''Back to Love'' is the fifth studio album by American R&B singer Anthony Hamilton. It was released on December 13, 2011, by

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. The album features writing and production from

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, Kelvin Wooten,

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, Jairus Mozee, Avila Brothers, as well as Hamilton himself. It was nominated for the

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in 2013. 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

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and reached number one on the Billboard

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chart.

Critical reception

''Back to Love'' has received generally favorable reviews from music critics. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 82, based on seven reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim."

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editor Andy Kellman found that ''Back to Love'' "is clearly viewed as a fresh start, even though it offers no more surprises than ''

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'' or '' The Point of It All'' ..That ''Back to Love'' is not a major shake-up is not a bad thing. Most of the songs are instantly ingratiating in some way, with none of the lighter, upbeat numbers the least bit out of character. There are some sad-cat moments that come very close to the standard Hamilton set."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 12 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling over 63,000 copies in the first week. The album has sold 372,000 copies in the US as of February 2016.

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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