from her previous four albums and described it as a return "to her roots". During the album's recording process, she told her fans that they could expect her "redhead Keysh" alter ego to return on the album and revealed that she planned on working with several artists, such as Brandy, Boi-1da, Ester Dean, and Trey Songz, among others. On August 1, 2012, Cole appeared on the BET countdown show 106 & Park and revealed that the album would be released in fall 2012, alongside her reality television series Keyshia & Daniel: Family First. During the interview, she said, "I took myself out of the equation this time around and I focused on my fans, just [to] make sure that they're gonna be happy". Recording and production The development process of Woman to Woman took place between September 2011 and October 2012. Cole recorded the album in sessions at Geffen's headquarters in Santa Monica, Chalice Recording Studios in Los Angeles, Westlake Recording Studios in West Hollywood, MSR Studios in New York City (NYC), and Cole's home studio in Cleveland. The tracks were mastered by Chris Gehringer at Sterling Sound Studios in NYC and were mixed by Jaycen Joshua, with assistance from Trehy Harris at Larrabee Sound Studios in Los Angeles. In 2011, Cole began early stages of production, working with producers Boi-1da, Cool & Dre, Earl Powell, Toxic, and Dean. In January 2012, record producer Sak Pasé stated that he had been working on songs with Cole. In August 2012, Cole revealed that she was also working with hip hop record producers DJ Mormile and G. Roberson for Woman to Woman. Cole reunited with record producer Rodney Jerkins, with whom the singer had not collaborated with since her second studio album Just like You (2007). For Woman to Woman, Cole enlisted the help of several songwriters including Elijah Blake and Jessy Wilson, who co-wrote several of the songs. Cole drew inspiration for the songs from the real-life experiences of her friends. Explaining the writing process, Cole told J. Medina of Thisis50 that Woman to Woman reflected around her musical growth and she wanted to speak directly to her female audience from her point of view. She continued, "I brought songwriters on for this album and we were able to capture some moments in some of [my friends'] lives as well." Music and lyrics Woman to Woman opens with "Enough of No