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Always (Pebbles album)

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Pebbles
Studio album by Pebbles
Released September 11, 1990
Recorded 1989-1990
Genre Pop/R&B
Length 53:23
Label MCA
Producer L.A. Reid & Babyface, Pebbles, Daryl Simmons, Kayo
Pebbles chronology
Pebbles
(1987)
Always
(1990)
Straight from My Heart
(1995)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
Entertainment Weekly C−[2]

Always is the second album of Pebbles. It was released in 1990 on MCA Records, and spawned two #1 R&B hits, "Giving You the Benefit" and "Love Makes Things Happen", a duet with Babyface, as well as the top 5 R&B hit "Backyard" with Salt-n-Pepa and the top 20 R&B hit "Always".

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Giving You the Benefit"   L.A. Reid, Babyface 5:40
2. "Backyard" (featuring Salt-n-Pepa) L.A. Reid, Babyface, Salt 5:56
3. "Love Makes Things Happen" (with Babyface) L.A. Reid, Babyface 5:10
4. "Say a Prayer for Me"   L.A. Reid, Babyface 5:15
5. "Why Do I Believe" (Prelude) Babyface 1:05
Side two
No. Title Writer(s) Length
6. "Give It to Me"   L.A. Reid, Babyface 4:10
7. "Why Do I Believe"   Babyface 3:53
8. "Always"   Pebbles, Danny Sembello 5:33
9. "Stay With Me"   Daryl Simmons, Kayo, Pebbles 4:38
10. "Good Thang"   L.A. Reid, Babyface, Daryl Simmons, Kayo, Pebbles 4:25
CD bonus track
No. Title Writer(s) Length
11. "Giving You the Benefit" (Extended Club Mix) L.A. Reid, Babyface 7:41

Production

  • Executive L.A Reid & Babyface, Perri Reid
  • Producers: L.A. Reid & Babyface, Pebbles, Daryl Simmons, Kayo
  • Recorded & Engineered By Ron Christopher, Ryan Dorn, Jim Dutt, John Gass, Thom "TK" Kidd, Barney Perkins
  • Assistant Engineers: Michael Alvord, Steve Battle, Mike Baumgartner, Kyle Bess, Rich Caughron, Jim Champagne, Milton Chan, Ross Donaldson, Fred Law, Ted Malia, Joe Shay, Donnell Sullivan, Michael White, Bill Zalin, Jim "Z" Zumpano
  • Mixing: Jon Gass, L.A. Reid
  • Mastering: Eddy Shreyer

Personnel

  • Drums: Kayo, L.A. Reid
  • Percussion: Kayo, L.A. Reid
  • Bass: Babyface, Kayo
  • Guitars: Babyface
  • Keyboards: Babyface, Kayo, Danny Sembello, Daryl Simmons
  • Backing Vocals: After 7, Babyface, Cherrelle, Johnny Gill, Bambi Jones, Kayo, Pebbles, L.A. Reid, Daryl Simmons, L.A. Reid, Karyn White

Chart

Year Chart[3] Peak
position
1990 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums 12
1990 US Billboard 200 37

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