''Encore'' is a 1978 album by

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and

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(billed as Julie Tippetts). It was the duo's first album of new material in nine years since their previous album, '' Streetnoise''.

Background

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recorded and performed together from 1965 to 1970, first in the band

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alongside

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and

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, and then as Julie Driscoll, Brian Auger and The Trinity. Driscoll recorded her first solo album in 1971, titled ''

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''; one of the musicians was pianist

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, whom Driscoll married, taking a version of his name. Tippetts and Auger went their separate ways for most of the next decade, but reunited for ''Encore''. They recorded the album in late 1977, and it was released in 1978. Cherry Red Records reissued the album in May 2023, with a new essay by Sid Smith.

Reception

The album received little notice upon its release in 1978; Auger later joked that

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“pressed 30,000 copies and forgot about it.”. However, it has come to be regarded as a minor classic, especially since its reissue in 2023. Writing in ''

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'', Thom Jurek wrote, “Listening to ''Encore'' in the 21st century is nearly a revelation. Auger, for his part as the band's musical director on his trademark B-3, acoustic piano, and a slew of electronic keyboards, is a strictly no-BS performer. He's as straight-ahead as they get, and Julie Tippetts understands that the root of the song is in its intention. Together, they make a nearly flawless pair on these nine cuts.” Reviewing the reissue, Jon Newey in ''

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'' wrote, "It may be over four decades old but in spirit, message and sheer uplifting musicality it's uncannily on-point today." Dave Thompson in ''

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'' agreed, specifying that "

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's 'Rope Ladder to the Moon' reminds us that

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was always the dullest thing its composer ever did; and the Winwood/ Capaldi composed 'No Time To Live' recaptures everything you loved about Driscoll’s voice in the first place, but with the benefit of 10 more years in which to improve."

Track listing

Side one #"Spirit" (

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) – 4:06 #" Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood" (

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) – 3:32 #"Git Up" (

) – 3:46 #"Freedom Highway" (

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) – 2:49 #"Future Pilot" (

) – 4:21 Side two #"Rope Ladder to the Moon" (

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) – 3:01 #"No Time to Live" (

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) – 6:14 #"Nothing Will Be as It Was" (

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, Ronaldo Bastos, R. Vince) – 3:44 #"Lock All the Gates" (

) – 5:03

Personnel

– producer, arranger, organ, electric piano, acoustic bass, piano coustic synthesizer, tambourine, cowbell, percussion, vocals on track B3 *

– vocals *George Doering – guitar *David McDaniels – bass *Dave Crigger – drums *Jessica Smith – backing vocals *

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– backing vocals *

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– backing vocals Technical *Joe Tuzen – engineer *Seth Dworkin – engineer *Bruce Steinberg – album design and photography

References

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