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Encore is a 2004 album by American rap artist
Eminem. It was set for release on
November 16,
2004, but was moved up to
November 12, after the album was leaked to the
Internet. Encore sold 711,000 copies in its shortened three day opening week and still claimed the #1 spot on the Billboard Top 200 chart for that week. The following week, Encore sold an estimated 871,000 copies, claiming the #1 another week. On
December 17 2004, the
RIAA certified the album four times platinum.
The album earned a
Grammy nomination in 2006 for
Best Rap Album but lost to Kanye West's
Late Registration. It was Eminem's first major album not to win the award, following wins for
The Slim Shady LP (
2000),
The Marshall Mathers LP (
2001), and
The Eminem Show (
2003). Two songs from the album also received nominations but didn't win:
» *"
Encore", featuring
Dr. Dre and
50 Cent, for
Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group
*"
Mockingbird" for
Best Rap Solo Performance
Despite the commercial success of the album it has been subject to some criticism amongst critics and fans alike for its "comically lurid" tone and greatly dumbed down lyricism compared to Eminem's past albums. Conversely, in terms of controversy, this album attracted less notoriety than previous Eminem albums due to the fact that shock-oriented lyrics were toned down somewhat in favor of a lighter approach than Eminem's previous three albums. Eminem was already beginning to show a lighter approach on
The Eminem Show. On this album, he continued at that approach even more and thus attracted even less controversy. However, the album did provoke some controversy over anti-
Bush lyrics and lyrics that made fun of
Michael Jackson, who complained about Eminem's depiction of him in the video for
Just Lose It.
The album features substantially more production from Dr. Dre than
The Eminem Show, which was mostly produced by Eminem and longtime collaborator
Jeff Bass.
The cover for
Encore, which shows Slim Shady taking a "final bow", is representative of the fact that Eminem would soon plan to retire his
alter ego. The
outro to the
title track also hints to this, as Slim Shady can be heard shooting most of his audience and finally committing suicide by sticking a pistol in his mouth. These events are also represented in the album's artwork.
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Featured guest(s) |
Time |
| 1 |
"Curtains Up" |
|
|
0:46 |
| 2 |
"Evil Deeds" |
Dr. Dre |
|
4:19 |
| 3 |
"Never Enough" |
Dr. Dre |
50 Cent & Nate Dogg |
2:39 |
| 4 |
"Yellow Brick Road" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
5:46 |
| 5 |
"Like Toy Soldiers" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:56 |
| 6 |
"Mosh" |
Dr. Dre |
|
5:17 |
| 7 |
"Puke" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:07 |
| 8 |
"My 1st Single" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
5:02 |
| 9 |
"Paul" (Skit) |
|
Paul Rosenberg |
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 |
|
4:08 |
| 14 |
"Ass Like That"* |
Dr. Dre |
|
4:25 |
| 15 |
"Spend Some Time" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
50 Cent, Obie Trice & Stat Quo |
5:10 |
| 16 |
"Mockingbird" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:10 |
| 17 |
"Crazy in Love" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:02 |
| 18 |
"One Shot 2 Shot"** |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
D12 |
4:26 |
| 19 |
"Final Thought" (Skit) |
|
|
0:30 |
| 20 |
"Encore (Curtains Down)" |
Dr. Dre |
Dr. Dre & 50 Cent |
5:48 |
* - In the track listing on edited version cuts, this track is listed as "A** Like That"
** - Proof, though he was still alive at the time, doesn't have any vocals in this song, though all of D12 is credited.
Bonus CD:
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Featured guest(s) |
Time |
| 1 |
"We as Americans" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:39 |
| 2 |
"Love You More" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
4:47 |
| 3 |
"Ricky Ticky Toc" |
Eminem, Luis Resto |
|
2:49 |
Singles and chart positions
Trivia
On Eminem's official website
track seven of this album was listed as "Christopher Reeves", yet it was removed and all songs before track seven are moved down one number. Apparently there was a song ready about Christopher Reeve but due to his death it was taken off the album. And to prevent leakage on the Internet, Eminem ordered Aftermath Entertainment producers to destroy all recorded copies of the song.
The skits "Paul" and "Em Calls Paul" discuss Michael Jackson's anger at the music video for "Just Lose It." In "Em Calls Paul," Eminem's response references much of Jackson's work and his personal life:
Further Information
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