During the album's recording process, she told her fans that they could her ' redhead Keysh' alter ego to return on the album and revealed that she planned on working with several artists such as Brandy, Boi-1da, Ester Dean and Trey Songz among others. Cole also deemed that the album's material was different from her previous four albums and described the album as a 'return to her roots' and dedicated it to 'her ladies'. In September 2011, Cole confirmed via Twitter that she had begun working on her fifth studio album. Following the album's release, she parted ways with her longtime manager Manny Halley and also disclosed that then-recent business disagreements played a part in their split.

The album spawned two singles, ' I Ain't Thru' and ' Take Me Away', which both achieved lackluster success, peaking at number 54 and number 27, respectively, on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. In December 2010, Cole released her fourth studio album, titled Calling All Hearts. Woman to Woman also peaked at number two on the US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling 96,000 copies in its first week. Upon its release, Woman to Woman received generally positive reviews from music critics, who commended its progression from Cole's previous album and the album's concept. The third and final single, ' I Choose You', was sent to urban contemporary radios on August 23, 2013. ' Trust and Believe' was released on Octoas the second single from the album. 'Enough of No Love' was greeted with a positive reception from critics and peaked at number 84 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart as well as reaching the top-ten of the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.

The lead single, ' Enough of No Love', was released on July 3, 2012. Three tracks from the album were released as singles, all of which were supplemented by music videos. Musically, Woman to Woman is an R&B album, that featured guest appearances from Lil Wayne, Meek Mill, Ashanti, Elijah Blake, and Robin Thicke. Cole enlisted a variety of producers such as Darhyl Camper, Dru Castro, Eric Hudson, Harmony Samuels, Keyz, Rodney Jerkins, T-Minus, Vidal and Wonda. Recording sessions took place between early 2011 and mid-late 2012. Woman to Woman is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Keyshia Cole, released on Novemthrough Geffen Records and Interscope Records.

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