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"Relapse is the sixth studio album by American rapper Eminem, released May 15, 2009, on Interscope Records and Universal Music Group. It is his first album of original material since Encore (2004), following a five-year hiatus from recording due to his addiction to sleeping pills and issues with writer's block. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2007 to 2009 at several recording studios, and production was handled primarily by Dr. Dre, Mark Batson, and Eminem. Conceptually, Relapse concerns the ending of his drug rehabilitation, rapping after a fictional relapse, and the return of his Slim Shady alter-ego.

The album debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart, selling 608,000 copies in its first week. One of the most anticipated album releases of 2009, it ultimately sold over 1.8 million copies in the United States and spawned three singles that attained chart success. Upon its release, Relapse received generally mixed reviews from most music critics, who were mostly divided in their responses towards Eminem's lyrics and themes. It earned him a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album at the 52nd Grammy Awards."

Currently the album has a normalized aggregate rating of 59/100 by critics and an average user rating of 8/10 on Metacritic.
01. Dr. West (Skit)
02. 3 a.m.
03. My Mom
04. Insane
05. Bagpipes From Baghdad
06. Hello
07. Tonya (Skit)
08. Same Song And Dance
09. We Made You
10. Medicine Ball
11. Paul (Skit)
12. Stay Wide Awake
13. Old Time's Sake (Feat. Dr. Dre)
14. Must Be the Ganja
15. Mr. Mathers (Skit)
16. Deja Vu
17. Beautiful
18. Crack a Bottle (Feat. Dr. Dre & 50 Cent)
19. Steve Berman (Skit)
20. Underground