Trust

Album: A Different Me (2008)
Charted: 70
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Songfacts®:

  • This ballad, about establishing trust in a relationship, is a duet with Keyshia Cole's fellow Atlanta-based friend, Monica.
  • This song was originally recorded by Cole as a solo song for her 2007 album Just Like You. It was included as a bonus track on the set's iTunes edition. A year later she re-recorded the ballad as a duet with Monica and this version was released as the third single from A Different Me.
  • Cole wrote the song with Frederick Taylor whose résumé also includes the Twista and Faith Evans song "Hope," from the Coach Carter soundtrack. He also has writing credits on other Cole track's such as 2005's " Thought You Had My Back" and 2007's "Losing You."

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  • Lexii from Palpk, Njthis song is simply about a girl loving someone and trusting him and telling him she will never hurt him & that she loves him&needs him in her life
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