The album debuted at number 13 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 16,621 copies in its first week of release.

In June 2014, in an interview with Ebony, Tank explained the album title, saying: "Musically, it leans to my strengths as a musician; as a singer; as a songwriter; as the entertainer I’ve always wanted to be.

On the flip side, from a spiritual and mental standpoint I’ve had to go through a lot in the last few years to get to a space where I am this happy or this excited about my life and where it’s going.

I really wanted to pay homage to that sound and what I do as a musician, as a true vocalist, as a songwriter and really let people experience that side of me 100 percent.

[It’s] disappointing that my record doesn’t have this disrespectful shock value that [makes] you [not] want to play it on your big station.

"Stronger" itself, one of his best ballads, regards perseverance and devotion, yet Last Ditch Attempts would be a more descriptive title for an album with desperate expressions like "I'll come to his house and help you pack your bags" and "'Cause I'm praying now/I give to the homeless now.

[7] Due to the album's low sales, Atlantic stopped all promotion for the album- including the release of what would have been the second single "Stronger".

As a result, Tank went to Instagram in December 2014 to rant about his displeasure of the album's failure by blaming it on the fans.

[8] His rant included the statement “Maybe I should have been born white then all my music would go straight to mainstream" - referencing Sam Smith and Adele's success on urban radio.