Around 2006 Howie started work on his first solo album. The album would include Spanish/Latin songs as well as American. But he eventually changed his mind on the style of the album. Noting that his Spanish was not the best and did not want to be something he is not. Around 2010/2011, he started to work on an album that was more pop/r&b style. Dorough's first solo album "Back to Me" was eventually released on November 15, 2011. The album featured many songs that Howie co-wrote himself. The first single of the album "100", a dance track was released in the summer of 2011 and received moderate success and airplay primarily in Canada. Also in November 2011, Dorough joined Britney Spears for her Femme Fatale Tour in South America.