Stronger (Tank album)
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| Studio album by Tank | ||||
| Released | August 12, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 52:35 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Tank, Don City, Derrick D. Beck, Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Shama "Sak Pase" Joesph, James "J-Doe" Smith, Eric "Bluetooth" Griggs, Young Fyre, Infinity, Da Internz | |||
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Stronger is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Tank. The album was released on August 12, 2014, by Atlantic Records. The album was supported by the single "You're My Star". The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 16,621 copies in its first week of release.
In June 2014, in an interview with Ebony, Tank explained the album title, saying: "Musically, it leans to my strengths as a musician; as a singer; as a songwriter; as the entertainer I’ve always wanted to be. This album is freedom to me. I’m not compromising being talented, [and] I’m not apologizing for the gifts God has given me. On the flip side, from a spiritual and mental standpoint I’ve had to go through a lot in the last few years to get to a space where I am this happy or this excited about my life and where it’s going."
He also spoke about the song "Hope This Makes You Love Me", saying: "I have a record on this album that’s extremely special. It’s called “I Hope This Makes You Love Me.” This record just speaks to the idea of how we try to barter for love. How we, in a sense, try to pay for it—like to love a person and to not get [love] in return, or the same love in return and how far we’re willing to go to have that love reciprocated the way we want it to be. It’s like we do anything for it, and at the end of the day, it’s just in hope of being loved in return. This song is an experience."
In August 2014, in an interview with Vibe, he spoke about what he did differently on the album, saying: "I added a lot more of the original retro sound of R&B to this album, all the way through and through. I really wanted to pay homage to that sound and what I do as a musician, as a true vocalist, as a songwriter and really let people experience that side of me 100 percent. Coming off the TGT album, I saw that there was still a need for real R&B music, and nobody’s really throwing that out there. This album is leaning towards my strengths and what I do well." He also spoke about why the album doesn't have any features, saying: "I’m not really a feature-heavy guy anyway. When I have a vision, I like to see it all the way through, you know? Sometimes I feel like if a feature is going to interrupt that vision and it's not going to really speak to the song the way I need it to, then I’d rather just be without it. I don’t do features just to do features that put hot people on one song. That’s a way of doing things, but it's not my way."
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