Love and Hate

Love and Hate is a 2014 studio album by American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, released on April 8, 2008. The concept album represents Osborne's first attempt at a song cycle, exploring the relationship between love and hate. The release took her years to finalize and has received positive reviews from critics. Reception The editorial staff at AllMusic Guide gave this album 3.5 out of five stars, with reviewer Thom Jurek noting Osborne's experimentation as a songwriter, creating a song cycle in the album and noting the diversity of musical genres, but criticizing that "some of these songs falter".