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Album

Encore (Deluxe)

A release by The Specials, as collectible cards in HitMasters.

Artist
The Specials
Year
2019
Tracks
21
Length
1 hr 20 min

Encore is the eighth studio album by the English ska revival band the Specials. It is their first studio album of original songs since 1998's Guilty 'til Proved Innocent!, and their first new material with vocalist Terry Hall since 1981's "Ghost Town" single. The album features three covers of older songs; "Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys", "Blam Blam Fever" and "The Lunatics". The Specials, in a different incarnation, previously released a cover of "Blam Blam Fever" on 2000's studio album Skinhead Girl. The track "10 Commandments" is a rebuttal to Prince Buster's "Ten Commandments", criticising the original's outdated representation of women. The track features a lead vocal from Saffiyah Khan, who came to prominence after being photographed challenging an English Defence League demonstration whilst wearing a Specials t-shirt. Encore entered at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart after its first week of release, falling to 5 the week after and spending 9 weeks on the charts.

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Tracks

  1. 1Vote For Me5:02Demo
  2. 110 CommandmentsE3:53Demo
  3. 1Black Skin Blue Eyed Boys3:17Demo
  4. 2B.L.ME5:06Demo
  5. 4The Lunatics3:36Demo
  6. 5Breaking Point3:56Demo
  7. 6Blam Blam Fever2:47Demo
  8. 8Embarrassed By You3:05Demo
  9. 9The Life And Times (Of A Man Called Depression)5:28Demo
  10. 10We Sell Hope4:34Demo
  11. 11Gangsters (Live At Le Bataclan)3:14Demo
  12. 12A Message To You, Rudy (Live At Le Bataclan)2:52Demo
  13. 13Nite Klub (Live At The Troxy)E4:49Demo
  14. 14Friday Night, Saturday Morning (Live At Le Bataclan)3:17Demo
  15. 15Stereotype (Live At Le Bataclan)4:42Demo
  16. 16Redemption Song (Live At The Troxy)3:53Demo
  17. 17Monkey Man (Live At Le Bataclan)2:39Demo
  18. 18Too Much Too Young (Live At The Troxy)2:05Demo
  19. 19Enjoy Yourself (It's Later Than You Think) (Live At Le Bataclan)E3:33Demo
  20. 20Ghost Town (Live At Le Bataclan)5:41Demo
  21. 21All The Time In The World (Live At The Troxy)3:25Demo

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