Monday, January 12, 2004
"Encore," Cheryl Lynn (2/25/84)
The first-ever #1 R&B single produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (really! Didn't know that, did ya?), by one of the late-'70s/early-'80s most underrated pure singers. You know, of course, "Got To Be Real." You might even know her '81 duet with Luther Vandross on "If This World Were Mine." But chances are you don't know this one, which slithered to #69 on the Hot 100 - which is a shame. I actually gain more sheer enjoyment from this than "Real," in part because of its clever wordplay (akin to Gladys's "Overtime"): "your love, so good/it deserves an encore ... your performance makes me feel good," et cetera. And that voice could sing the proverbial phone book. I love the way she plays to the (mythical) crowd, too, at song's end: "Alright! Did you like that?" as the crowd chants, of course, "Encore!" There's just a certain cheesy je ne sais quoi here, which forces my love and devotion to "Encore." Since I want you to know it, too, there's a download on "The A-list" just waiting for you. A
The first-ever #1 R&B single produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis (really! Didn't know that, did ya?), by one of the late-'70s/early-'80s most underrated pure singers. You know, of course, "Got To Be Real." You might even know her '81 duet with Luther Vandross on "If This World Were Mine." But chances are you don't know this one, which slithered to #69 on the Hot 100 - which is a shame. I actually gain more sheer enjoyment from this than "Real," in part because of its clever wordplay (akin to Gladys's "Overtime"): "your love, so good/it deserves an encore ... your performance makes me feel good," et cetera. And that voice could sing the proverbial phone book. I love the way she plays to the (mythical) crowd, too, at song's end: "Alright! Did you like that?" as the crowd chants, of course, "Encore!" There's just a certain cheesy je ne sais quoi here, which forces my love and devotion to "Encore." Since I want you to know it, too, there's a download on "The A-list" just waiting for you. A
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