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We can kinda roll that out and drop her new single in late spring. In August 2011, producer Rico Love told Rap-Up magazine, "While she's on tour, I'm gonna be writing records for her new album. Kevin Cossom features on the title track as well as having songwriting and vocal production credits elsewhere on the album.

Sometimes we don't listen to it, but it is the thing that can actually make us happier." Rowland cited Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder as the album's inspirations. She explained, "I want to tell women how incredible we are, how our intuition is so spot-on. During an interview with Vegas magazine in June 2012, she described the album as a dedication to "my ladies". She was like 'No, I want people to really get me'." The following month, Rowland told MTV News that the album would have a theme and that she had been documenting the recording process of the album for her fans to see. She wouldn't even let me put autotune on her voice this time round. But, she really is returning to R&B on this album. Of course, she is going to give the Pop crowd what they're looking for.

In March 2012, Lonny Bereal told Kempire Radio that the album would see Rowland returning to her R&B roots. Work on Rowland's fourth studio album reportedly began in 2011, after the release of her third studio album Here I Am.

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In 2014, Rowland parted ways with her label, wanting a new start elsewhere and signalling the end of the Talk a Good Game era the album was her only release under Republic Records. The album also debuted at number four on the US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart. Talk a Good Game debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 selling 68,000 copies in its opening week, becoming Rowland's third top ten album. Upon its release, music critics commended the album's cohesive sound and themes throughout, often noting Rowland's most personal and vulnerable lyrics as well as the strength of her vocals. The song talks about the domestic abuse that Rowland suffered during a previous relationship. A second single, The-Dream-produced " Dirty Laundry", was released a month before the album. The album was also preceded by the release of the lead single, a Mike Will Made It and Marz production called " Kisses Down Low" which peaked in the top-thirty of the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Talk a Good Game was promoted with live renditions of the album's songs during the Lights Out Tour, a co-headline concert tour between Rowland and The-Dream. A deluxe edition, and Target-exclusive edition of the album featuring bonus tracks, was released simultaneously alongside the twelve-track standard edition. On the album, she co-wrote all but one song, "Freak", a cover of the same 2010 song by entertainer Jamie Foxx from his fourth studio album Best Night of My Life.

Rowland wanted the album to be a celebration of womanhood and referred to the record as her most personal album to date. Incorporating a base core of R&B and pop music, Talk a Good Game was influenced by the likes of Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder amongst other of Rowland's idols. Formerly titled Year of the Woman, the album was released on Jthrough Universal Republic and its affiliated record labels. Talk a Good Game is the fourth studio album by American singer Kelly Rowland.