AllMusic2021ByByMark Deming2021"Encore doesn't feel like a major event and it doesn't add a great deal to the Wanda Jackson story, but it's a welcome reminder that the first truly great female rocker is still among us and hasn't surrendered to time, changing tastes, or the music business. Encore confirms that Wanda Jackson is still Wanda Jackson, and that's no small feat".Read review
NMEd. 17. Aug. 2021ByByLeonie Cooperd. 17. Aug. 2021"Now, at the age of 83, Wanda's releasing her final farewell, the endlessly charming `Encore', which marks her 32nd album ... If this really is goodbye, then Wanda Jackson's done it with impeccable style".Read review
American songwriter2021ByByLee Zimmerman2021"If there's one complaint at all, it falls to the short setlist. Only eight songs long, Encore builds momentum and then leaves the listener wanting for more. One can only hope that there's a further encore for this Encore".Read review