If you haven't had a chance to snag the new James Fortune & FIYA cd, ENCORE - now is a good time. Encore features 18 songs, all co-written by Fortune and features duets with Fortune and other special guest including Kierra “KiKi’ Sheard on “The Greatest;” “I Need Your Glory” with William Murphy; “I Want To Praise You” with Men of Standard’s Isaac Caree; “Can’t Stop” with Nikki Ross; “Draw Me” with Anaysha Figueroa; along with a trio performance of “You Are Here” with Fortune, Men of Standard’s Lowell Pye and Zacardi Cortez.

ENCORE is making waves accross the charts - debuting at #2 on Billboard Top Gospel Album chart, #7 on the Billboard Independent Album chart, #14 on Billboard’s Current R&B Album Overall chart and #51 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album chart. The album debuts at #2 on iTunes’ Christian/Gospel Chart and #66 on the Overall chart. The title track, “Encore” is currently on both gospel and urban mainstream radio and charted at #7 on Billboard’s Hot Gospel Song chart.

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ENCORE was produced by Terence Vaughn and Ay’Ron Lewis and executive produced by Kerry Douglas, President of Black Smoke Music Worldwide. The DVD for ENCORE will be in stores May 2010.

“’Encore’ is the first follow-up single and has an on-time message that reminds us that the same God that brought us out before can do it again,” says Fortune regarding his new CD release. “God is a God of repeat performances and you can depend on Him for an encore. He did it before, He will fix it again. This is not the first time we’ve faced challenges, or had our heart broken, or the first time we’ve experienced the economy decline. This is a message that speaks to the churched and unchurched, young and old and all races.”

Be on the lookout for The DVD for ENCORE  in May 2010.