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Back to Love is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer, Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2011, by RCA Records and nominated for "Best R&B Album" in 2013.^[1] The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011. The second single "Pray For Me" was also Grammy nominated in 2013 for "Best R&B song"^[1] and reached #1 on the Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart.^[2] The album features writing and production from Babyface, Dre & Vidal, Kelvin Wooten, Mike City, Jairus Mozee, Avila Brothers, as well as Hamilton himself.

Singles

The album's lead single "Woo", which was released on October 11, 2011.
The album's second single "Pray for Me" was released on March 27, 2012.
The album's third single "Best of Me" was released on February 4, 2013.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to Love"	A. Hamilton, S. Remi, V. Henry	Salaam Remi	3:20
2.	"Writing on the Wall"	A. Hamilton, M. Flowers	Mike City	3:28
3.	"Woo"	A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, B. Coleman, K. Edmonds, P. Smith	Babyface, Antonio Dixon	3:15
4.	"Pray for Me"	A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. Smith	Babyface, Antonio Dixon	4:40
5.	"Best of Me"	A. Hamilton, J. Mozee	Jairus Mozee	3:46
6.	"Never Let Go" (featuring Keri Hilson)	A. Hamilton, C. Johnson, J. Wonda	Jerry Wonda	3:40
7.	"Mad"	A. Hamilton, A. Dixon, K. Edmonds, P. Smith	Babyface, Antonio Dixon	3:43
8.	"I'll Wait (To Fall in Love)"	A. Hamilton, B. Avila, I. Avila	Avila Brothers	4:15
9.	"Sucka for You"	A. Hamilton, K. Wooten	Kelvin Wooten	4:19
10.	"Baby Girl"	A. Hamilton, K. Wooten	Kelvin Wooten	3:34
11.	"Who's Loving You"	A. Hamilton, A. Heard, M. Anzel, Victoria "Bekele" Tollossa	Andreao Heard	3:47
12.	"Life Has a Way"	A. Hamilton, J. Poyser	James Poyser	4:15
Total length:				46:00

Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Broken Man"	A. Hamilton, A. Harris, V. Davis	Dre & Vidal	4:50
14.	"I'm Ready"	A. Hamilton	Anthony Hamilton	3:54
15.	"Fair in Love"	A. Hamilton, C. Soper, J. Singer, N. Banns	Christopher Soper	5:32
16.	"More Than Enough"	A. Hamilton, K. Wooten	Kelvin Wooten	4:10
Total length:				64:00

Reception

Critical reception

Back to Love has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. According to critic review aggregator Metacritic, the album has received a score of 82 out of 100, based on 10 reviews.^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[4]
Allmusic	^[5]
The AV Club	A-^[6]
Entertainment Weekly	A–^[7]
Los Angeles Times	^[8]^[9]
Rolling Stone	^[10]
Pop Matters	6/10^[11]
Spin	8/10^[12]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 chart, selling over 63,000 copies in the first week.^[13]

Charts

Chart (2011)	Peak position
South African Albums (RISA)^[14]	4
UK R&B Albums Chart^[15]	38
US Billboard 200^[16]	12
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[16]	3

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
South Africa (RISA)^[17]	Platinum	50,000^{^}
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b Diehl, Matt (February 8, 2013). "Anthony Hamilton : My Grammy Ritual". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Anthony Hamilton - Adult R&B Songs Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
^ "Critic Reviews for Back to Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2011.
^ "Allmusic Review".
^ "About Review".
^ "AV Club Review".
^ "AV Club Review". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.
^ "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2011.
^ "LA Times Review".
^ "Pop Matters Review".
^ "Pop Matters Review".
^ Caulfield, Keith (December 21, 2011). "Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Hits Fourth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2011.
^ "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG (Recording Industry of South Africa). Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.
^ http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/17/2011-12-24/
^ ^a ^b Back to Love - Anthony Hamilton: Chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.
^ "Anthony Hamilton schedule, dates, events, and tickets". AXS (Recording Industry of South Africa). Retrieved July 3, 2015.

[Grammy_Nominations_Back_To_Love-1] Diehl, Matt (February 8, 2013). "Anthony Hamilton : My Grammy Ritual". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[billboard-2] "Anthony Hamilton - Adult R&B Songs Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 4, 2015.

[mc-3] "Critic Reviews for Back to Love". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 24, 2011.

[Nero-4] "Allmusic Review".

[Kellman-5] "About Review".

[Rytlewski-6] "AV Club Review".

[Wood-7] "AV Club Review". Archived from the original on January 13, 2012. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Hardy-8] Hardy, Ernest. Review: Comin' from Where I'm From. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2009-11-09.

[9] "LA Times Review". Los Angeles Times. December 12, 2011.

[Tannenbaum-10] "LA Times Review".

[Amidon-11] "Pop Matters Review".

[Walters-12] "Pop Matters Review".

[Billboard-13] Caulfield, Keith (December 21, 2011). "Michael Buble's 'Christmas' Hits Fourth Week at No. 1". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

[14] "South African Top 20 Albums Chart". RSG (Recording Industry of South Africa). Archived from the original on January 2, 2013.

[15] ttp://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/17/2011-12-24/

[US_Billboard_Anthony_Hamilton-16] Back to Love - Anthony Hamilton: Chart history. Billboard. Retrieved on 2013-08-06.

[17] "Anthony Hamilton schedule, dates, events, and tickets". AXS (Recording Industry of South Africa). Retrieved July 3, 2015.

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v t e Anthony Hamilton
Studio albums	XTC Comin' from Where I'm From Ain't Nobody Worryin' The Point of It All Back to Love What I'm Feelin'
Christmas albums	Home for the Holidays
Compilation albums	Soulife Southern Comfort
Singles	"Nobody Else" "Comin' from Where I'm From" "Charlene" "Can't Let Go" "Sista Big Bones" "Struggle No More (The Main Event)" "Do You Feel Me" "Cool"
Tours	Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton: Live in Concert
Related	Discography