Recovery (album)

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Recovery
Studio album by Eminem logo.svg
Cover

Publication
(s)

June 18, 2010

admission

2009-2010

Label (s) Shady Records , Aftermath , Interscope

Format (s)

CD , vinyl , download

Genre (s)

Hip hop

Title (number)

17/19

running time

77:08 / 86:32

production

Studio (s)

  • Effigy Studios
  • Area 51 studio
  • Black Chiney Studios (Lauderdale)
  • Encore Studios (Burbank)
  • Parkland Playhouse (Parkland)
  • Avex Studios (Honolulu)
  • Sun Studios (Temple Bar)
  • Shake 'Em Down Studios (Queens)
chronology
Relapse
(2009)
Recovery The Marshall Mathers LP 2
(2013)
Single releases
April 29, 2010 Not afraid
17th August 2010 Love the way you lie
October 5, 2010 No love
June 24, 2011 Space bound

Recovery ( English for: " recovery ") is the seventh solo album by the US rapper Eminem . It was released on June 18, 2010 on the labels Shady Records , Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records .

Prehistory and origin

Recovery was originally supposed to be released under the name Relapse 2 and appear in the same year as its predecessor . Relapse 2 should have included songs from the same recording period (2007–2009) as Relapse , since Eminem and Dr. Dre produced enough songs for two albums. Instead of an entire album, however, the rapper decided at the end of 2009 to only release seven of these songs with Relapse: Refill , which should bridge the period for fans until the successor is released. The release of the new album was postponed to 2010 and Eminem recorded completely new tracks because he wanted to make the album more emotional than its predecessor. On April 14, 2010, the rapper finally announced the release date via his Twitter account and also announced the name change to Recovery , which had become necessary due to the great thematic differences to Relapse and the collaboration with other producers. On the night of June 7th to 8th, 2010, the album was posted on the Internet by strangers.

content

In contrast to other Eminem albums, the album does not contain any skits , and the high proportion of samples and vocals in the choruses of the songs is striking. Many songs are very personal and profound and overall Recovery is more pop-heavy and emotional than its predecessors.

Cold Wind Blows is a typical first song in which Eminem raps that he's back and can never stop rapping. In the following track, Talkin '2 Myself , the rapper addresses his drug past and criticizes his previous albums Encore and Relapse , in which he was under the influence of intoxicants. The first single Not Afraid is also about Eminem's overcoming drug addiction and encourages all addicts to get clean too. WTP stands for White Trash Party and is a typical party song, while Almost Famous is about the pursuit of fame. In addition, songs are again included that are characterized by exaggeration and metaphors ( On Fire , Won't Back Down , Cinderella Man , Untitled ) and in So Bad the rapper lets his alter ego Slim Shady run wild once more by playing several women " happy ". The track No Love is about people who have disappointed Eminem and Lil Wayne in the past and let them down and therefore now no love can be expected. In Love the Way You Lie , the relationship is discussed a couple, which switch between love and hate and is torn while in SpaceBound the situation of a man is described who kills out of unrequited love for his girlfriend, because she wants to leave him . 25 to Life, on the other hand, is about Eminem's infinite love for hip-hop and seduction about the influence he has through his music. Going Through Changes is also a very personal song in which the rapper comes to terms with his past and promises his daughter eternal love. The tribute song You're Never Over is dedicated to his late friend and D12 member Proof . On the bonus tracks, Eminem raps about a dispute in a club that is escalating ( Ridaz ) and introduces the rap crew Slaughterhouse , who have been under contract with his label Shady Records since 2010 ( Session One ).

Production and samples

Recovery is the first Eminem album to feature a wide variety of different producers. Dr. However, Dre is executive producer as always , even though he only produced the beat for So Bad (in collaboration with Nick Brongers). DJ Khalil , on the other hand, is represented with four productions ( Talkin '2 Myself , Won't Back Down , 25 to Life , Almost Famous ). Just Blaze produced the songs Cold Wind Blows , No Love and You're Never Over . Not Afraid and Seduction were produced by Boi-1da. More beats were built by rather unknown producers. Supa Dups is responsible for the beat for WTP in collaboration with JG (co-producer) , Emile produced Going Through Changes and Script Shepherd Cinderella Man . D12 member Denaun Porter created the beat for On Fire , while Jim Jonsin provided the musical lining for Space Bound . Love the Way You Lie was produced by Alex da Kid . Havoc produced the hidden track Untitled in collaboration with Magnedo7 as a co-producer. Eminem acted as additional producer for the songs WTP and Not Afraid . The bonus songs were written by Dr. Dre ( Ridaz ) and Just Blaze ( Session One ) produced.

Six tracks on the album contain samples of songs by other artists. So contains Cold Wind Blows elements of Patriotic Song by The Gringo. On Fire samples Peace And Love by Mandrill , while Going Through Changes has a sample of Changes by Black Sabbath in the chorus . In addition, the song What Is Love by Haddaway is sampled on No Love . You're Never Over contains elements of Cry Little Sister by Gerard McMahon and Untitled is You Do not Own Me by Lesley Gore sampled.

Cover design

Cover of the album

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Alternative cover of the album

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The album was released with a reversible cover with two different motifs. The first illustration shows a country road on which Eminem is walking in the left part of the picture with his back turned to the viewer. At the top right of the picture there is the white lettering Recovery , whereby the O is shown as a white cross on a red background and the second E is reversed. The alternate cover shows Eminem in a glass-walled room reading a book on a sofa in front of a screen . In the background you can see the sky and high-rise buildings. The title is also at the top right of the picture.

Guest Posts

On the 17 songs of the album, Lil Wayne appears on No Love, the only rapper besides Eminem . The rather unknown R'n'B singer Kobe can be heard on the song Talkin '2 Myself . The artist Pink sings the chorus of the track Won't Back Down , while the singer Rihanna has a guest contribution on Love the Way You Lie . The other artists who can be heard in different tracks are only named in the booklet. Eminem worked with The New Royales singer Liz Rodrigues, who sings the choruses in the songs 25 to Life and Almost Famous and who wrote on Won't Back Down . In the song Space Bound Steve McEwan sings the chorus, in Seduction Sly Jordan does it. The rap crew Slaughterhouse can be heard on the bonus track Session One .

Track list

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 Cold Wind Blows Just Blaze 5:04
2 Talkin '2 myself Kobe DJ Khalil 5:01
3 On fire Denaun Porter 3:34
4th Won't Back Down pink DJ Khalil 4:26
5 WTP Supa Dups and JG (Co) 3:58
6th Going through changes Emile 4:59
7th Not afraid Boi-1da 4:08
8th Seduction Sly Jordan Boi-1da 4:36
9 No love Lil Wayne Just Blaze 5:00
10 Space bound Steve McEwan Jim Jonsin 4:39
11 Cinderella Man Script Shepherd 4:39
12 25 to life Liz Rodrigues DJ Khalil 4:02
13 So bathroom Dr. Dre and Nick Brongers 5:25
14th Almost Famous Liz Rodrigues DJ Khalil 4:53
15th Love the way you lie Rihanna Alex da kid 4:23
16 You're never over Just Blaze 5:06
17th Untitled ( Hidden Track ) Havoc and Magnedo7 (Co) 3:15

Additional bonus songs to download:

# title Guest Posts producer length
1 Ridaz Dr. Dre 5:00
2 Session One Slaughterhouse Just Blaze 4:28

Individual songs

Not afraid

In this song Eminem tells about the difficulties of the past few years and how he overcame his drug addiction.

No love

The track can be seen as Eminem and Lil Wayne's reckoning with critics, traitors, and those who disappointed them.

Space bound

The play is about disappointed love that ends in suicide.

Cinderella Man

In this song, Eminem uses mostly puns , comparisons and metaphors to describe his comeback after the career break.

Love the way you lie

The song is a collaboration with the singer Rihanna , in which a love-hate relationship between a couple is discussed.

Chart successes and singles

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Singles
Not afraid
  DE 9 06/28/2010 (30 weeks)
  AT 5 05/21/2010 (29 weeks)
  CH 2 05/23/2010 (38 weeks)
  UK 5 06/05/2010 (28 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 05/22/2010 (25 weeks)
Love the way you lie
  DE 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 08/16/2010 (43 weeks)
  AT 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/02/2010 (50 weeks)
  CH 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 04/07/2010 (50 weeks)
  UK 2 07/03/2010 (59 weeks)
  US 1Template: Infobox chart placements / maintenance / NR1 link 07/31/2010 (29 weeks)
No love
  DE 17th 11/22/2010 (13 weeks)
  AT 26th 05/11/2010 (8 weeks)
  CH 39 October 24, 2010 (8 weeks)
  UK 33 07/03/2010 (11 weeks)
  US 23 07/10/2010 (20 weeks)
Space bound
  UK 34 07/16/2011 (12 weeks)
Cover of the single No Love

Recovery entered the German album charts at number 2 in the 27th calendar week of 2010 and stayed there for the following four weeks before falling to position 3. In total, the record stayed in the top 100 for 35 weeks, including twelve weeks in the top 10. Recovery reached the top of the charts in many other countries , including the USA, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Greece, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. In addition to Germany, the album was ranked number 2 in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Norway, Russia and Poland, among others. The album stayed in the US charts for the longest time at 320 weeks, although it was 200 places.

Chart placements
Charts Top ranking Weeks
Chart placements
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 2 (35 weeks) 35
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 1 (34 weeks) 34
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 1 (44 weeks) 44
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 1 (62 weeks) 62
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 1 (320 weeks) 320
Annual charts
Charts (2010) placement
Annual charts (2010)
Germany (GfK) Germany (GfK) 12
Austria (Ö3) Austria (Ö3) 4th
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 3
United Kingdom (OCC) United Kingdom (OCC) 9
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 2
EUTemplate: chart positions / maintenance / country unknown 4th
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Charts (2011) placement
Annual charts (2011)
United States (Billboard) United States (Billboard) 13

The first single Not Afraid premiered on April 29, 2010 on Eminem's own radio station Shade 45, the accompanying video was released on June 5, 2010. The song reached number 1 in the US charts, which Eminem had previously achieved with the songs Lose Yourself (2002) and Crack a Bottle (2009). Not Afraid is only the 16th song that could debut ever at the top of the US charts and the second rap single after I'll Be Missing You by P. Diddy that went in the first place. Likewise was Not Afraid the downloaded fourth fastest single ever after Eminem it with Crack a Bottle had managed already the No. 3 singles digitally sold. The song rose to number 9 in the German single charts, stayed in the Top 100 for 30 weeks and was awarded a platinum record for over 300,000 sales . The second single was Love the Way You Lie , which became the third Eminem song to climb to the top of the German charts, stayed in the top 100 for 43 weeks and also received platinum status for more than 300,000 units sold in Germany , making both songs one of the rapper's most successful singles. In addition to Eminem and Rihanna , Megan Fox and Dominic Monaghan , who play lovers, can be seen in the accompanying video . The third single No Love , the video of which premiered on September 30, 2010, entered the German charts at number 17 and was in the top 100 for 13 weeks. On June 24, 2011, a good year after Recovery was released , the music video for the last single Space Bound , in which the porn actress Sasha Gray played, was released for download on iTunes . The song was only able to enter the British charts at number 34 and stay in the top 100 for twelve weeks. Although the tracks Won't Back Down (US # 62), Cold Wind Blows (US # 71), Talkin '2 Myself (US # 88) and 25 to Life (US # 92) were not released as singles, they did place in the US charts during the album's release week due to the high number of downloads.

Sales figures and awards

In the US alone, Recovery sold about 741,000 times in the first week of its release. Worldwide sales amount to 15 million copies sold, of which 3.8 million units were sold in the USA, for which the album was awarded three times platinum . In addition, recovery the first album, which has sold in the US alone digital over one million copies. In Germany, the album received a triple gold record due to more than 300,000 units sold .

At the 2011 Grammy Awards , Recovery received the award for best rap album and was nominated for best album in the main category. In addition, Eminem was able to win the award for the best solo performance in the rap category with the song Not Afraid .

Overview:

country gold platinum 3 × gold 2 × platinum 3 × platinum
Germany
awarded by IFPI
2010 2010 January 8, 2020 - -
Austria
awarded by IFPI
- February 3, 2011 - - -
Switzerland
awarded by IFPI
- 2010 - - -
United States
awarded by RIAA
August 18, 2011 August 18, 2011 - August 18, 2011 August 18, 2011
United Kingdom
awarded by BPI
- - - August 26, 2011 5th December 2014
Europe
awarded by IFPI
- 2010 - - -
Country / Region Award Sales
Awards for music sales
(country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum 280,000
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) Gold record icon.svg gold 15,000
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 40,000
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold 300,000
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum (1,000,000)
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 100,000
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI) Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI) Gold record icon.svg gold 3,000
Ireland (IRMA) Ireland (IRMA) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 45,000
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 60,000
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) Gold record icon.svg gold 100,000
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 80,000
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 15,000
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 20,000
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 40,000
Russia (NFPF) Russia (NFPF) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 20,000
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 80,000
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) Platinum record icon.svg platinum 30,000
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 3,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum 900,000
All in all Gold record icon.svg4 × gold
Platinum record icon.svg28 × platinum
5,128,000

Main article: Eminem / Music Sales Awards

Reviews

Professional reviews
Average rating
source rating
Metacritic 63%
More reviews
source rating
laut.de
Juice
rap.de
plattentests.de
cdstarts.de
Rolling Stone
allmusic
RapReviews

The reviews of recovery were mostly positive. The side Metacritic calculated from 28 reviews of English-language media is a section of 63%.

  • At laut.de the album received four out of a possible five points. Eminem's rap technical top form is highlighted, while the pop-heavy nature of the record is somewhat criticized:

" With" Recovery "Eminem demands a lot from his audience. Does the rap public need a guest appearance from Pink? […] At least Pink's participation doesn't bother me any further, while in view of Rihanna's juicy yodelling in "Love The Way You Lie" I ask myself once again what the music world finds so irresistible about this doll. […] But the greatest stamina is required by the refrains: More was never sung, and there was seldom a bigger tearful shred potential with Eminem. […] In terms of rap, Eminem presents himself with "Recovery" not only absolutely on the cutting edge, but also in top personal form. […] Eminem flows, in an unmistakably pissed off tone, over such word boxes that it is a real pleasure. [...] Wherever Eminem's path leads, with "Recovery" things will definitely go uphill again. "

- Excerpt from the review by laut.de.
  • Above all, the website Rap.de certifies Eminem's courage to make changes compared to his previous albums, which was worth it and awarded four out of five stars:

The typical format of the Eminem album no longer exists with“ Recovery ”. What the artist is trying to do here is an outwardly formal as well as musical upheaval, and - it works. [...] If another album with Dr. Dre beats, repeatedly warmed up stories about mother and ex-wife, the Xth Steve Berman and Ken Kaniff Skit was the solution? No, and so the first single “Not Afraid” already offers a welcome change. [...] The classic Eminem or Slim Shady moments are really very rare on "Recovery", almost nonexistent, [...] the deeper pieces clearly predominate, which is completely okay, since here the actual qualities of the Plate lying. [...] [The love of rap], and that is a point that unites all of the Detroiter's albums, radiates from every pore of "Recovery", only this time it radiates in a slightly different way, in a refreshingly different, one would like to say. "

- Excerpt from the review by Rap.de
  • The magazine Rolling Stone chose Recovery at No. 9 of the best albums of 2010.
  • Florian Koch: Fire back with rhyme. Instead of suicide and drugs, a new CD. In: Abendzeitung , 19./20. June 2010, p. 23.
  • Jan Kedves: Rant worse. The rapper Eminem read Susan Sontag. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung , June 23, 2010, p. 12.
  • The page Metacritic calculated from 28 English reviews an average of 63 out of 100 possible points.

Individual evidence

  1. Relapse 2 planned for 2009
  2. Relapse: Refill at the end of 2009
  3. Relapse 2 more emotional than Relapse
  4. Album announcement via Twitter
  5. Recovery instead of Relapse 2  ( page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / eminem.blogs.universal-music.de  
  6. Recovery leaked
  7. Recovery more emotional than relapse
  8. Explanations for "Cold Wind Blows". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  9. Christoph Weinberger: Eminem - The resurrection of the rhyming artist.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. On: now-on.at, October 22, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.now-on.at  
  10. Eminem 'Not Afraid' Single Release. ( Memento of the original from July 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From: artschoolvets.com (English), April 30, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.artschoolvets.com
  11. Explanations on "WTP" on: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  12. Meaning of "Almost Famous". On: lyricinterpretations.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  13. Sean O'Neal: Review at: avclub.com (English), June 22, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2012
  14. Meaning of "So Bad". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  15. Explanations for "No Love". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  16. Verena Riedl: Eminem feat. Rihanna - Love The Way You Lie. On: beatblogger.de, August 18, 2010. Retrieved May 29, 2012
  17. Eminem kills porn starlet, then himself. On: oe24.at, June 28, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2012
  18. Explanations for "25 to Life". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  19. Explanations of "Seduction". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  20. ^ Meaning of "Going Through Changes". On: lyricinterpretations.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  21. Gil Kaufman: Eminem 'Finally Did Justice' To Late D12 Member Proof With 'You're Never Over'. On: mtv.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  22. Explanations of "Ridaz". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  23. Explanations for "Session One". On: rapgenius.com (English). Retrieved May 29, 2012
  24. ^ Lyrics in the booklet
  25. a b Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  26. international chart tracking recovery
  27. a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
  28. a b c d e f g 2010 annual charts: DE AT CH UK US EU WW
  29. ↑ Annual charts 2011: DE AT CH UK US
  30. Eminem in the US singles charts
  31. Not Afraid debuts at number 1 on the US charts
  32. Singles from musicline.de ( Memento of the original from June 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  33. a b c IFPI : Search result Gold and Platinum Awards from Eminem
  34. Love the Way You Lie at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from December 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  35. No Love at musicline.de ( Memento of the original from September 29, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musicline.de
  36. June 24, 2011: Space Bound ( memento of the original from June 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / hiphopholic.de
  37. Chart tracking Space Bound at officialcharts.com
  38. 741,000 units sold in launch week
  39. Eminem album sales on statisticbrain.com, July 11, 2015, English. Retrieved November 1, 2015.
  40. Sales in the USA
  41. RIAA : Search Results Gold and Platinum Awards from Eminem
  42. USA: 1 million downloads
  43. Grammys 2011
  44. musikindustrie.de: gold / platinum database
  45. ifpi.at: gold platinum
  46. swisscharts.com: Awards
  47. riaa.com: RIAA database
  48. Certified Awards Search. British Phonographic Industry , accessed September 15, 2014 .
  49. ifpi.org: Platinum Europe Awards
  50. Rating: metacritic.com
  51. Rating: laut.de
  52. Rating: Juice
  53. Rating: rap.de
  54. Evaluation: plattentests.de
  55. Rating: cdstarts.de
  56. Rating: Rolling Stone
  57. Rating: allmusic.com
  58. Review: RapReviews.com
  59. laut.de: Review of the sound carrier
  60. Rap.de: Review of the sound carrier
  61. Rolling Stone: Recovery # 9 (2010)
  62. Metacitic: 63/100