One Man

by Tank

Overview

Ever the sensitive guy, R&B loverman Tank thoughtfully divides his sophomore disc in two, front-loading it with tender, sexed-up balladry and saving the up-tempo stuff for the second half. On the surface, it's an especially welcome gesture because, in the reverse of how this formula usually works, Tank is much more likely to lose listeners when he aims for the dancefloor than the bedroom. The slow jams here, while a trifle short in the personality department, are decent enough efforts; almost exclusively overseen by Tank himself, they include a pair of keepers with classic lineage. "Supa Sexy" is a successfully atmospheric rewrite of "Sexual Healing," while "Make Me Wanna Sing" uses a sped-up vocal sample from Minnie Riperton's "Lovin' You" to create the album's most memorable tune. But when Tank brings aboard members of the Cash Money clan (plus some lesser-known producers) to establish his bangin' bona fides, One Man becomes one heck of a drag. The nadir is the lethargic shout-out "Club," unlikely to ever be played in one. If you make it that far, the shame of the sequencing soon becomes evident, because two of Tank's best efforts are buried at disc's end: the acoustic-based "Better Man" could nearly be neo-soul, and although it inhabits a large patch of R. Kelly territory, "I Still Believe" is still enjoyable melodrama. Minus the club cuts, this collection wouldn't be half-bad, but at least the CD programming won't require much effort. ~ Dan LeRoy

Product Details

Release Date:	09/17/2021
Label:	Blackground / Empire
UPC:	0194690430572
Rank:	88787

Tracks

1. Interlude
2. One Man (Intro)
3. One Man
4. Supa Sexy
5. My Place
6. Unpredictable
7. Cake and Ice Cream
8. Close
9. I'm the Reason
10. Make Me Wanna Sing
11. Let Me Live
12. Party Like a Thug
13. I Wanna Be That
14. No, Why?
15. Club
16. So Many Times
17. Better Man
18. I Still Believe

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Tank   Primary Artist
Baby   Primary Artist
Jazze Pha   Featured Artist
Mannie Fresh   Featured Artist
Sparkle   Featured Artist
Moujett   Featured Artist
Adimu Colon   Featured Artist
Baby Da #1 Stunna   Featured Artist
Heat   Featured Artist
Baby AKA The #1 Stunna   Featured Artist
Stevie Blacke   Strings
Mowett   Featured Artist
H.E.A.T.   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Tank   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Baby AKA The #1 Stunna   Composer
Bobby Terry   Producer
Ian Devaney   Composer
Leslie Brathwaite   Mixing
Chris Pedersen   Composer
Casey McMackin   Engineer
Josh Butler   Engineer
Jon Gass   Mixing
Johnta Austin   Composer
Lisa Stansfield   Composer
Rick White   Producer
Scott Wolfe   Engineer
Peter DiRado   Engineer
Marvin Gaye   Composer
Corey Williams   Assistant
Jim Caruso   Engineer
Odell Brown   Composer
Overdose   Producer,Producer
Flent Coleman   Executive Producer
Minnie Riperton   Composer
Morris   Composer
Bud'da   Producer
Yvette Williams   Composer
Alex Lowe   Engineer
Kannon "Caviar" Cross   Composer,Producer
Kelly May   Engineer
Jaymz Hardy-Martin III   Engineer
Bryan Williams   Composer
Bonzai Jim Caruso   Mixing,Engineer
Jonathan Mannion   Photography
Jason Schweitzer   Mixing
Big Tank   Producer
A. Ross   Composer
Kevin Jackson   Composer,Producer
Phalon Alexander   Composer
Erik Lil Rick White   Composer
Kevin "K-Jack" Jackson   Producer
Adrian Ross   Composer
Big Bob   Producer
W. Prince Moore   Composer
S. A. Anderson   Composer
Jomo Hankerson   Executive Producer
Budda   Producer
Dino Johnson   Engineer
K. Cross   Composer
Dennis Ross III   Composer,Producer
Curt Williams   Producer
S. Garrett   Composer
Steve Fisher   Assistant
Derek "Big Tank" Thornton   Producer
Adrianne Johnson Ross   Composer
Johnsta Austin   Composer
Richard J. Rudolph   Composer
Jerry Franklin   Composer
Mikka Harvey   Composer
Duane Terry   Composer
Bob Terry   Producer
Curtis L. Williams   Composer
Thai Jones   Composer
Byron Thomas   Composer
Stephen Garrett   Composer
Jarrod Whitaker   Composer
Cris Jones   Composer
Stephen Anderson   Composer
Derryck Thornton   Composer
Brandon Springfield   Composer
Christian Dudley   Composer
Mannie Fresh   Composer,Producer
Barry Hankerson   Executive Producer
Bruce Buechner   Mixing
Greg Lisher   Composer
Victor Krummenacher   Composer
David Lowery   Composer
David Ritz   Composer
Jazze Pha   Composer,Producer
Dexter Simmons   Mixing
Static Major   Composer
Durell Babbs   Composer
William Moore   Composer