

We've been through a lot of shit, but we're still gonna come back and recover."Īs for guests on the album, Eminem had said back while the album was still titled Relapse 2, he worked with both Dr. "No matter what y'all do, you can't hold D12 down. Bizarre of D12 said the new song shows the group's strength despite the death of founder Proof by stating: "We're still family, but everybody's got their own situations going on," he added. A song on the album "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" featured his rap group D12. He described a song titled "Insult to Injury", in which Eminem performs in his normal voice, as a sequel to "Underground," the final track from the previous album, Relapse. When premiering his debut single, "Not Afraid", Eminem also let listeners know that "there were not any skits on the album" (so the album would contain more songs than his previous studio albums). Recording sessions for the album took place during 2009 to 2010 at several recording studios, including Allure Sound in Oak Park, Michigan, 54 Sound and Effigy Studios in Ferndale, Michigan, Black Chiney Studios in Lauderdale Lakes, Florida, Boi-1da Studio in Ajax, Ontario, Canada, Playhouse in Parkland, Florida, Avex Honolulu Studio in Honolulu, Hawaii, Encore Studios in Burbank, California, Sun Studios in Temple Bar, Dublin, and Shake 'Em Down Studios in Queens, New York City. Dre recorded considerable amount of music while recording Relapse, saying, "putting out Relapse 2 will let everyone get all of the best stuff." According to Angela Yee's Shade 45 interview with Eminem on April 23, 2009, Relapse 2 was to be a continuation of Relapse, during the interview Eminem also confirmed "It's extremely close to being finished, it just depends on how many songs I want to put on it." In a press release, he said that him and Dr. Four other unreleased songs from the album also charted on the US Billboard Hot 100.Įminem released Relapse in 2009 to mixed critical reception. " Space Bound" was released as the fourth and the final single. He collaborated with Lil Wayne for " No Love". With sales of over 5 million in the United States and 10.25 million worldwide, it became Eminem's best selling single to date. " Love The Way You Lie" featuring Rihanna reached the top spot in over 20 countries and stayed at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for seven consecutive weeks. The album's lead single Not Afraid, released on April 29, 2010, sold 380,000 digital downloads in its first week debuting at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned Eminem a Grammy for Best Rap Solo Performance.

The album won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2011 and was nominated for Best Album, but lost to The Suburbs by Arcade Fire, other awards include American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, Detroit Music Awards. By October 2011, the album had sold approximately 10 million copies worldwide. It also peaked inside the top ten of several other countries and was the best-selling album of 2010 worldwide. The album debuted at Number one on the U.S Billboard 200, selling 741,000 copies in its first week and stayed at number one for seven non-consecutive weeks. Upon release, Recovery received generally positive reviews, who complimented Eminem's rapping and performance on the album, although some criticized its inconsistency and production.
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For the promotion of the album, he featured in TV shows and performed the album's songs live on televised shows, at awards ceremonies, musical events and also headed The Recovery Tour. The album features more introspective and emotional lyrics and themes than on Relapse, talking about his drug addiction, anxiety, and emotional drives. Dre, who only produced one song off the album, guest appearances include Pink, Lil Wayne and Rihanna. Production for Recovery took place from 2009 to 2010 with production mainly taken by Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin, DJ Khalil, Mr.

Originally planed to be released as Relapse 2, Eminem re-titled the album to Recovery when he found the music of the new album to be different Relapse. Recovery is the seventh studio album by American hip hop artist Eminem that was released of Jby Interscope Records' subsidiaries Aftermath Entertainment and Shady Records.
