Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Durrell Babbs was rolling as smoothly as ever in 2014. This Is How I Feel, his fifth album, had gone Top Ten, while the product of his collaboration with Tyrese and Ginuwine, as TGT, debuted at number three and was Grammy-nominated for Best R&B Album. Though his adequate and sometimes brow-raising sixth album might seem fittingly titled, it's more descriptive of his career than of the content. "Stronger" itself, one of his best ballads, regards perseverance and devotion, yet Last Ditch Attempts would be a more descriptive title for an album with desperate expressions like "I'll come to his house and help you pack your bags" and "'Cause I'm praying now/I give to the homeless now." On "If That's What It Takes," Babbs takes it to a new level by declaring "I'll carry your baby, do that nine months of pain," like he wrote it while watching that episode of The Cosby Show where Dr. Huxtable has an off-the-wall dream after eating a hero sandwich. Through much of Stronger, Babbs relates how much he needs his woman, and how much she means to him, over soft and glistening slow-jam productions from the likes of Young Fyre, James "J-Doe" Smith and Eric "Bluetooth" Griggs, and Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis and Shama "Sak Pase" Joseph. The uptempo songs are highlighted by the opening "You're My Star," with Kelly Rowland present in the background, while "Dance with Me" and "I Gotta Have It" -- the latter the album's lone song about a short-term fling -- are more throwback in nature, offering light disco-funk. The relatively relaxed "Missing You," a more explicitly referential track, is a '70s Marvin Gaye homage built on a rolling, horn-accented groove with a subtle reference to "Distant Lover." It's more convincing than any of Robin Thicke's Gaye tributes.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From $10.83/month
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Lonny Bereal, Writer - Tank, Producer, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dan Higgins, Horn - Michael Jackson, Writer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Kelly Rowland, Additional Vocals - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Dan Fornero, Horn - Michael Stever, Horn - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Francesco Torres, Horn - Bobby Newt, Writer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - James Smith, Writer - Lonny Bereal, Writer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Don City, Producer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Derrick D. Beck, Producer, Writer - Domameche Jackson, Writer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Duplessis, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Arden Altino, Writer, CoProducer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Akene Dunkely, Keyboards - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Oliver Castelli, Writer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer, Producer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Serge Tsai, RecordingEngineer - Kevin Wilson, RecordingEngineer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Arden Altino, Composer, CoProducer - Bernard Grobman, Additional Guitar - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Robert Aaron, Horn - Andrew Robertson, RecordingEngineer - Lance Powell, RecordingEngineer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Mark Gibbs, Congas - Brandyn Porter, Guitar - Jordan Babbs, Claps - Reyn Babbs, Claps
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Jerry Duplessis, Producer, Writer, MixingEngineer - Angela Hunte, Additional Vocals - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Serge Tsai, RecordingEngineer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Arden Altino, Writer, CoProducer - Bernard Grobman, Additional Guitar - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Robert Aaron, Horn - Scott Gaddy, Writer, CoProducer - Andrew Robertson, RecordingEngineer - Lance Powell, RecordingEngineer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Mark Gibbs, Congas
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - James Smith, Composer, Producer, Writer - Lonny Bereal, Writer, Background Vocals - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Composer, Writer - Eric Griggs, Composer, Producer, Writer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Eric Denniston, RecordingEngineer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, Writer, ExecutiveProducer - James Smith, Writer - Lonny Bereal, Writer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Tramaine Winfrey, Writer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Young Frye, Producer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Jordan Suecof, Composer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Chris Jackson, Composer, Writer - Infinity, Producer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - The Closers, CoProducer - Antario Holmes, Composer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Tario, CoProducer - Eric Denniston, RecordingEngineer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - Jerry Duplessis, Composer, Producer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Serge Tsai, RecordingEngineer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Arden Altino, Composer, CoProducer - Bernard Grobman, Guitar - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Shama Joseph, Composer, Producer - Andrew Robertson, RecordingEngineer - Lance Powell, RecordingEngineer - Harold O'Neal, Keyboards - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer - Jamale Hopkins, Drums
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Harvey Mason, Jr., MixingEngineer - J. Valentine, ExecutiveProducer - Kevin Randolph, Keyboards, Writer - Ernest Clark, Writer - Marcos Palacios, Writer - Tank, Lead Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Da Internz, Producer - Dave Kutch, MasteringEngineer - Durrell "Tank" Babbs, Writer - Tony Russell, Bass Guitar, Writer - Uforo Ebong, Drums, Writer - Jaha Johnson, ExecutiveProducer
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation
Album review
Durrell Babbs was rolling as smoothly as ever in 2014. This Is How I Feel, his fifth album, had gone Top Ten, while the product of his collaboration with Tyrese and Ginuwine, as TGT, debuted at number three and was Grammy-nominated for Best R&B Album. Though his adequate and sometimes brow-raising sixth album might seem fittingly titled, it's more descriptive of his career than of the content. "Stronger" itself, one of his best ballads, regards perseverance and devotion, yet Last Ditch Attempts would be a more descriptive title for an album with desperate expressions like "I'll come to his house and help you pack your bags" and "'Cause I'm praying now/I give to the homeless now." On "If That's What It Takes," Babbs takes it to a new level by declaring "I'll carry your baby, do that nine months of pain," like he wrote it while watching that episode of The Cosby Show where Dr. Huxtable has an off-the-wall dream after eating a hero sandwich. Through much of Stronger, Babbs relates how much he needs his woman, and how much she means to him, over soft and glistening slow-jam productions from the likes of Young Fyre, James "J-Doe" Smith and Eric "Bluetooth" Griggs, and Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis and Shama "Sak Pase" Joseph. The uptempo songs are highlighted by the opening "You're My Star," with Kelly Rowland present in the background, while "Dance with Me" and "I Gotta Have It" -- the latter the album's lone song about a short-term fling -- are more throwback in nature, offering light disco-funk. The relatively relaxed "Missing You," a more explicitly referential track, is a '70s Marvin Gaye homage built on a rolling, horn-accented groove with a subtle reference to "Distant Lover." It's more convincing than any of Robin Thicke's Gaye tributes.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 10 track(s)
- Total length: 00:52:39
- Main artists: Tank
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company ℗ 2014 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. A Warner Music Group Company
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz?
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalog with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets, and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.
