Long a cross between Brian McKnight and R.
Kelly, R&B's smooth -- but chiseled -- operator Tank tips the scales toward the Kels side on his 2012 release, filling the album with dreamy, lush productions and "adults-only" lyrics that sometimes reach the level of "shameful adults only." Case in point, the pillowy soft "Compliments," which is filled with sweet nothings that escalate to innuendo, that escalates to a (puritans leave now) "camel toe" compliment when guests T.I. and Kris Stephens join in.
"I know that you cool/But what we gonna do about mine?" is the sentiment behind the misdirected bundle of bedroom encouragement called "Don't Give Up," and when Chris Brown talks of the 100 women who want to sleep with him but "only your ass can get to me," the album is either the first bedroom effort made exclusively for guys or one of the more risky couples albums, where frank talk could either heighten or kill the mood.
Still, it's in this environment that lyrics like "Since you don't appreciate her/I'm gonna please her later/Let me take that off your hands" sit comfortably, because with This Is How I Feel, doing wrong feels so right when you drop your inhibitions.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LonelyDurrell Babbs, Lonny Bereal, Chris Brown, Donald Degrate, Cedric Hailey, Floyd E. Bentley III, Melvin R. Monroe III, James "J-Doe" Smith, Kristina Stephens, Vincent Watson | Tank | Play | 04:54 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Your OneDurrell Babbs, Jerren Spruill, Troy Taylor | Tank | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | ComplimentsDurrell Babbs, Clifford Harris, Kristina Stephens | Tank | Play | 04:12 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Don't Give UpDurrell Babbs | Tank | Play | 03:28 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | NowhereDurrell Babbs, Lonny Bereal, Floyd E. Bentley III, Melvin R. Monroe III, James "J-Doe" Smith | Tank | Play | 03:31 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Off Your HandsDurrell Babbs, Kevin McCall | Tank | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | This Is How I FeelMarcella Araica, Durrell Babbs, Luke Boyd, Nate Hills, Kristina Stephens | Tank | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Next BreathDurrell Babbs, Sammie Bush, Kevin McCall, Micah Powell, Christopher Umana | Tank | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | Better Than MeDurrell Babbs, Eric Hudson | Tank | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Lost It AllDurrell Babbs, Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes, Troy Taylor | Tank | Play | 04:42 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rebecca Alexis | Stylist |
| 2 | Marcella Araica | Composer, Engineer, Mixing |
| 3 | John Armstrong | Engineer |
| 4 | Durrell Babbs | Composer, Executive Producer, Producer |
| 5 | Paul Bailey | Engineer |
| 6 | Aaron Bay-Schuck | A&R |
| 7 | Floyd E. Bentley III | Composer |
| 8 | Britney Bereal | Vocals (Background) |
| 9 | Charlie Bereal | Guitar |
| 10 | Lonny Bereal | Composer |
| 11 | Josh Berg | Engineer |
| 12 | Luke Boyd | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 13 | Chris Brown | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 14 | Sammie Bush | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 15 | The Composer | Producer |
| 16 | Danja | Producer |
| 17 | Donald Degrate | Composer |
| 18 | Dustin Douglass | Engineer |
| 19 | Lanre Gaba | A&R |
| 20 | Doug Geikie | Engineer |
| 21 | Jimmy Gonzales | Engineer |
| 22 | Cedric Hailey | Composer |
| 23 | Clifford Harris | Composer |
| 24 | Trehy Harris | Assistant |
| 25 | Nico Hartikainen | Engineer |
| 26 | Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes | Composer, Producer |
| 27 | Nate Hills | Composer |
| 28 | Eric Hudson | Composer, Producer |
| 29 | Jaycen Joshua | Mixing |
| 30 | David Kutch | Mastering |
| 31 | Christian Lantry | Photography |
| 32 | William Marshall | Hair Stylist, Make-Up |
| 33 | Kevin McCall | Composer, Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Peter Mokran | Mixing |
| 35 | Melvin R. Monroe III | Composer |
| 36 | Mark Obriski | Art Direction, Design |
| 37 | Rhea Pasricha | A&R |
| 38 | Micah Powell | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 39 | Erik Reichers | Engineer |
| 40 | Rex Rideout | Additional Production |
| 41 | Poet Ed Sanders | Assistant |
| 42 | Phil Scott III | Engineer |
| 43 | James "J-Doe" Smith | Composer |
| 44 | Jerren Spruill | Composer, Producer |
| 45 | Marsha St. Hubert | Marketing |
| 46 | Kris Stephens | Featured Artist |
| 47 | Kristina Stephens | Composer |
| 48 | T-Minus | Producer |
| 49 | T.I. | Featured Artist |
| 50 | Tank | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 51 | Troy Taylor | Composer, Producer |
| 52 | Alex Heme Toval | Engineer |
| 53 | Carolyn Tracey | Package Production |
| 54 | Sergio "Sergical" Tsai | Engineer |
| 55 | Christopher Umana | Composer, Producer |
| 56 | Vincent Watson | Composer |
| 57 | Vincent "Invisible" Watson | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |