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1990 studio album by Pebbles
Always
Studio album by Pebbles
ReleasedSeptember 11, 1990
Recorded1989–1990
Studio Various
Genre
Length53:23
LabelMCA
Producer
Pebbles chronology
Pebbles
(1987) 		Always
(1990) 		Straight from My Heart
(1995)
Singles from Always
  1. "Giving You the Benefit"
    Released: August 11, 1990
  2. "Love Makes Things Happen"
    Released: November 6, 1990
  3. "Backyard"
    Released: March 12, 1991
  4. "Always"
    Released: June 10, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyC−

Always is the second studio album by American recording artist Pebbles. It was released on September 11, 1990, by MCA Records and spawned two Top 20 hits on the U.S. Hot 100, which also hit #1 on the R&B chart: "Giving You the Benefit" (US #4 pop, #1 R&B) and "Love Makes Things Happen" (a duet with Babyface, US #13 pop, #1 R&B), as well as the top-five R&B hit "Backyard" (featuring Salt-N-Pepa), and the top 20 R&B hit "Always".

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Giving You the Benefit"Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid5:41
2."Backyard" (featuring Salt-N-Pepa)Edmonds, Reid, Cheryl James5:56
3."Love Makes Things Happen" (with Babyface)Edmonds, Reid5:10
4."Say a Prayer for Me"Edmonds, Reid5:15
5."Why Do I Believe" (Prelude)Edmonds1:05
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Give It to Me"Edmonds, Reid4:10
7."Why Do I Believe"Edmonds3:53
8."Always"Danny Sembello, Pebbles5:33
9."Stay with Me"Kevin Roberson, Daryl Simmons, Pebbles4:38
10."Good Thang"Edmonds, Reid, Roberson, Simmons, Pebbles4:25
CD bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Giving You the Benefit" (Extended Club Mix)Edmonds, Reid7:41

Production

  • L.A. & Babyface – executive producers, producers (1–8)
  • Pebbles – executive producer, co-producer (8)
  • Daryl Simmons & Kayo – producers (9, 10)
  • Jon Gass – recording (1–9), mix engineer, mixing
  • Jimmy Dutt – recording (4, 10)
  • L.A. Reid – mixing
  • Ron Christopher, Ryan Dorn, Jimmy Dutt, Thom "TK" Kidd and Barney Perkins – additional 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 and Jim "Z" Zumpano – assistant engineers
  • Donnell Sullivan – mix assistant
  • Eddy Schreyer – mastering at Future Disc (Hollywood, California)
  • Donald Parks – production manager
  • Zetra Smith – production manager (4, 9)
  • Jeff Adamoff – art direction
  • September – art direction
  • Randee St. Nicholas – photography
  • Gallin Morey Associates – management

Personnel

  • Pebbles – lead vocals, backing vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Babyface – keyboards (1–8), keyboard programming (1–8), rhythm arrangements (1–8), vocal arrangements (1–9), backing vocals (2, 3, 4, 8), lead vocals (3), Moog bass (4), Fender 5-string bass (5, 7), guitars (8), guitar solo (9)
  • Donald Parks – Fairlight CMI (1–4, 8, 10), Synclavier programming (1, 3, 8, 10), Synclavier (5, 6, 7, 9)
  • Danny Sembello – keyboards (8)
  • Daryl Simmons – backing vocals (4, 9, 10), keyboards (9, 10), keyboard programming (9, 10), guitars (9), rhythm arrangements (9, 10), vocal arrangements (9, 10)
  • Kayo – Moog bass (1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 10), Fender 5-string bass (3), percussion (5, 7), backing vocals (9, 10), vocal arrangements (9, 10), keyboards (10, keyboard programming (10), drums (10)
  • L.A. Reid – drums, percussion, backing vocals (1, 9), rhythm arrangements (1–8), vocal arrangements (1–4, 6, 8)
  • After 7 – backing vocals (1, 2, 6, 10)
  • Natisse "Bambi" Jones – backing vocals (1, 6, 8)
  • Salt 'N' Pepa – raps (2)
  • Johnny Gill – backing vocals (4, 8)
  • Karyn White – backing vocals (4)
  • Cherrelle – backing vocals (8)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1990) Peak
position
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 68
US Billboard 200 37
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 12

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 25

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) Gold 500,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. Hogan, Ed. Always review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  2. Sandow, Greg (September 14, 1990). "Always review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
  3. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9070". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  4. "Pebbles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  5. "Pebbles Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. "American album certifications – Pebbles – Always". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 16, 2023.
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