Sex, Love & Pain


Sex, Love & Pain is the third studio album by American R&B singer-songwriter Tank. It was released on May 15, 2007, by Blackground Records and Universal Motown Records. The album debuted at number 2 on the Billboard 200, selling 103,000 copies in its first week, while reaching number 1 on Billboards 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.
The album's lead single was "Please Don't Go", which topped the US Billboard Adult R&B Songs chart for six weeks.

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album contained "smooth urban contemporary grooves tailor-made for deep, soulful seduction."

Personnel

Credits for Sex, Love & Pain adapted from Allmusic.
  • 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