Always (Pebbles album)

Always

Studio album by Pebbles

Released

September 11, 1990

Recorded

1989-1990

Genre

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)

Singles from Always

"Giving You the Benefit"
Released: August 1990
"Love Makes Things Happen"
Released: November 6, 1990
"Backyard"
Released: 1991
"Always"
Released: 1991

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[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".

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 Producers: 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
Synthesizer Programming [Fairlight, Yamaha DX7, Roland]: Donald K. Parks
Backing Vocals: After 7, Babyface, Cherrelle, Johnny Gill, Bambi Jones, Kayo, Pebbles, Daryl Simmons, Karyn White

Chart

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

References

↑ Hogan, Ed. Always review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
↑ Sandow, Greg (September 14, 1990). "Always review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2013-03-23.
↑ "Always > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

Pebbles

Studio albums	Pebbles (1987) Always (1990) Straight from My Heart (1995)

Singles	"Girlfriend" "Mercedes Boy" "Giving You the Benefit" "Love Makes Things Happen"

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