• Record Label: Yep Roc
  • Release Date: Aug 19, 2008
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5.4

Mixed or average reviews- based on 9 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 9
  2. Negative: 3 out of 9

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Metascore
67

Generally favorable reviews - based on 9 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 9
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  1. There are great finds--'Man Who Couldn't Cry'--but some bones are best unpolished.
  2. Wainwright's voice sounds better than ever, adding the weight of history to songs that were poignant to begin with.
  3. Since Wainwright is such a clever and insightful lyricist, even his weakest material is worth a listen, so Recovery is never unpleasant, but the song selection is unjustifiably uneven.