Won't Let You Go Until You Bless My Soul
  10. Jesus Is A Love Song
  11. Take Me Higher
  12. Follow The Star (feat. Dorinda Clark-Cole and Angie Winans)
  13. Medley: Is My Living In Vain/You Brought The Sunshine/Hallelujah (live)
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