Back to Me (Fantasia album)

Back to Me
Studio album by
Fantasia
ReleasedAugust 24, 2010
Genre
Length47:20
LabelJ
Producer
Fantasia chronology
Fantasia
(2006) 		Back to Me
(2010) 		Side Effects of You
(2013)
Singles from Back to Me
  1. "Bittersweet"
    Released: May 11, 2010
  2. "I'm Doin' Me"
    Released: September 28, 2010
  3. "Collard Greens & Cornbread"
    Released: April 11, 2011[3]

Back to Me is the third studio album by American singer Fantasia. It was released by J Records on August 24, 2010. Her first project in four years, much of the album was conceived after Fantasia had ventured into musical acting, starring as Celie in the Broadway musical The Color Purple, with production provided by Chuck Harmony, Jim Jonsin, Los Da Mystro, Pop & Oak and others. The album's title was suggested to her by comedian Steve Harvey, when Barrino visited his morning radio program.[4]

The album earned largely positive reviews from music critics who declared it a strong comeback. Back to Me sold 117,000 in its first week, debuting at number two on the US Billboard 200 and at number one on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, becoming her highest-charting album by then. The album received a Best R&B Album nod at the Grammy Awards, while lead single "Bittersweet" won in the Best Female R&B Vocal Performance category. To promote the album, Barrino embarked on her first solo concert tour, Back to Me Tour in the fall of 2010.[5]

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  3. ^ "Fantasia to Perform New Single on 'American Idol'". The Boombox. April 1, 2010. Retrieved April 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "FANTASIA TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM, BACK TO ME, ON AUGUST 10TH". fantasiaofficial. Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved June 16, 2010.
  5. ^ "Fantasia Announces Back To Me Tour". Fantasia Barrino's Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. September 28, 2010. Archived from the original on December 31, 2010. Retrieved July 20, 2023.