Encore este cel de-al 5-lea album solo al lui Eminem și a fost lansat în data de 12 noiembrie 2004, prin Shady Records, Aftermath & Interscope.
Albumul ƎNCORE s-a vândut în 710 000 unități în primele 3 zile. În SUA a primit de 4 ori discul de platină și s-au vândut peste 11 000 000 de unități în toată lumea.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Curtains Up" | 0:46 | |
| 2. | "Evil Deeds" | Dr. Dre | 4:19 |
| 3. | "Never Enough" (featuring 50 Cent & Nate Dogg) | Dr. Dre, M. Elizondo | 2:39 |
| 4. | "Yellow Brick Road" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 5:46 |
| 5. | "Like Toy Soldiers" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 4:56 |
| 6. | "Mosh" | Dr. Dre, M. Batson | 5:17 |
| 7. | "Puke" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 4:07 |
| 8. | "My 1st Single" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 5:02 |
| 9. | "Paul" (skit) | 0:32 | |
| 10. | "Rain Man" | Dr. Dre | 5:13 |
| 11. | "Big Weenie" | Dr. Dre | 4:26 |
| 12. | "Em Calls Paul" (skit) | 1:11 | |
| 13. | "Just Lose It" | Dr. Dre, M. Elizondo | 4:08 |
| 14. | "Ass Like That" | Dr. Dre, M. Elizondo | 4:25 |
| 15. | "Spend Some Time" (featuring Obie Trice, Stat Quo & 50 Cent) | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 5:10 |
| 16. | "Mockingbird" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 4:10 |
| 17. | "Crazy in Love" | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 4:02 |
| 18. | "One Shot 2 Shot" (featuring D12) | Eminem, L. Resto (add.) | 4:26 |
| 19. | "Final Thought" (skit) | 0:30 | |
| 20. | "Encore / Curtains Down" (featuring Dr. Dre & 50 Cent) | Dr. Dre, M. Batson | 5:48 |
| [hide]Deluxe Edition[22] | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 21. | "We As Americans" | Eminem, L. Resto | 4:36 |
| 22. | "Love You More" | Eminem, L. Resto | 4:42 |
| 23. | "Ricky Ticky Toc" | Eminem, L. Resto | 2:49 |
- Sample credits
- "Yellow Brick Road" contains interpolations of "Funkin Lesson" by X-Clan and vocal samples of Spectrasonics' "Vocal Planet"
- "Like Toy Soldiers" contains samples and interpolations from "Toy Soldiers" by Martika and "The Hot Rock" (Main Title) by Quincy Jones.[24] (uncredited)
- "Puke" contains excerpts from "We Will Rock You" by Queen
- "Just Lose It" contains interpolations of "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
- "Spend Some Time" contains interpolations from "Self Seeking Man" by Spooky Tooth
- "Crazy in Love" contains excerpts from "Crazy on You" as performed by Heart
- Notes
- "Love You More" and the original version of "We As Americans" (titled "We Are Americans") appear on the Straight from the Lab mixtape released in 2003
- Dr. Dre has cameo appearances in "Rain Man", "Just Lose It", "Ass Like That", "Mockingbird" and "Like Toy Soldiers"
- This is Eminem's first album, other than Infinite (1996), to not have a Ken Kaniff or Steve Berman skit. They both reappear in Relapse (2009).
- "Curtains Down" is a skit at the end of "Encore/Curtains Down", which Eminem shoots everyone at his concert and shoots himself and a robotic voice saying "See you in hell, fuckers." is used. Some of the pictures in the booklet make reference to this.
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[23]- Mike Elizondo – keyboards on tracks 2, 3, 6, 10, 11, 13, 14 and 20; guitar on tracks 6, 11, 13 and 20; sitar on track 14
- Steve King – guitar on tracks 4, 5, 7, 15, 17 and 18; bass on tracks 4, 5, 7 and 17; mandolin on track 4; keyboards on track 11
- Luis Resto – keyboards on tracks 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 15, 16, 17, 18 and 20
- Mark Batson – keyboards on tracks 2, 6, 10, 11, 13 and 20; bass on track 14
- Che Vicious – programming on track 20
Tags
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