His credits over this time period included songs on Aaliyah (Aaliyah, 2001), Things in the Game Done Changed (Dave Hollister, 2002), U-Turn (Brian McKnight, 2003), Free Yourself (Fantasia Barrino, 2004), O (Omarion, 2005), Naked (Marques Houston, 2005), Unpredictable (Jamie Foxx, 2005), The Makings of Me (Monica, 2007), Veteran (Marques Houston, 2007), and Ms. A second solo album, One Man (2002), followed shortly thereafter and was nearly as successful as its predecessor, spawning another pair of singles ('One Man,' 'Let Me Live') and breaking into the Top Five of the R&B album chart (number 20 overall).For several years, he busied himself as a songwriter, musician, and producer.

A recording contract with Blackground Records followed, subsequently resulting in Tank's solo debut, Force of Nature (2001), which spawned a pair of singles ('Maybe I Deserve,' 'Slowly') and topped Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart (number seven overall). The Movie (2000) includes several songs credited to Tank. As a teenager, Tank became interested in sports as well as music, and he considered playing college football.Ultimately, he stuck with music and landed an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine.įurther opportunities presented themselves, most notably with Dave Hollister, whose album Chicago '85. As a youth, he was able to develop his singing ability at his local church, where his cousin was choir director. Born Durrell Babbs in Milwaukee, Wisconsin before later moving to the Washington, D.C., suburb of Clinton, Maryland, Tank became interested in music at an early age.

Chris Brown Feat Tank Take My Time Download YoutubeĬontemporary R&B singer Tank, whose moniker refers to his physique, recorded solo albums sporadically, beginning with his 2001 debut Force of Nature, and became increasingly busy behind the scenes as a songwriter, musician, and producer.

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