This Is How I Feel

2012 studio album by Tank
This Is How I Feel
Studio album by
Tank
ReleasedMay 8, 2012
Length39:55
LabelAtlantic
Producer
  • Tank (exec.)
  • Christopher Umana
  • The Composer
  • Danja
  • Patrick Hayes
  • Eric Hudson
  • Invisible
  • J-Kits
  • Kevin McCall
  • Rex Rideout
  • T-Minus
  • Troy Taylor
Tank chronology
Now or Never
(2010) 		This Is How I Feel
(2012) 		Stronger
(2014)
Singles from This Is How I Feel
  1. "Compliments"
    Released: October 17, 2011
  2. "Next Breath"
    Released: January 3, 2012

This is How I Feel is the fifth studio album by the R&B singer Tank. It was released by Atlantic Records on May 8, 2012.[1]

Singles

The album first single "Compliments" was released on October 17, 2011.[2] It features Kris Stephens, and on the album version it fellow rapper T.I. The second single "Next Breath" was released on January 3, 2012.[3]

Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
PopMatters[5]

David Jeffries of AllMusic wrote that "Long a cross between Brian McKnight and R. Kelly, R&B's smooth – but chiseled – operator Tank tips the scales toward the [Kelly] side on his 2012 release, filling the album with dreamy, lush productions and 'adults-only' lyrics that sometimes reach the level of 'shameful adults only'."[4] PopMatters editor David Amidon found that This Is How I Feel "clocks in as Tank’s shortest project yet at just ten tracks and 40 minutes, but somehow it still manages to be something of a trial to get through [...] If you’re just an unabashed fan of male R&B vocals, or the sight of Tank’s pecs on the cover has some sort of brainwashing effect on you, This Is How I Feel might be worth a few cursory spins on Spotify or what have you, but otherwise this is a release that will come and go with very little fanfare."[5]

Chart performance

This Is How I Feel sold 30,000 copies in its first week of release.[6]

Track listing

Physical editionNo.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length1."Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Durrell Babbs
  • Brown
  • Cedric Hailey
  • Donald DeGrate
  • Floyd Bentley
  • Lonny Bereal
  • James Smith
  • Kristina Stephens
  • Melvin Monroe
  • Vincent Watson
Invisible4:542."Your One"
  • Babbs
  • Jerren "J-Kits" Spruill
  • Troy Taylor
  • J-Kits
  • Taylor
3:473."Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens)
T-Minus4:124."Don't Give Up"Babbs
  • Tank
  • The Composer
3:285."Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
  • Babbs
  • Bentley
  • Bereal
  • Smith
  • Monroe
Tank3:316."Off Your Hands"
  • Babbs
  • Kevin McCall
McCall3:377."This Is How I Feel"
Danja4:168."Next Breath"
  • Tank
  • The Composer
  • Christopher "C4" Umana
  • Rex Rideout
3:309."Better Than Me"
  • Tank
  • Hudson
3:5310."Lost It All"
  • Babbs
  • Patrick Hayes
  • Taylor
  • Hayes
  • Taylor
4:42
This Is How I Feel – Digital edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How I Feel (Intro)"BabbsTank2:10
2."Lonely" (featuring Chris Brown)
  • Babbs
  • Brown
  • Hailey
  • DeGrate
  • Bentley
  • Bereal
  • Smith
  • Stephens
  • Monroe
  • Watson
Invisible4:54
3."Your One"
  • Babbs
  • Spruill
  • Taylor
  • J-Kits
  • Taylor
3:47
4."Compliments (Interlude)"BabbsTank1:27
5."Compliments" (featuring T.I. & Kris Stephens)
  • Babbs
  • Harris
  • Stephens
T-Minus4:12
6."Don't Give Up"Babbs
  • Tank
  • The Composer
3:28
7."Nowhere" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
  • Babbs
  • Bentley
  • Bereal
  • Smith
  • Monroe
Tank3:31
8."Off Your Hands"
  • Babbs
  • McCall
McCall3:37
9."This Is How I Feel (Interlude)"BabbsTank2:03
10."This Is How I Feel"
  • Babbs
  • Stephens
  • Boyd
  • Araica
  • Hills
Danja4:16
11."Next Breath"
  • Babbs
  • Umana
  • McCall
  • Powell
  • Bush
  • Tank
  • The Composer
  • Umana
  • Rideout
3:30
12."Better Than Me"
  • Babbs
  • Hudson
  • Tank
  • Hudson
3:53
13."Lost It All"
  • Babbs
  • Hayes
  • Taylor
  • Hayes
  • Taylor
4:42
iTunes Store deluxe version[7]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Underrated"Tank3:56
15."Crazy" (featuring Kevin McCall)
  • Babbs
  • McCall
McCall3:39
16."Underrated" (music video)  4:02
Samples
  • "Lonely" contains elements of "My Heart Belongs to You" as performed by Jodeci.

Personnel

Credits for This Is How I Feel adapted from Allmusic.[8]

* Rebecca Alexis – stylist
  • Marcella Araica – composer
  • Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – engineer, mixing
  • John Armstrong – engineer
  • Durrell Babbs – composer, executive producer, producer
  • Paul Bailey – engineer
  • Aaron Bay–Schuck – A&R
  • Floyd E. Bentley III Composer
  • Britney Bereal – vocals (Background)
  • Charlie Bereal – guitar
  • Lonny Bereal – composer
  • Josh Berg – engineer
  • Luke Boyd – composer, vocals (Background)
  • Chris Brown – composer, Featured Artist
  • Sammie Bush – composer, vocals (Background)
  • Clifford Harris – composer
  • The Composer – producer
  • Danja – producer
  • Donald DeGrate – composer
  • Dustin Douglass – engineer
  • Lanre Gaba – A&R
  • Doug Geikie – engineer
  • Jimmy Gonzales – engineer
  • Cedric Hailey – composer
  • Trehy Harris – Assistant
  • Nico Hartikainen – engineer
  • Patrick "Guitarboy" Hayes Composer, Producer
  • Nate Hills – composer
  • Eric Hudson – composer, producer
  • Jaycen Joshua – mixing
  • David Kutch – Mastering
  • Christian Lantry – Photography
  • William Marshall – Hair Stylist, Make–Up
  • Kevin McCall – composer, producer, vocals (Background)
  • Peter Mokran – mixing
  • Melvin R. Monroe III Composer
  • Mark Obriski – Art Direction, Design
  • Rhea Pasricha – A&R
  • Micah Powell – composer, vocals (Background)
  • Erik Reichers – engineer
  • Rex Rideout – additional production
  • Poet Ed Sanders – Assistant
  • Phil Scott III – engineer
  • James "J–Doe" Smith – composer
  • Jerren Spruill – composer
  • Jerren "J–Kits" Spruill – producer
  • Marsha St. Hubert – Marketing
  • Kris Stephens – Featured Artist
  • Kristina Stephens – composer
  • T.I. – Featured Artist
  • Tank – Primary Artist, Producer
  • Troy Taylor – composer, producer
  • T–Minus – producer
  • Alex Heme Toval – engineer
  • Carolyn Tracey – Package Production
  • Sergio "Sergical" Tsai – engineer
  • Christopher Umana – composer, producer
  • Vincent Watson – composer
  • Vincent "Invincible" Watson – producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for This Is How I Feel
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[9] 9
US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[10] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for This Is How I Feel
Chart (2012) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[11] 63

Release history

This Is How I Feel release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Various May 8, 2012 Atlantic [12]

References

  1. ^ "This is How I Feel". Amazon. 2012.
  2. ^ "Compliments (feat. Kris Stephens) - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 17 October 2011. Retrieved 2011-10-17.
  3. ^ "Next Breath - Single by Tank". iTunes Store. Apple. 3 January 2012. Retrieved 2012-01-03.
  4. ^ a b "This Is How I Feel – Tank". AllMusic. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  5. ^ a b Amidon, David (July 1, 2012). "Tank: This Is How I Feel". PopMatters. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  6. ^ "Tank's "This Is How I Feel" First-Week Sales Projections Revealed | SOHH.COM". www.sohh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-05-13.
  7. ^ "This is How I Feel (Deluxe Version) by Tank". iTunes. 8 May 2012.
  8. ^ "This Is How I Feel - Tank: Credits: AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. ^ "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 100 Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  10. ^ "Tank Album & Song Chart History: Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  11. ^ "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. 2 January 2013. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  12. ^ "This Is How I Feel by Tank". Apple Music. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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