Force of Nature (Tank album)

Force of Nature
Studio album by Tank
Released March 13, 2001
Recorded January 2000-October 2000
Genre R&B, pop, Rock
Length 62:03
Label Blackground
Producer Barry Hankerson (exec.), Jomo Hankerson (exec.), Bud'da, Jeffrey "J. Dub" Walker, Rapture Stewart & Eric Seats, Caviar & Overdose
Tank chronology

Force of Nature
(2001)		 One Man
(2002)
Singles from Force of Nature
  1. "Maybe I Deserve"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Slowly"
    Released: 2001

Force of Nature is the debut studio album by American entertainer Tank, it was released on March 13, 2001 on Blackground Records.[1] The album debuted at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart & debuted at #7 on the Billboard 200.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Throw Your Hands Up"  Durrell Babbs, Stephen William AndersonBud'da 3:10
2. "My Freak"  Durrell Babbs, Kannon Cross, Elton William MooreCaviar & Overdose 4:03
3. "Maybe I Deserve"  Durrell BabbsDurrell "Tank" Babbs 4:49
4. "Can't Get Down"  Rapture Stewart, Durrell Babbs, Eric SeatsRapture Stewart & Eric Seats 5:12
5. "Designated Driver"  Elton William Moore, Kannon Cross, Durrell BabbsCaviar & Overdose 4:14
6. "What, What, What"  Durrell Babbs, Stephen Anderson, Benjamin "Black" BushBud'da 3:15
7. "Lady on My Block"  Stephen Anderson, Durrell BabbsBud'da 4:46
8. "Street Life"  Kannon Cross, Durrell Babbs, Elton William MooreCaviar & Overdose 3:41
9. "Slowly"  Jeffrey Walker, Durrell BabbsJeffrey "J. Dub" Walker 6:07
10. "Kill 4 You"  Durrell Babbs, Eric Seats, Rapture StewartRapture Stewart & Eric Seats 4:30
11. "Let It Go"  Stephen Anderson, Durrell BabbsBud'da 3:48
12. "Bounce and Grind"  Durrell Babbs, Jeffrey WalkerJeffrey "J. Dub" Walker 5:12
13. "Maybe I Deserve (Remix)"  Durrell BabbsBud'da 4:45
Total length:
 62:03

Personnel

Credits for Force of Nature adapted from liner notes.[2]

  • Tank - Primary Artist, Vocals
  • Tank - Track Performer
  • Stevie Blacke - Guitar, Strings
  • Lorenzo Pryer - Keyboards
  • J. Dub - Multi Instruments
  • Caviar - Producer, Percussion, Keyboards
  • Budda - Keyboards
  • Digital Black - Vocals
  • Eric Seats - Multi Instruments
  • Overdose - Producer
  • Paul Riser - Engineer, String Arrangements
  • Scott Wolfe - Engineer
  • Stewart - Producer
  • Bob Tucker - Engineer
  • Carlos Warlick - Engineer
  • Barry Hankerson - Executive Producer
  • Jomo Hankerson - Executive Producer
  • Joe Yannece - Mastering
  • Storm Jefferson - Engineer

  • J. Dub - Programming, Producer
  • Michael Conrader - Engineer
  • Scotty Beats - Engineer
  • Eric Pitts - Engineer
  • Budda - Producer, Engineer, Remixing, Keyboards, Mixing
  • Wayne Allison - Engineer
  • S.A. Anderson - Composer
  • Gabe Chiesa - Mixing
  • K. Cross - Composer
  • Peter DiRado - Assistant Engineer
  • Kevin Jackson - Mixing
  • Acar S. Key - Mixing
  • W. Prince Moore - Composer
  • Durrell Babbs - Composer
  • Jonathan Mannion - Photography

Charts

Album charts

Chart (2001)[3] Peak
position
US Billboard 200 7
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 1

Weekly charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
US Billboard 200 25
US R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 35

Release history

Region Date Label Format
United States[4] March 13, 2001 Blackground Records CD, Cassette, digital download
Germany[5] April 27, 2001 CD, Cassette, digital download
United Kingdom[6] April 30, 2001 Virgin Records CD, Cassette

References

  1. ↑ Huey, Steve (2001-03-13). "Force of Nature - Tank : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
  2. ↑ Force of Nature (CD liner). Tank. Blackground Records.
  3. ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/281539/tank/chart
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Force-Nature-Tank/dp/B000059T5H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1342057791&sr=8-1&keywords=tank+force+of+nature
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.de/Force-Nature-Tank/dp/B000059T5H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352685226&sr=8-1
  6. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Force-Nature-Tank/dp/B000059T5H/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1352676589&sr=8-1