"Give Me More" came in at No.1 on The Editor's List inside Cove Magazine October 2007 Issue for the top 5 Soul/R&B recordings for the month of September 2007. The album was promoted with the second season of her reality show, Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is, which premiered on October 30, 2007. The second single is the Darkchild-produced " Shoulda Let You Go". The video premiered on BET's Access Granted on July 11, 2007. The first single off the album is " Let It Go", an upbeat club track that features Missy Elliott and Lil' Kim. I do write from my personal experiences, but I think it's very important to young women." Promotion when you listen to your own experience, it's like, I don't wanna hear it anymore. The last album, I didn't really listen to until I went on tour. About the album, Cole says, "This album is more about you, inside, and how you need to get yourself together, rather than pointing at somebody else and saying, 'You don't treat me right, you don't do this.' I'm truly lovin it, I listen to it myself. As of December 2007, the album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and remains Cole's highest-selling album to date with 1.7 million copies sold.Ĭole started work on her second album shortly after the release of her debut album, The Way It Is. It was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards that was held February 2008, but lost to Ne-Yo's Because of You (2007). She was also dubbed by some critics as the "princess of hip-hop soul". Upon release, Just like You received mixed to positive reviews from music critics who considered it one of the better R&B albums of the year, but were critical with the abundance of ballads within the track listing. Guest vocalists include Elliott, Lil' Kim, Too $hort, Amina Harris, Anthony Hamilton, Young Dro, T.I., Chink Santana, and Piper. She consulted a variety of producers and songwriters to work with her on the album, including Missy Elliott, Bryan-Michael Cox, Scott Storch, Rodney Jerkins, The Runners, J.
Cole started work on the project shortly after the release of her debut album, The Way It Is (2005). It was released by Geffen Records on September 24, 2007. Just like You is the second studio album by American singer Keyshia Cole.