Recovery (Eminem album)

Recovery
The cover features Eminem walking down the road under clear albeit cold looking blue sky. On top-right corner, in bold and capitalised format, the title RECOVERY appears.
Studio album by
Eminem
ReleasedJune 18, 2010 (2010-06-18)
Recorded2009–2010
StudioEffigy (Detroit, Michigan)[1]
Genre
Length76:56
Label
Producer
Eminem chronology
Relapse: Refill
(2009) 		Recovery
(2010) 		Hell: The Sequel
(2011)
Alternate cover art
The cover image features skyscrapers in center under cloudy blue sky. Above which, on the ground, transparent glass-type cuboidal body is placed. Inside which, appears a living room with Eminem seated on sofa watching television. On top-left corner, in bold and capitalised format, the title RECOVERY appears.
Singles from Recovery
  1. "Not Afraid"
    Released: April 27, 2010
  2. "Love the Way You Lie"
    Released: June 18, 2010
  3. "No Love"
    Released: October 5, 2010
  4. "Space Bound"
    Released: June 18, 2011

Recovery is the seventh studio album by the American rapper Eminem, released on June 18, 2010, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. Unlike his previous albums, it features a majority of outside producers, including Alex da Kid, Just Blaze, Boi-1da, Jim Jonsin and Havoc, alongside in-house producers Emile, DJ Khalil, Mr. Porter, and Dr. Dre. The album also features pop artists such as Pink and Rihanna, as well as rapper Lil Wayne and the rap group Slaughterhouse.

Recovery featured more introspective and emotional content than its predecessor and the theme of the album revolved around his positive changes, anxiety, and emotional drives. To promote it, Eminem performed the album's songs on televised shows, at award ceremonies, and musical events; he also headed The Recovery Tour.

The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 741,000 copies.[3] It also reached number one in 16 other countries. It spawned four singles: "Not Afraid", "Love the Way You Lie", "No Love", and "Space Bound", with the former two both reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Recovery was the best-selling album worldwide in 2010 and the best-selling album in the US in 2010. The album received generally positive reviews by critics and was widely regarded as an improvement to Relapse.

In 2022, Recovery was certified 8-times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), becoming Eminem's third best-selling studio album behind The Marshall Mathers LP (2000) and The Eminem Show (2002).[4] At the 2011 Grammy Awards, it was nominated for Album of the Year, while "Love the Way You Lie" was nominated for Song of the Year and Record of the Year. The album earned Eminem American Music Awards and Billboard Music Awards, among other awards.

  1. ^ Tingen, Paul. "Mike Strange Jr: Eminem Recovery - Inside Track / Secrets Of The Mix Engineers". Sound On Sound. SOS Publications Group. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
  2. ^ Caramanica, Jon (June 21, 2010). "Eminem Reasserts His Core Values". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved March 8, 2022.