Recovery
by Eminem
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 1313 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1,099 out of 1313
  2. Mixed: 113 out of 1313
  3. Negative: 101 out of 1313

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  1. TuomasLouhisalo
    Jul 25, 2023
    4
    Recovery is Eminem's most commercial album and that holds him back from the style of music that he came to be respected by in the first place.

    Best track: No Love (feat. Lil Wayne)
    Worst track: Space Bound
    Best feature: Lil Wayne
  2. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    4
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ruinzinho, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  3. Anthony_wx
    Jan 4, 2023
    9
    Great great album , Eminem is totally back from drugs , just fire , i love it.
  4. todaywasagooday
    Dec 1, 2022
    10
    One of the best albums of 2010. Period. The perfect mix between pop and rap. Production is good but the best part are Em's lyrics. A lot of americans say that this album is mid but you don't realize that US are not the only country in the world and this album absolutely ruled every chart in Europe. When we speak about Eminem we speak about a music type made for everyone, something thatOne of the best albums of 2010. Period. The perfect mix between pop and rap. Production is good but the best part are Em's lyrics. A lot of americans say that this album is mid but you don't realize that US are not the only country in the world and this album absolutely ruled every chart in Europe. When we speak about Eminem we speak about a music type made for everyone, something that Kendrick and Kanye can't match and their sales in Europe and other countries outside the US tell you why.… Expand
  5. mckenniegoat
    Nov 22, 2022
    10
    one of the best rappers to ever entered the game. thanks Em,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
  6. Malakamartinez
    Nov 15, 2022
    10
    My favorite Em album. Period. I'm not saying his best but it's absolutely underrated and it shoud receive much more respect. It contains two of the greatest hits in the history of pop-rap and rap and, in general, every song has a special energy, the same energy that Eminem wasn't able to put in Relapse. "Not Afraid", "Cinderella Man", "Love The Way You Lie", "Cold Wind Blows", "Talkin' 2My favorite Em album. Period. I'm not saying his best but it's absolutely underrated and it shoud receive much more respect. It contains two of the greatest hits in the history of pop-rap and rap and, in general, every song has a special energy, the same energy that Eminem wasn't able to put in Relapse. "Not Afraid", "Cinderella Man", "Love The Way You Lie", "Cold Wind Blows", "Talkin' 2 Myself" the best songs. I consider it a classic and laugh at the critics everytime I read some reviews like the one of Pitchfork ahah. 1 page and a half to say that this album can't give the audience the idea of what Em was going through and that the songs are corny. No motivations, no points of view, no interpretations, no lyrics breakdown, nothing. Just opinions like the ones we are expressing in the comments here, the difference is that they get paid to write things that don't make any sense.… Expand
  7. hiphopplatinum
    Oct 2, 2022
    7
    a great album that is an actual great way of rebranding Eminem in a way that doesn't make him sound like a tired horrible way of rebranding a funny sounding slim shady
  8. Codeling
    Aug 7, 2021
    6
    This album is a little overpraised but it's still pretty good.
    Best songs: Going through Changes
    Worst songs: -
  9. tonto
    Jul 28, 2021
    7
    This is Eminem's comeback album after his previous comeback album, Relapse in 2009 was met with mixed reception. Here Eminem tries to be more commercial with a collaboration with Rihanna on Love the Way You Lie and Not Afraid is a mainstream hip hop single which is introspective and commercially successful. No Love featuring Lil Wayne is the strong suit of the album. W.T.P. is a good clubThis is Eminem's comeback album after his previous comeback album, Relapse in 2009 was met with mixed reception. Here Eminem tries to be more commercial with a collaboration with Rihanna on Love the Way You Lie and Not Afraid is a mainstream hip hop single which is introspective and commercially successful. No Love featuring Lil Wayne is the strong suit of the album. W.T.P. is a good club banger and Seduction is good. Cinderella Man is an up-tempo track that you can use to energize yourself. The rest of the album is pretty much just commercial filler. He does something with P!nk.… Expand
  10. DunyG
    Apr 2, 2021
    0
    ...

    I can't start.

    Wait... oh, okay, I just have to be honest.

    I don't like it.

    I have to say why? Well, I dislike the lyrics.

    Better?

    Yeah, whatever. Just be on your way.
  11. The-X-Territory
    Jan 24, 2021
    9
    A near perfect Album, some of Em's best lyrical displays and some of the best songs he's ever made. No Love is without a doubt one of Eminems greatest verses of all time, Not Afraid is a brilliant single, Love the Way You Lie is addictive as all hell, Cold Wind Blows is a perfect Intro, Won't Back Down goes hard as all Hell, Session One was guaranteed masterpiece (like any song containingA near perfect Album, some of Em's best lyrical displays and some of the best songs he's ever made. No Love is without a doubt one of Eminems greatest verses of all time, Not Afraid is a brilliant single, Love the Way You Lie is addictive as all hell, Cold Wind Blows is a perfect Intro, Won't Back Down goes hard as all Hell, Session One was guaranteed masterpiece (like any song containing Em and any member of Slaughterhouse), Cinderella Man was the song that earned Marshall a place back in the rap game again after previously leaving (and its evident why), Space bound is one Eminem's best songs ever, and 25 to life is one the most underrated songs in hip hops history. Every song on this album is awesome, with the exception of W.T.P which is okay.… Expand
  12. LogosKal
    Aug 28, 2020
    10
    This **** is the greatest album of the 2010s that why it is the best selling rap album of the 2010s
  13. A_BRabbit
    Aug 18, 2020
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good Album i really love not afraid and recovery save a lot of people from drug… Expand
  14. PureWheel9
    Jul 8, 2020
    10
    This is a great cd. Eminem rocks and for all of you people who do not like him, then there is something wrong with you in the head.
  15. Goorman1996
    Jun 21, 2020
    10
    In my opinion - his best album. I good remember those times when i was a teenager, hanging out in the streets with my friends and don't care about nothing, just enjoying life at it's fullest sense of a word. I guess that was the only album where Eminem was speaking from his heart, without using any alter-egos, that's one of the main thing that make this album so unique, still to this day.
  16. Emmy
    Apr 5, 2020
    10
    This album reminded me of eminem show when it was released, not one track i could skip from start to finish. It was a real come back record.
  17. Macrofficial
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    Loved this album. Emotionally Impactful it was. Best Songs on the album would be Going Through Changes, Seduction, and Love The Way You Lie
  18. Shenossih
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Although it's a great project, I hate to think about it cuz this was the seed to turn pop. And I blame all those who praised it 'because it was a little poppy-flavored.' It made him continue that until forever. It changed him forever ffs. Relapse >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Recovery
  19. Keneilwe
    Mar 5, 2020
    10
    With Wind Blows and Won’t Back Down giving us rock-ish vibes, this album takes us on Eminem’s emotional roller coaster regarding his addiction and personal demons and his effort to conquer them as portrayed in Cinderella Man; Not Afraid and Talking 2 Myself This album isn’t for you if you’re still clinging on to the old drugged up Marshall because I’m this album he’s over that becauseWith Wind Blows and Won’t Back Down giving us rock-ish vibes, this album takes us on Eminem’s emotional roller coaster regarding his addiction and personal demons and his effort to conquer them as portrayed in Cinderella Man; Not Afraid and Talking 2 Myself This album isn’t for you if you’re still clinging on to the old drugged up Marshall because I’m this album he’s over that because this “was his decision to be clean” he didn’t do it for us or to find validation, he DID IT FOR HIMSELF Respect all the way!… Expand
  20. drepoo
    Feb 23, 2020
    4
    disappointing, too many pop sounds and singing. There's good songs in there like cold wind blows, no love. going through changes (the hook is whack) and maybe MAYBE not afraid, but these songs can't save the entire project
  21. Cway
    Jan 25, 2020
    0
    just doing my part ........................................................
  22. nikola97
    Jan 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A beautiful album, you feel his regrets and all his emotions as he struggles through recovering from being an addict. He truly pulled himself out of hell, a very special album to me, as I was also struggling during this time, was good knowing I wasn’t the only one… Expand
  23. ArkodeepSen
    Jan 23, 2020
    10
    Insant classic. This is the best album of all time. Nothing can be better than this. This is the greatest piece of music.
  24. JrsMwn
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    The emotion and heart put on this album and great lyrical display by Eminem makes the album one of the classics in hip hop
  25. JustNed
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good… Expand
  26. Ryanscaggs
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
  27. slimshady99
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    This album shout every one facking mouth its was pure fire thanks agian em ❤️
  28. Grrrsta
    Jan 22, 2020
    10
    Classic ..............................................................................
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  29. drongodan
    Jan 20, 2020
    7
    Not my favourite but some good tunes on here. Better than Relapse. Fave tracks; Changes, Not afraid, Love the way you lie
  30. Jr88
    Jan 19, 2020
    10
    Better album than most of some pop albums. This is the truly comeback for Eminem.
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#4 Most Discussed Album of 2010
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#2 Most Shared Album of 2010

Critic Reviews

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Metascore
63

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 28
  3. Negative: 4 out of 28
  1. Expert Witness (MSN Music)
    Jan 7, 2011
    91
    No matter how cleverly he's rhyming, which varies, he could use subject matter beyond married-to-the-game and his traditional obsessions. But with Shady in the shadows, rarely are these themes lifted by Em's long-recessive sense of play.
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  2. Slant Magazine
    30
    Much of Recovery centers around such themes as romantic devotion and anxiety, but the resulting material rings unsurprisingly hollow.
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  3. The Guardian
    60
    Sadly, a piecemeal approach to production (Dr Dre has just one credit) leaves the album lacking an abiding mood and drowning in fashionable soft-rock samples.
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