As late as April, the title of Eminem's follow-up to Relapse was set to be titled Relapse 2 , but the accumulating material for the release continued to stray farther away from the sound of Relapse. Realizing it wouldn't make sense to treat his seventh studio album as a sequel -- from both lyrical and production standpoints -- Eminem dubbed it Recovery. Proving the veteran MC's continued relevance, "Not Afraid," the album's first single, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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As late as April, the title of Eminem's follow-up to Relapse was set to be titled Relapse 2 , but the accumulating material for the release continued to stray farther away from the sound of Relapse. Realizing it wouldn't make sense to treat his seventh studio album as a sequel -- from both lyrical and production standpoints -- Eminem dubbed it Recovery. Proving the veteran MC's continued relevance, "Not Afraid," the album's first single, entered the Billboard Hot 100 at number one. ~ Andy Kellman, Rovi
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