Recovery

Track #1 from Recovery. Was originally meant for Relapse 2.

Version of Despicable that leaked alongside the Wicked Ways demo. This is the backing track that was made for Em's live performance.

In an interview with Complex, DJ Khalil mentioned that when he sent Em the beat for "Almost Famous", it already had Liz Rodrigues' hook on it as an idea.

Leaked by Koolo. Was teased in a promo image from March 2010.

Snippet leaked on December 22nd, 2010, then a week later the full song leaked by Koolo. Was originally made for Relapse 2 as a single and later developed into Recovery sessions. Said to be intended for a scrapped Recovery expansion as well, however this is unconfirmed.

Shares a line with the Despicable freestyle. Could be from March 2010.

Earliest known version of Castle originates from the Recovery sessions. Unknown what the original lyrics were. Recorded January 2010.

Track #2 from Recovery.

Almost Famous was originally The Game's song. After Eminem's version dropped, a version with a special Snoop intro and DJ tags was released on the DJ Skee x The Game mixtape 'Brake Lights' in August 2010.

OG Filename: 3.12.2010 Fly Away Leaked by Koolo. Just Blaze's vocals were rumored to be a reference for either Kanye West or T-Pain, but Eminem later confirmed them to be a reference for Rihanna, however she never recorded any vocals. Mentions the "Eminem died in car crash" clone theory.

Samples "Puttin' On The Ritz" by Taco. Scrapped from MMLP2 because the sample could not be cleared. Later on for Psychopath Killer he reuses the bar "Of Arkham Asylum and park in the dining room". Leaked by The Soul Intent Enthusiast. Lossless is in circulation.

Skepta mentioned in a series of tweets that Jimmy Iovine bought Dare To Dream and made Universal remove it from streaming services for it to be given to Eminem. Confirmed to have only one verse.

DJ Khalil mentioned that Almost Famous, Talkin' 2 Myself and Won't Back Down were made as far back as January/February 2010. Has an alternate verse, possibly about Proof. Liz Rodrigues says "you're almost famous" after the hook. Noted to exist by Koolo.

Track #3 from Recovery. Was originally recorded during the Hawaii sessions in 2009 for Relapse 2 but was reworked for Recovery.

OG Filename: 9.13.14 stepin stone Version of Stepping Stone from September 13th, 2014. Joe Strange says this version's vocals are the ones we hear on the release version, but he could be mistaken.

As heard in the leaked acapella, the hook lacks additional vocal layering.

Track #4 from Recovery.

Eminem was working on a solo heartfelt project back in 2014, but the label shut it down so he pivoted and went for ShadyXV instead.

Track #5 from Recovery.

Earliest known version of Castle originates from the Recovery sessions. Unknown what the original lyrics were. Recorded January 2010.