Sex, Love & Pain

Sex, Love & Pain is the third studio album by American recording artist Tank. It was released on May 15, 2007 by Blackground Records and Universal Motown Records. The album debutedat number two on the Billboard 200, selling 103,000 copies in its first week, while reaching number one on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Tank's first album to have a Parental Advisory sticker, Sex, Love & Pain was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best R&B Album at the 50th Grammy Awards. Its first single was "Please Don't Go", followed by the "Heartbreaker".

Sex, Love, & Pain
Studio album by Tank
Released	May 15, 2007
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	R&B
Length	56:24
Label	Blackground Universal Motown
Producer	Tank (exec.) Jomo Hankerson (exec.) Barry Hankerson (exec.) Flent Coleman (exec.) Antonio Dixon Eric Jackson St. Nick Steven Russell Timbaland The Underdogs
Tank chronology
One Man (2002) Sex, Love, & Pain (2007) Now or Never (2010)
Singles from Sex Love & Pain
"Please Don't Go" Released: May 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
About	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B−[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Coldest"	Durrell Babbs Thai Olivia Jones	Tank	6:52
2.	"I'm Coming Home"	Babbs Tom Brocker Robert Nelson Relf Melvin Curtis Coleman Keri Hilson	St. Nick	3:05
3.	"My Body"	Babbs Harvey Jay Mason Steven Russell Damon Thomas Antonio Dixon	The Underdogs Tank	3:51
4.	"Please Don't Go"	Babbs Charles Bereal	Tank	5:53
5.	"I Hate U"	Babbs Luke Boyd Nazerine Vera Henderson	Tank	5:15
6.	"Heartbreaker"	Babbs Harvey Mason Jr. Damon Thomas Eric Dawkins Antonio Dixon	Dixon Eric Jackson	4:30
7.	"Who Dat"	Babbs Mason Russell Thomas Dixon	The Underdogs Russell Tank	3:49
8.	"When"	Babbs Mason Russell Thomas	The Underdogs Tank	6:22
9.	"Wedding Song"	Babbs Mason Thomas	The Underdogs	4:38
10.	"My Heart"	Babbs Mason Russell Thomas Dixon	The Underdogs	4:14
11.	"I Love U"	Babbs Coleman Michael Stokes Emanuel Johnson Hilson	The St. Nick	4:03
12.	"I Love Them Girls" (Timbaland Remix)	Babbs Mason Thomas Dixon	Timbaland	3:57
Total length:				56:24

Personnel

Credits for Sex, Love & Pain adapted from Allmusic.[4]

Flent Coleman - Executive Producer Jimmy Douglas - Mixing Sean Garrett - Composer Barry Handerson - Executive Producer Dawn Haynes - Wardrobe Keri Hilson - Composer Eric D. Jackson - Producer

Harvey Mason, Jr. - Mixing Aaron Renner - Assistant Engineer, Mixing Steve Russell - Producer Dexter Simmons - Mixing Tank - Composer, Primary Artist Timbaland - Composer, Guest Artist, Producer Eric Williams - Photography

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2007) Peak position scope="row" US Billboard 200[5] 2 scope="row" US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2007) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] 36

References

1. "Sex Love & Pain - Tank | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
2. Edward, Mark. "Tank - Sex, Love & Pain". Randb.about.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
3. Vozick, Simon (2007-06-01). "Sex Love & Pain". EW.com. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
4. "Sex Love & Pain - Tank | Credits". AllMusic. 2007-05-15. Retrieved 2016-02-18.
5. "Tank Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
6. "Tank Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
7. "R&B/Hip-Hop Albums: Year End 2007". Billboard. Retrieved July 25, 2018.