Kelly Rowland - Talk A Good Game ~DJAUZZIEMAN~

Talk a Good Game is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Kelly Rowland. Formerly titled Year of the Woman, Rowland's fourth album is due for release on June 18, 2013. The album will see Rowland returning to her R&B roots. Amongst the confirmed collaborators on the album are Pharrell Williams, The-Dream, The Runners, Wiz Khalifa, T-Minus and Boi-1da, as well as featuring guest vocals from former Destiny's Child bandmates Beyoncé Knowles and Michelle Williams. The album's release was proceeded by the lead single "Kisses Down Low" in February 2013 and the second single "Dirty Laundry", released on May 21, 2013.

Work on Rowland's fourth studio album reportedly began in 2011, after the release of her third studio album Here I Am.[1] In March 2012, Lonny Bereal told Kempire Radio that the album will see Rowland returning to her R&B roots. "She's going in so hard with the R&B. Of course, she is going to give the Pop crowd what they're looking for. But, she really is returning to R&B on this album. Her delivery is real confident now. It's definitely a new Kelly Rowland. She wouldn't even let me put autotune on her voice this time round. She was like 'No, I want people to really get me'."[2] The following month, Rowland told MTV News that the album will have a theme and that she had been documenting the recording process of the album for her fans to see.[3] During an interview with Vegas magazine in June 2012, she described the album as a dedication to "my ladies".[4] She explained, "I want to tell women how incredible we are, how our intuition is so spot-on. Sometimes we don't listen to it, but it is the thing that can actually make us happier."[4] Rowland cited Whitney Houston, Marvin Gaye, and Stevie Wonder as the album's inspirations.[4]
On October 10, 2012, Rowland announced on her official website that the album would be called Year of the Woman, and wrote that it "is one of my greatest pieces of work and I cannot wait to share it with you guys!".[5] During an interview with Billboard magazine in November 2012, Rowland spoke about the type of songs she has been recording for the album, saying "With the things that I'm talking about, I think that it's probably the most vulnerable I've been on a record. And I wanted to just touch a woman's hand, talk to her, you know what I mean? Like, this is my sister and I think that's one of the things that I wanted to really pronounce on this album, is a celebration of a woman."[6] During a back stage interview at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards, Rowland revealed that working with so many producers inspired her to rename the album Talk a Good Game. The album was originally due for release from June 3, 2013[7] however, during an interview with the The Madd Hatta Morning Show on 97.9 Box FM, Rowland revealed the album had been pushed back to June 17, 2013 in the UK and a day later in the US.[8] The album will be made available to pre-order on May 21, 2013, ahead of its June 18, 2013 US release.[9]