sentences:  It was nominated for Best Contemporary R&B Album at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards that was held February 2008, but it lost to Ne-Yo's "Because of You".As of December 2007, the album has been certified platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and remains Cole's highest-selling album to date with 1.7 million copies sold.Cole started work on her second album shortly after the release of her debut album, "The Way It Is".