Eminem Recovery -itunes Deluxe Edition--2010 -

The album was Recovery .

"I'm not afraid to take a stand / Everybody, come take my hand..." Eminem Recovery -iTunes Deluxe Edition--2010

The fluorescent lights of the 24-hour Kinko’s buzzed like a trapped fly. Marcus wiped the grease from his mechanic’s uniform off his iPhone 3GS screen. He wasn’t supposed to have his phone out, but tonight, at 11:59 PM, it wasn't a luxury. It was a lifeline. The album was Recovery

Marcus realized he had been "Talkin’ 2 Myself" for three years. Telling himself he was too old, too broke, too damaged to start over. He wasn’t supposed to have his phone out,

He opened the Notes app and typed: "Tomorrow: Apply to welding school. Move out by December."

Behind him, invisible but audible, were sixteen tracks, three bonus cuts, and a 2010 iTunes receipt that cost $12.99.

But the real dagger was the live version of "Talkin’ 2 Myself." The studio cut was a confession about disappointing fans. But this live recording, from a small club in Detroit, was a church service. You could hear the crowd’s silence. You could hear Marshall Mathers’ voice crack. "I just wanted to apologize for the last album... I wasn't myself."