Eminem
Encore
Just Lose It | Mosh | Like Toy Soldiers | Mockingbird | Ass Like That
| Encore |
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Album by Eminem |
| Released |
November 12, 2004 |
| Recorded |
Spring/Summer
2004 |
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Genre |
Hip-hop |
| Length |
77:48 |
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Label |
Shady/Aftermath/Interscope |
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Producer(s) |
Dr.
Dre,
Eminem,
Luis Resto and
Mike Elizondo |
| Professional reviews |
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| Eminem chronology |
The Eminem Show
(2002) |
Encore
(2004) |
Curtain Call: The Hits
(2005) |
Encore is an
album
by the rap artist
Eminem. It was
set for release on
November 16, 2004, but was moved up to November 12, due to the leakage of the
album on the Internet. That date being a Friday, rather than a Monday (the day
when chart weeks start), meant that he had only two days to compete for the #1
position that week in the UK. However, with the huge anticipation and pre-order
sales for the album, this still allowed him to reach the top spot there, beating
albums from top-selling artists like Britney Spears and Westlife.
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 album's lead single, "Just
Lose It," premiered on radio stations across the U.S. on
September 23, 2004.
The "Just Lose It" video was also available around the world since early
October 2004. It makes fun of pop singer Michael Jackson.
"Mosh" is an anti-Bush song, and it was the second song to be "leaked"
to internet. A music video was also leaked before the 2004 presidential
elections.
"Encore" feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent was released as airplay only.
The second single was "Like
Toy Soldiers", depicting the
rap feud between Shady Records against Murder Inc. Records and Benzino.
"Mockingbird"
was the third single released, describing the feelings he has for his daughter
Hailie Jade.
"Ass
Like That", the fourth single, was released in
2005.
Encore was eventually certified 4-times platinum; however, it was a
sales disappointment compared to Eminem's previous two albums.
Many critics panned Encore as Eminem's most mediocre effort, referring
to its second-rate production and lyricism, especially in comparison to his
previous albums.
Track listing
- "Curtains Up" (Encore Version)
- "Evil Deeds" (Produced by
Dr. Dre)
- "Never Enough" (featuring
50 Cent and Nate Dogg) (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo)
- "Yellow Brick Road" (Produced by Eminem)
- "Like
Toy Soldiers" (Produced by Eminem)
- "Mosh"
(Produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson)
- "Puke" (Produced by Eminem)
- "My 1st Single" (Produced by Eminem)
- "Paul" (skit) (Performed by Paul Rosenberg)
- "Rain Man" (Produced by Dr. Dre)
- "Big Weenie" (Produced by Dr. Dre)
- "Em Calls Paul" (skit) (Performed by Eminem)
- "Just
Lose It" (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo)
- "Ass
Like That"* (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mike Elizondo)
- "Spend Some Time" (featuring 50 Cent,
Obie
Trice, and
Stat Quo)
(Produced by Eminem)
- "Mockingbird"
(Produced by Eminem)
- "Crazy
in Love" (Produced by Eminem)
- "One Shot 2 Shot" (featuring
D12) (Produced by Eminem)
- "Final Thought" (skit)
- "Encore/Curtains
Down" (featuring Dr. Dre and 50 Cent) (Produced by Dr. Dre and Mark Batson)
Bonus CD:
- Bonus track "We As Americans" (Produced by Eminem)
- Bonus track "Love You More" (Produced by Eminem)
- Bonus track "Ricky Ticky Toc" (Produced by Eminem)
* - In the track listing on edited version cuts, this track is listed as "A**
Like That".
Interesting Info
On
Eminems official website track seven of this album is listed as "Chrisopher
Reeves" (sic.), "Curtains Up" is removed and all the songs before track seven
are moved down one number. Apperently there was a song ready about
Christopher Reeve but probably due to his death it was taken off the album.
The song "Big Weenie" was featured in an episode of
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (Dog Eat Dog). It was played
during a scene where
Eric
Szmanda's character was examining hot dogs. This may have been the first
episode in the show's history where an Eminem song had been used.
External links
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