Marshall felt that these two albums represented him badly, was a disappointment, and thought that they weren't the best. Eminem points out several times on Recovery that his previous two albums, 2004’s Encore and 2009’s Relapse, were not very good.
It earned him two Grammy Awards and has sold 2.2 million copies in the United States and 4.5 million copies worldwide. The album received generally mixed reviews from most music critics, who were mostly divided in their responses towards Eminem's lyrics. It has been certified double platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009, Relapse debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 608,000 copies in its first week. On the day of its release, Eminem appeared on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross. The album was mostly horrorcore oriented. Conceptually, Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation, rapping after a fictional relapse, and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego. Dre, Mark Batson, and Eminem handled production. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at several recording studios, and Dr. You can also notice how the album covers for the 2009 version is a picture of Eminem made out of pills. 1 on the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles survey, after topping charts in the U.K., Denmark and Switzerland.Relapse is Eminem's sixth studio album and his first since Encore in 2004, following a five-year hiatus from recording due to his writer's block and an addiction to sleeping pills. 1 on the European Top 100 Albums chart with “Greatest Hits” (Chrysalis), while Eminem’s “Just Lose It” (Interscope) debuts at No. 14.Īcross Europe, Robbie Williams is in a third week at No. In keeping with his recent trend of expansive interviews, Eminem sat down with Rolling Stone magazine to discuss a myriad of topics, among them his 2004 release, Encore.
12 with “You Stood Up” (Universal Island), followed by rapper Dizzee Rascal’s “Dream” (XL Recordings) at No. 4 with “Curtain Falls” (Innocent/Virgin), while Australian star Delta Goodrem’s “Out of the Blue” opened at No. singles chart, U2’s “Vertigo” (Universal Island) went straight to the top, earning the veteran Irish rock act its fifth British chart-topper. 2 start for its predecessor, “Songs From the West Coast,” in October 2001. 13.īut there was disappointing news for Elton John, especially after a week of busy promotion of his new album, “Peachtree Road” (Rocket/Mercury). 8, while reunited Scottish group Wet Wet Wet’s “The Greatest Hits” (Mercury) bowed at No. Daniel Bedingfield’s sophomore album, “Second First Impression” (Polydor), debuted at No. 3, followed by Shania Twain’s “Greatest Hits” (Mercury) at No. Its release date was originally set for November 17, 2004, but Eminem moved the release date to five days earlier after the album. It was released on November 12, 2004, by Aftermath Entertainment, Shady Records, and Interscope Records. Its two-day sales total of 122,459 copies were enough to overtake the full-week tally of 115,341 for Britney Spears’ “Greatest Hits - My Prerogative” (Jive), which wasīehind them on the album chart, Westlife’s collection of “Rat Pack”-inspired covers, “Allow Us To Be Frank” (S/BMG), arrived at No. Encore is the fifth studio album by American rapper Eminem. Despite having been released on Friday, Eminem’s “Encore” (Interscope) went straight to the top of the U.K.
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