Love and Hate is a 2014 studio album by American singer-songwriter Joan Osborne, released on April 8, 2014.
[1] 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[2] and has received positive reviews from critics.
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".
[3] Kelly McCartney of PopMatters scored this release a seven out of 10, noting that these songs show Osborne's maturity as a singer and songwriter, summing up that Love and Hate is "particularly satisfying in that it delivers on—and extends—the promise made by her wonderful debut so many years ago".