Love and Its Opposite

Love and Its Opposite was recorded in Berlin and London, and features guest contributions from Hot Chip's Al Doyle, The Invisible's Leo Taylor, Swedish singer-songwriter Jens Lekman, Nashville musician Cortney Tidwell and Los Valentinos' guitarist Jono. It contains eight original songs and two cover versions: Lee Hazlewood's "Come on Home to Me" (a duet with Jens Lekman) and "You Are a Lover" by The Unbending Trees (with whom Thorn collaborated in 2008).

The album's opening track, "Oh, the Divorces!", was made available as a free digital download on 17 February 2010, along with the confirmation of the album's track list.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/37930-new-release-tracey-thorn-ilove-and-its-oppositei/|title=New Release: Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|website=Pitchfork|accessdate=8 July 2017}} "Why Does the Wind?" and "You Are a Lover" were released as singles later in 2010 and 2011, respectively, accompanied by several remixes. The remix EP Opposites included versions of the album tracks "Late in the Afternoon," "Swimming," and "Kentish Town," and in 2011 Thorn released the Night Time EP with a cover version of The xx's "Night Time" and new mixes of "Swimming."

Thorn has described the theme of the album as "a record about the person I am now and the people around me ... about real life after forty."

The cover art was designed by John Gilsenan.{{cite web|url=http://traceythorn.com/news100217_2.html|title=Tracey Thorn official website, cover art credit|website=traceythorn.com|accessdate=8 July 2017|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120303140615/http://traceythorn.com/news100217_2.html|archivedate=3 March 2012}}

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 7.0/10{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1808/Tracey-Thorn-Love-And-Its-Opposite.aspx|title=Love And Its Opposite by Tracey Thorn reviews|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

| MC = 77/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/love-and-its-opposite/tracey-thorn|title=Reviews for Love And Its Opposite by Tracey Thorn|publisher=Metacritic|accessdate=8 July 2017}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/love-and-its-opposite-mw0001977374|title=Love and Its Opposite – Tracey Thorn|publisher=AllMusic|first=K. Ross|last=Hoffman|accessdate=24 May 2010}}

| rev2 = The A.V. Club

| rev2score = B{{cite web|url=https://www.avclub.com/tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite-1798164967|title=Tracey Thorn: Love And Its Opposite|work=The A.V. Club|first=Michaelangelo|last=Matos|date=18 May 2010|access-date=19 January 2020}}

| rev3 = Billboard

| rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/review/1069162/tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite|title=Tracey Thorn, "Love and Its Opposite"|work=Billboard|first=Evie|last=Nagy|date=11 June 2010|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

| rev4 = The Daily Telegraph

| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/cdreviews/7725782/Tracey-Thorn-Love-and-Its-Opposite-CD-review.html|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite, CD review|work=The Daily Telegraph|first=Neil|last=McCormick|author-link=Neil McCormick|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

| rev5 = The Guardian

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite-cd-review|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|work=The Guardian|first=Maddy|last=Costa|date=13 May 2010|accessdate=16 February 2019}}

| rev6 = The Irish Times

| rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/13/tracey-thorn-love-and-its-opposite-cd-review|title=Tracey Thorn|work=The Irish Times|first=Lauren|last=Murphy|date=14 May 2010|accessdate=19 January 2020}}

| rev7 = Mojo

| rev7Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|work=Mojo|issue=199|date=June 2010|page=92}}

| rev8 = Pitchfork

| rev8score = 6.9/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14297-love-and-its-opposite/|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|work=Pitchfork|first=Mike|last=Orme|date=26 May 2010|accessdate=16 February 2019}}

| rev9 = Q

| rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite journal|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|work=Q|issue=287|date=June 2010|page=132}}

| rev10 = Uncut

| rev10Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{cite journal|title=Tracey Thorn: Love and Its Opposite|work=Uncut|issue=158|date=July 2010|page=125}}

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Tracey Thorn, except when noted

| title1 = Oh, the Divorces!

| length1 = 4:15

| title2 = Long White Dress

| length2 = 3:53

| title3 = Hormones

| length3 = 3:08

| title4 = Kentish Town

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Why Does the Wind?

| length5 = 5:01

| title6 = You Are a Lover

| writer6 = Kristóf Hajós, Balázs Havasi

| length6 = 3:12

| title7 = Singles Bar

| length7 = 3:28

| title8 = Come on Home to Me

| writer8 = Lee Hazlewood

| length8 = 3:34

| title9 = Late in the Afternoon

| length9 = 3:21

| title10 = Swimming

| length10 = 4:18

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Amazon.com edition bonus track

| title11 = Child Star

| writer11 = Ron Sexsmith

| length11 = 2:41

}}

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