Recovery

Recovery

by Eminem
Recovery

Recovery

by Eminem

Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

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Overview

With Recovery, it becomes obvious that Eminem's richest albums aren't necessarily his most structurally sound, which isn't much of a surprise when considering the rapper's full-on embrace of flaws and contradictions. This lean, mean, bipolar machine began life as Relapse 2, but when Shady decided he wasn't really Shady at the moment, and that he was no longer keen on Relapse -- or the last two albums, as he states on "Talkin' 2 Myself" -- it became Marshall Mathers time again, so damn any 11th hour issues. This results in an album where a shameless but killer Michael J. Fox punch line ("The world will stop spinnin' and Michael J. Fox'll come to a standstill" from "Cold Wind") is followed by a song with another, less effective MJF joke ("Make like Michael J. Fox in your drawers, playin' with an Etch-A-Sketch"), although that song is the lurching heavy metal monster "Won't Back Down" with P!nk, and it could be used as the lead-in to "Lose Yourself" on any ego-boosting mixtape. Ignoring these contradictions, fans can feed on the energy, the renewed sense of purpose, and Marshall doing whatever the hell he wants, up to and including shoehorning a grand, D12-like comedy number ("W.T.P.," which stands for "White Trash Party") into this emotionally heavy album. It's fascinating when Em admits "Hatred was flowin' through my veins, on the verge of goin' insane/I almost made a song dissin' Lil Wayne" and then "Thank God I didn't do it/I'da had my ass handed to me, and I knew it," before sparring with said Weezy on the Haddaway-sampling "No Love." When the recovery-minded "Going Through Changes" gets back on the wagon by sampling Black Sabbath's very druggy "Changes," it's a brilliant and layered idea that's executed with poignant lyrics on top. Add the man at his most profound (the gigantic hit "Not Afraid") and his most profane ("You wanna get graphic? We can go the scenic route/You couldn't make a bulimic puke on a piece of corn and peanut poop" from "On Fire") plus one of thickest lyric booklets out of any of his albums and the fans who really listen are instantly on board. It may be flawed and the rapper's attitude is sometimes one step ahead of his output, but he hasn't sounded this unfiltered and proud since The Marshall Mathers LP, so to hell with refinement -- bring on the hunger and spirit of 8 Mile. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date: 07/27/2010
Label: Aftermath
UPC: 0602527409764
Rank: 19157

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. Cold Wind Blows
  2. Talkin' 2 Myself
  3. On Fire
  4. Won't Back Down
  5. W.T.P.
  6. Going Through Changes
  7. Not Afraid
  8. Seduction
  9. No Love

Disc 2

  1. Space Bound
  2. Cinderella Man
  3. 25 to Life
  4. So Bad
  5. Almost Famous
  6. Love the Way You Lie
  7. You're Never Over
  8. [Untitled]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Eminem   Primary Artist,Vocals
Lil Wayne   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Rihanna   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
P!nk   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Slaughterhouse   Primary Artist
Kobe   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Terry Dexter   Choir/Chorus
Steve McEwan   Guitar,Vocals
Sean Cruse   Guitar
Mark Batson   Keyboards
Luis Resto   Keyboards
Kip Blackshire   Choir/Chorus
Jim Jonsin   Keyboards
Daniel Seeff   Guitar
Danny Morris   Keyboards
Rich King   Choir/Chorus
Liz Rodrigues   Vocals
Dawaun Parker   Keyboards
Erik Alcock   Guitar
Dwayne Chin-Quee   Drums
Danny Keyz   Keyboards
Chin Injeti   Bass,Guitar
Nikki Grier   Vocals
Matthew Burnett   Strings
Matthew Samuels   Drums
Jordan Evans   Strings
Christal Garrick II   Choir/Chorus
Kristen Ashley Cole   Choir/Chorus
Mike Strange   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic)
Sly Jordan   Vocals,Saxophone,Choir/Chorus
Rahki   Keyboards
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Keyboards
Khalil Abdul-Rahman   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Tony Iommi   Composer
Trevor Lawrence   Composer
Andre Young   Composer
Steve McEwan   Composer
Bill Ward   Composer
J. Evans   Composer
L. Wilson   Composer
Eminem   Mixing,Producer,Additional Production
David White   Composer,Composer
Geezer Butler   Composer
Les Scurry   Production Coordination
Sean Cruse   Composer
Lil Wayne   Composer
Mark Batson   Composer
Just Blaze   Mixing,Producer
Luis Resto   Composer
Denaun Porter   Composer
Ozzy Osbourne   Composer
Michael Mainieri, Jr.   Composer
Boi-1da   Producer
Mike Mainieri   Composer
Gerard McMahon   Composer
Brian "Big Bass" Gardner   Mastering
C. Wilson   Composer
Robert Marks   Mixing,Engineer
Ryan West   Mixing,Engineer
DJ Khalil   Producer
Dwayne Carter   Composer
Havoc   Producer
Kejuan Muchita   Composer
Jim Jonsin   Producer,Programming
Dr. Dre   Mixing,Producer,Executive Producer
Joe Perry   Composer
Joell Ortiz   Composer
M. Crawford   Composer
John G. Perry   Composer
John Madara   Composer
S. Jordan   Composer
Lou Wilson   Composer
Alex Grant   Composer
Gerard McMann   Composer
Joe Strange   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Alex da Kid   Mixing,Producer
S. McEwan   Composer
Jason Wilkie   Assistant Engineer
Magnedo   Producer
J. Scheffer   Composer
James Scheffer   Composer
Marcos Tovar   Engineer
Makeba Riddick   Vocal Producer
Sylvester Jordan Jr.   Composer
Liz Rodrigues   Composer
Dominick Wickliffe   Composer
D. Parker   Composer
Dawaun Parker   Composer
John Medora   Composer
Alex Merzin   Engineer
E. Alcock   Composer
Daniel Tanenbaum   Composer
Erik Alcock   Composer
Pranam Injeti   Composer
J. Smith   Composer
Henry Marsh   Composer
Mauricio Iragorri   Engineer
Nigel Parry   Photography
Julian Alexander   Design,Art Direction
Damon "Bing" Chatman   Assistant Coordinator
DJ Mormile   A&R
John Fisher   Studio Manager
Simon Byrne   Composer
Casey Synge   Composer
Ric Wilson   Composer,Composer
Manny Smith   A&R
Junior Torello   Composer
Dee Dee Halligan   Composer
Dave White Tricker   Composer
Paul Rosenberg   Executive Producer
Jason Sangerman   Marketing Coordinator
Deborah Mannis-Gardner   Sample Clearance
J Smith   Composer
Larry Chatman   Project Coordinator,Production Coordination
Christian Clancy   Marketing
Kirdis Postelle   Project Coordinator
Tracy McNew   A&R
Ianthe Zevos   Creative Director
Marshall Mathers   Composer
Dwayne Chin-Quee   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Drum Arrangements
Matt Huber   Assistant Engineer
Dart Parker   A&R
Justin Smith   Composer
Emile Haynie   Composer,Producer
Carlos Wilson   Composer
Robert M. Crawford   Composer
Sean Byrne   Composer
Robert Reyes   Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
T. Lawrence   Composer
Brian Honeycutt   Composer
Mr. Porter   Producer
Nick Brongers   Composer,Producer
Matthew Burnett   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Matthew Samuels   Composer,Engineer
Script Shepherd   Producer
Nick Low-Beer   Drum Programming
Jordan Evans   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Chris "Trife" Patilis   Assistant Engineer
Kal "Boogie" Dellaportas   Engineer
Mike Strange   Mixing,Engineer
Sly Jordan   Composer
Spike Lindsey   Assistant Engineer
Rahki   Programming
Magnedo7   Producer
Jean Daval   Composer
Chron Smith   Composer
Jason Gilbert   Composer,Producer
Alexander Grant   Composer
Trevor Lawrence Jr.   Composer
Ryan Montgomery   Composer
Daniel Tannenbaum   Composer
B. Honeycutt   Composer
M. Burnett   Composer
G. McMann   Composer
D. Tanenbaum   Composer
R. Wilson   Composer
H. Marsh   Composer
C. Synge   Composer
J. Gilbert   Composer
L. Rodrigues   Composer
Holly Hafermann   Composer
Khalil Abdul-Rahman   Composer,Drum Programming
Columbus Smith   Composer
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