Tank (American singer)

For other uses, see Tank (disambiguation).

Tank
Birth name	Durrell Babbs
Born	January 1, 1976 (1976-01-01) (age 35) Milwaukee, Wisconsin, US
Origin	Washington, DC, US
Genres	R&B, pop, hip hop, dance, crunk&B, reggae
Years active	1996–present
Labels	Blackground (2000-2009), Atlantic (2010-Present)
Associated acts	TGT, Tyrese, Ginuwine, The Underdogs, Aaliyah, Omarion
Website	www.TheRealTank.com

Tank (born Durrell Babbs on January 1, 1976 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American R&B singer, songwriter and producer.

Career

Tank was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and moved with his family as a child to the Washington, D.C. suburb of Clinton, Maryland. He was a multi-sport athlete at Crossland High School and was offered the opportunity to play college football^{[citation needed]}. However Tank decided to focus on music and his talent eventually led him to an opportunity to sing background vocals for Ginuwine during one of Ginuwine's tours. In 2001, following Ginuwine's successful tour Tank released his debut album Force of Nature which spawned the R&B Top Ten-single "Maybe I Deserve".^{[citation needed]}

In 2002, Tank released his second album One Man and a single of the same name.

Tank released his third solo album entitled "Sex, Love & Pain" on May 15, 2007. The lead single was intended to be "I Luv Dem Girls", but for unknown reasons the song was given to Marques Houston who renamed it "Strip Club" (intending to place it on his third solo album "Veteran"). However, "Strip Club" did not make "Veteran," and "Sex, Love & Pain"'s last track is the Timbaland remix to "I Luv Dem Girls". The first single from Tank's third album was "Please Don't Go". Later in the year Tank, Ginuwine and Tyrese Gibson formed a group called TGT. Their first single was a remix of "Please Don't Go" with an international tour entitled "The Shirts Off Tour" and search for a fourth member to follow.^[1] Tank released his fourth studio album, Now or Never, on December 14, 2010. Tank collaborated with other artists on this project like Chris Brown, Drake, Letoya Luckett and many other artists.

Tank's song writing and production credits include working with Dave Hollister, Marques Houston, Omarion, Jamie Foxx, Donell Jones and Monica amongst others. As an associate of production team The Underdogs, also Harvey Mason and with his team, Song Dynasty. He has worked with many different artists over the years and was also a contributor to the score of the film adaptation of the musical Dreamgirls, in which he also had a cameo. He was also featured in the movie Preacher's Kid.

Personal life

Tank is the father to four children listed here in birth order: Jordan & Ryen Babbs, Zoey Babbs and Durrell Babbs Jr..

Discography

Albums

Year	Album	Chart positions		RIAA certifications
		U.S.	U.S. R&B
2001	Force of Nature	7	1	Gold[2]
2002	One Man	20	4
2007	Sex, Love & Pain	2	1
2010	Now or Never	35	10

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Singles

Year	Title	Chart positions			Album
		U.S.	U.S. R&B	Hot Adult R&B
2000	"Freaky"	—	—	—
2001	"Maybe I Deserve"	38	7	—	Force of Nature
	"Slowly"	—	43	—
2002	"One Man"	107	25	—	One Man
	"Let Me Live" (featuring Mannie Fresh & Jazze Pha)	—	82	—
2003	"Come Over" (with Aaliyah)	32	9	—	I Care 4 U
	"Tonite, I'm Yours" (with Zane)	—	87	—	The Big Zane Theory
2005	"I Love Them Girls"	—	—	—	Sex Love & Pain
	"You Can Do Better" (with Sharissa)	—	—	28	Every Beat of My Heart
2007	"Please Don't Go"	42	2	1	Sex, Love & Pain
	"Heartbreaker"	—	37	—
2010	"Sex Music"	—	29	20	Now or Never
	"I Can't Make You Love Me"	—	64	27
	"Emergency"	121	23	7
2011	"Celebration" (featuring Drake)	—	73	29

Awards

• Grammy Award Nominations
  • 2008, Best R&B Male Vocal Performance: "Please Don't Go"
  • 2008, Best R&B Album: Sex, Love & Pain
  • 2010, Best R&B Song: "Under"
  • 2011, Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group: "Take My Time" with Chris Brown

References

1. ^ http://www.sohh.com/articles/article.php/11692
2. ^ "Search Results". Billboard.com. Billboard. 2001-01-21. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS. Retrieved 2011-01-21. 

External links

• Official website
• Tank on Twitter
• Tank at the Internet Movie Database
• (French) French Group dedicated to Tank on SoulRnB.com (Photos, Videos, Discussions, Etc.)

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