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			{{Short description\|American singer-songwriter}}
			{{Use mdy dates\|date=January 2022}}
			{{other people\|Pebbles}}
	{{Infobox musical artist		{{Infobox musical artist
	\|name = Perri "Pebbles" Reid		\| name = Perri "Pebbles" Reid
			\| image = Perri "Pebbles" Reid Attends The T.J. Martell Foundation's Best Cellars Dinner At The Ritz-Carlton Buckhead in 2009.jpg
	\|image =
	\|caption = Pebbles		\| caption = Pebbles in 2009
	\|background = solo_singer		\| background = solo_singer
	\|birth_name = Perri Arlette McKissack<ref name="people">{{cite ~~web~~\|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20100090,00.html\|title=No Neanderthal, Pebbles Is Now a Yabba-Dabba-Do Pop Success \|date=~~Oct~~ 3, 1988\|~~accessdate=Nov 23, 2013\|work~~=]\|~~last~~= ~~\|first= \|authorlink=~~ }}</ref>		\| birth_name = Perri Arlette McKissack<ref name="people">{{cite journal\|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20100090,00.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131107080921/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20100090,00.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=November 7, 2013\|title=No Neanderthal, Pebbles Is Now a Yabba-Dabba-Do Pop Success\|date=3 October 1988\|journal=]\|issn=0093-7673}}</ref>
			\| birth_date = {{Birth date and age\|1964\|08\|29}}<ref name="yob">{{cite web\|url=https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VLPB-4SN\|title=Year of birth confirmation\|website=Familysearch.org\|accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
	Perri McKissack<ref name=allmusic>AllMusic, "". Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>
			\| birth_place = ], U.S.
	\|birth_date = {{Birth based on age as of date\|31\|1995\|10\|23}}<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=fjkDAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=snippet&q=37%20-page&f=false</ref> or {{Birth year and age\|1964}}<ref name=soul>Gregory, Hugh. '''Soul Music A - Z''', p 235. Da Capo Press, 1995.</ref> or {{Birth date and age\|1965\|08\|29}}<ref>Warner, Jay. '''On This Day in Black Music History''', p 243. Hal Leonard Corporation, 2006.</ref> or {{Birth date and age\|1966\|11\|06}}<ref name=allmusic/>
			\| alias = {{hlist\|Pebbles\|Perri\|Peb\|P.}}
	\|birth_place =], ]<ref name=allmusic/>
			\| genre = {{hlist\|]\|]\|]\|]}}
	\|origin = ], ]
			\| occupation = {{hlist\|Singer\|songwriter\|businesswoman\|music executive\|minister\|record producer}}
	\|genre = ], ], ], ], ] \|
			\| years_active = {{ubl\|1980–present}}
	\|occupation = ]-]
			\| label = {{hlist\|]\|Savvy\|]\|Pebbitone, Inc}}
	\|years_active = 1983–1995; 2008-
			\| associated_acts = {{hlist\|]\|]\|]\|]\|]}}
	\|label = ] (1986–1996), Pebbitone, Inc 1997-Present
			\| spouse = {{plainlist\|
			* {{marriage\|unknown\|1982\|1983\|end=div}}
			* {{marriage\|George L. Smith\|1983\|1987\|end=div}}
			* {{marriage\|]\|1989\|1996\|end=div}}
			* {{marriage\|]\|2000\|2004\|end=div}}
			* {{marriage\|Excel Shariff\|2012}}
			}}
			\| website = {{URL\|https://sisterperri.com/}}
	}}		}}

	'''Perri Reid''' (~~born~~ '''~~Perri Arlette~~ McKissack''' ), ~~best~~ known by ~~her former stage name,~~ '''Pebbles''', is an American ] and ] ]-]. She is ~~currently~~ an ] based minister ~~named~~ Sister Perri.		'''Perri Arlette Reid''' (née '''McKissack'''; August 29, 1964), known professionally a '''Pebbles''', is an American ], businesswoman, pastor, record producer, and record executive. Reid is known for her hit songs during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as "]" (1987), "]" (1988), "]" (1990), "]", (1990), and "]" (1991). In addition to a recording career, Reid helped develop the successful ] group ]. She is now an ]-based minister, known as "Sister Perri".

	==Early life==		==Early life==
			Reid was born Perri Arlette McKissack on August 29, 1964,<ref name="Jet"/><ref name=soul>{{cite book\|last=Gregory\|first=Hugh\|title=Soul Music A-Z\|page=\|publisher=]\|year=1995\|isbn=978-0306806438 \|url=https://archive.org/details/soulmusicaz00greg/page/235}}</ref><ref name=Warner>{{cite book\|last=Warner\|first=Jay\|url={{Google books\|eyfeVZ6jf1oC\|On This Day in Black Music History\|page=243\|plainurl=no}}\|title=On This Day in Black Music History\|page=243\|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation\|year=2006\|isbn=9780634099267}}</ref> one of four siblings to two parents of mixed European-American (white)/African-American (black) ancestry. Reid's parents divorced when she was around six years old. Her mother raised Reid and her siblings on the income of a waitress and housekeeper.{{cn\|date=March 2022}}
	Pebbles is one of four children.

			==Career==
	Pebbles,” a childhood nickname, had an early brush with industry success in the early ’80s as a backup singer for percussionist/band leader Bill Summers and the funk outfit Con Funk Shun, helping to co-write “Body of Lover,” one of the band’s biggest hits. In 1987 she scored first breakthrough with Pebbles, her self-titled solo debut for MCA Records. “Pebbles” yielded a Platinum-plus album featuring the hits “Girlfriend” and “Mercedes Boy” (which Pebbles wrote), both Top Five Pop & #1 R&B smashes that became anthems around the world. These songs remain in heavy rotation across the globe. The videos for both songs, featuring Pebbles’ signature modern glam style, were in heavy rotation on MTV, VH1 and BET.
			Reid got her start at age sixteen in 1980 as a ] for the percussionist/band leader Bill Summers and the funk band ]. Reid co-wrote one of Con Funk Shun's singles, "Body Lovers". A local musician gave Reid a production deal which fell through several months later when she became pregnant with her daughter.<ref name="people"/> While working at an ], real estate office she met contractor George L. Smith, who she later married. Smith bankrolled Pebbles with $80,000 for a demo tape and video for "]". The demo and video led to a contract with MCA.<ref name="people"/>

			She recorded several hit singles on her own during the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "]", composed by L.A. Reid and ] (1987), "]", composed by herself (1988), "]", composed by ], ] and ] (1988), "Do Me Right", composed by Michael Cooper, Gerald Lamar and Louil Silas (1988) "]", composed by L.A. Reid and Babyface (1990), "]", composed by Babyface and L.A. Reid (1990), and "]", composed by L.A. Reid, Babyface and Salt (1991).<ref name="billboard albums">{{cite magazine\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=pebbles\|chart=all}}\|title=US Album Charts > Pebbles\|magazine=]\|access-date=2012-04-21}}</ref><REF>''MusicVF''.com - </ref>
	==Early career==
	Pebbles got her start in 1981 as a ] for the percussionist/band leader Bill Summers and the funk outfit ], co-writing one of the latter band's singles, "Body Lovers".
	<ref>http://www.discogs.com/Con-Funk-Shun-Body-Lovers/release/2088370</ref>

			Reid's cousin is R&B singer ] who was featured, along with ], on her 1991 hit song, "Always".
	Pebbles recorded several hit singles on her own during the late 1980s and early 1990s (including ("]" and "]") and also sang background vocals on ]'s album '']'' in 1988.
			Meanwhile, by the time she began scoring her first solo successes, she and Smith had split.

			In July 1989, Pebbles formed the ]-based production company Pebbitone and founded her own record label, Savvy Records.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://www.nndb.com/people/479/000045344/\|title=Pebbles\|website=Nndb.com\|access-date=2017-12-27}}</ref> Pebbitone managed ], which was signed with her then husband ]'s record label ].<ref name = "nymag">{{cite web\|last=Tannenbaum\|first=Rob\|title=L.A. Comes to New York\|url=http://nymag.com/nymetro/arts/music/features/4318/index2.html\|work=New York\|date=January 29, 2001 \|access-date=2011-07-07}}</ref> When TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995, due to Pebbles' alleged mismanagement regarding their funds,<ref name="Jet">{{cite journal\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fjkDAAAAMBAJ&q=37+-page\|title=Singer Pebbles Talks About Breakups With Husband L.A. Reid And Group TLC\|journal=] \|page=37 \|date=October 23, 1995\|volume=88\|number=24\|issn=0021-5996}}</ref> the ensuing conflict damaged Pebbles' marriage. She divorced Reid, and Pebbitone sued LaFace for $10 million.<ref name="Jet"/>
	==Religious Conversion==
	Pebbles eventually became a Christian minister under the name of Sister Perri.<ref>{{cite news\| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_11_55/ai_65014620 \| work=Ebony \| title='Sister Perri' The Preacher Formerly Known As Pebbles \| year=2000}}</ref> In 2008, after a thirteen-year music hiatus, Reid released her fourth album and debut gospel album, ''Prophetic Flows Vol I & II'', which peaked at #12 on the '']'' Gospel Album Chart.

			In 1997, Pebbles underwent a religious conversion. Under her new stage name "Sister Perri",<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1077/is_11_55/ai_65014620\|work=Ebony\|title='Sister Perri' The Preacher Formerly Known As Pebbles\|year=2000}}</ref> she founded Women of God Changing Lives (WOGCL) Ministries. As an ordained minister, she now preaches and ministers through song.<ref>{{cite journal\| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=d9oDAAAAMBAJ&q=Sister+Perri\|journal=Ebony\|title='Sister Perri' The Preacher Formerly Known As Pebbles\|date=September 1, 2000\|last=Kinnon\|first=Joy Bennett\|pages=108–114\|volume=55\|number=11\|issn=0012-9011}}</ref> In 2008, after a thirteen-year music hiatus, Reid released her fourth album and debut gospel album, ''Prophetic Flows Vol I & II'', which peaked at #12 on the '']'' Gospel Album Chart. In February 2011, she was named the executive producer/host of ]'s national R&B search.<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web\|url={{AllMusic\|class=artist\|id=pebbles-mn0000041420\|tab=biography\|pure_url=yes}}\|title=Pebbles Biography\|first=Greg \|last=Prato\|publisher=]\|work=]\|access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://crossroadsnews.com/news/2011/jul/22/lithonia-singer-wins-essence-rb-star-search\|title=Lithonia singer wins ''Essence'' R&B Star Search\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140501165750/http://crossroadsnews.com/news/2011/jul/22/lithonia-singer-wins-essence-rb-star-search\|archive-date=2014-05-01\|website=crossroadsnews.com\|accessdate=April 7, 2015}}</ref>
	==Discography==

	==~~=Studio~~ ~~albums=~~==		==Personal life==
			Pebbles has been married five times and has three children. Pebbles gave birth to a daughter, Ashley Victoria Winzer, in January 1982. Her first marriage was to her daughter's father from 1982 until 1983. Her second marriage was to ] contractor George L. Smith from 1983 until 1987, and made their home in ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://people.com/archive/no-neanderthal-pebbles-is-now-a-yabba-dabba-do-pop-success-vol-30-no-14/\|title=No Neanderthal, Pebbles Is Now a Yabba-Dabba-Do Pop Success\|newspaper=People\|access-date=4 June 2018}}</ref> In July 1989, Pebbles married ]. They had one son named Aaron, born in 1990. Reid and Pebbles later divorced in 1996. In 2000, Pebbles married former ] player ].<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2245&dat=20000927&id=S6tAAAAAIBAJ&pg=5188,3914825\|title=Otis Nixon and Perri Reid\|newspaper=]\|page=7\|date=27 September 2000}}</ref> They divorced in 2004. Pebbles married her fifth husband Excel Sharieff, an administrative law judge, in 2012.{{cn\|date=March 2022}}
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	! colspan="7"\| Peak chart positions
	! rowspan="2"\| ]<br><small>(])</small>
	! rowspan="2"\| Record label
	\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard albums">{{cite web\|url={{BillboardURLbyName\|artist=pebbles\|chart=all}}\|title=US Album Charts > Pebbles\|publisher='']''\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard albums"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard albums"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="can">{{cite web\|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=f74hoacm6uk64inshgv8rde7p7&q1=Pebbles&q2=&interval=20\|title=CAN Charts > Pebbles\|publisher='']''\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
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	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="uk">{{cite web\|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/pebbles\|title=UK Charts > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-22}}</ref>
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 1987
	\| align="left"\| '']''
	\| 14
	\| 5
	\| —
	\| 43
	\| —
	\| 56
	\| 56
	\| align="left"\|
	* US: Platinum <ref name="riaa">{{cite web\|url=http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&artist=%22Pebbles%22&format=Album&go=Search&perPage=25\|title=US Certifications > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	\| rowspan="3"\| ]
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 1990
	\| align="left"\| '']''
	\| 37
	\| 12
	\| —
	\| 68
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| align="left"\|
	* US: Gold <ref name="riaa"/>
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 1995
	\| align="left"\| '']''
	\| 146
	\| 43
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 83
	\| —
	\| —
	\|
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 2008
	\| align="left"\| ''Prophetic Flows Vol. I & II'' {{ref label\|Note1\|A\|A}}
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 12
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|
	\| rowspan="1"\| Angel Child
	\|-
	\| colspan="15" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
	\|}
	* {{note label\|Note1\|A\|A}}Album credited to Sister Perri.

			==Discography==
	===Compilation albums===
			{{Main\|Pebbles discography}}
	*''Greatest Hits'' (2000, ])

			* '']'' (1987)
	===Singles===
			* '']'' (1990)

			* '']'' (1995)
	====As main performer====
			* ''Prophetic Flows Vol I & II'' (2008)
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	\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
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	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard singles"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard singles"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="kent">{{cite book\|title=Australian Charts Book 1970—1992\|author=David Kent\|isbn=0-646-11917-6\|year=1993\|publisher=Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W.}}</ref>
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	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="can"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="ger">{{cite web\|url=http://www.charts.de/suche.asp?search=pebbles&x=5&y=8&country=de\|title=GER Charts > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="ire">{{cite web\|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement\|title=IRE Charts Search > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="nl"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="nz">{{cite web\|url=http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pebbles\|title=NZ Charts > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="swi">{{cite web\|url=http://hitparade.ch/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Pebbles\|title=SWI Charts > Pebbles\|publisher=]\|accessdate=2012-04-21}}</ref>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="uk"/>
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\|1987
	\| align="left"\| "]"
	\| 5
	\| 1
	\| 24
	\| —
	\| 86
	\| 23
	\| 17
	\| 14
	\| 9
	\| 23
	\| 22
	\| 13
	\| 8
	\| align="left" rowspan="4"\| ''Pebbles''
	\|-
	\| rowspan="3"\|1988
	\| align="left"\| "]"
	\| 2
	\| 1
	\| 2
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 14
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 39
	\| 50
	\| —
	\| 42
	\|-
	\| align="left"\| "Take Your Time"
	\| —
	\| 3
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|-
	\| align="left"\| "Do Me Right"
	\| —
	\| 67
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|-
	\| rowspan="2"\|1990
	\| align="left"\| "]"
	\| 4
	\| 1
	\| 10
	\| —
	\| 48
	\| —
	\| 32
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 32
	\| 26
	\| —
	\| 73
	\| align="left" rowspan="4"\| ''Always''
	\|-
	\| align="left"\| "]" <small>(with ])</small>
	\| 13
	\| 1
	\| —
	\| 24
	\| —
	\| —
	\| 91
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|-
	\| rowspan="2"\|1991
	\| align="left"\| "Backyard" <small>(with ])</small>
	\| 73
	\| 4
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|-
	\| align="left"\| "Always"
	\| —
	\| 13
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 1995
	\| align="left"\| "Are You Ready?"
	\| —
	\| 38
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| align="left" rowspan="1"\| ''Straight from My Heart''
	\|-
	\| rowspan="2"\| 2008
	\| align="left"\| "Let Freedom Reign" {{ref label\|Note2\|B\|B}}
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| align="left" rowspan="1"\| ''Prophetic Flows Vol. I & II''
	\|-
	\| align="left"\| "Healing Waters" {{ref label\|Note2\|B\|B}}
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| —
	\| align="left" rowspan="1"\| Non-album single
	\|-
	\| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" \| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
	\|}
	* {{note label\|Note2\|B\|B}}Single credited to Sister Perri.

	====As featured performer====
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	\|-
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	! rowspan="2"\| Title
	! rowspan="2"\| Artist
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	! rowspan="2"\| Album
	\|- style="font-size:smaller;"
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard singles"/>
	! width="30"\| ]<br><ref name="billboard singles"/>
	\|-
	\| rowspan="1"\| 1995
	\| align="left"\| "]"
	\| Various Artists
	\| 45
	\| 18
	\| align="left" rowspan="1"\| '']''
	\|-
	\|}

	==References==		==References==
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	==External links==		==External links==
	* ~~official website~~		*{{Official website\|www.sisterperri.com}}
			*{{Discogs artist\|83143-Pebbles}}
	*{{myspace\|id=sisterperri}}
			*{{IMDb name\|1889966}}
	*{{Allmusic\|class=artist\|id=p5119}}

	{{Pebbles}}		{{Pebbles}}

	{{Authority control~~\|VIAF=100316270~~}}		{{Authority control}}

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Latest revision as of 20:03, 22 December 2024

American singer-songwriter

For other people named Pebbles, see Pebbles (disambiguation).

Perri "Pebbles" Reid
Pebbles in 2009
Background information
Birth name	Perri Arlette McKissack
Also known as	Pebbles Perri Peb P.
Born	(1964-08-29) August 29, 1964 (age 60) Oakland, California, U.S.
Genres	Dance-pop R&B new jack swing urban contemporary
Occupations	Singer songwriter businesswoman music executive minister record producer
Years active	1980–present
Labels	MCA Savvy Perspective Pebbitone, Inc
Spouses	unknown (m. 1982; div. 1983) George L. Smith (m. 1983; div. 1987) L.A. Reid (m. 1989; div. 1996) Otis Nixon (m. 2000; div. 2004) Excel Shariff (m. 2012)

Website	sisterperri.com

Musical artist

Perri Arlette Reid (née McKissack; August 29, 1964), known professionally a Pebbles, is an American singer-songwriter, businesswoman, pastor, record producer, and record executive. Reid is known for her hit songs during the late 1980s and early 1990s such as "Girlfriend" (1987), "Mercedes Boy" (1988), "Giving You the Benefit" (1990), "Love Makes Things Happen", (1990), and "Backyard" (1991). In addition to a recording career, Reid helped develop the successful contemporary R&B group TLC. She is now an Atlanta-based minister, known as "Sister Perri".

Early life

Reid was born Perri Arlette McKissack on August 29, 1964, one of four siblings to two parents of mixed European-American (white)/African-American (black) ancestry. Reid's parents divorced when she was around six years old. Her mother raised Reid and her siblings on the income of a waitress and housekeeper.

Career

Reid got her start at age sixteen in 1980 as a backing vocalist for the percussionist/band leader Bill Summers and the funk band Con Funk Shun. Reid co-wrote one of Con Funk Shun's singles, "Body Lovers". A local musician gave Reid a production deal which fell through several months later when she became pregnant with her daughter. While working at an Oakland, California, real estate office she met contractor George L. Smith, who she later married. Smith bankrolled Pebbles with $80,000 for a demo tape and video for "Mercedes Boy". The demo and video led to a contract with MCA.

She recorded several hit singles on her own during the late 1980s and early 1990s, including "Girlfriend", composed by L.A. Reid and Babyface (1987), "Mercedes Boy", composed by herself (1988), "Take Your Time", composed by Danny Sembello, Donnell Spencer and Louil Silas Jr. (1988), "Do Me Right", composed by Michael Cooper, Gerald Lamar and Louil Silas (1988) "Giving You the Benefit", composed by L.A. Reid and Babyface (1990), "Love Makes Things Happen", composed by Babyface and L.A. Reid (1990), and "Backyard", composed by L.A. Reid, Babyface and Salt (1991).

Reid's cousin is R&B singer Cherrelle who was featured, along with Johnny Gill, on her 1991 hit song, "Always". Meanwhile, by the time she began scoring her first solo successes, she and Smith had split.

In July 1989, Pebbles formed the Atlanta-based production company Pebbitone and founded her own record label, Savvy Records. Pebbitone managed TLC, which was signed with her then husband L.A. Reid's record label LaFace Records. When TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995, due to Pebbles' alleged mismanagement regarding their funds, the ensuing conflict damaged Pebbles' marriage. She divorced Reid, and Pebbitone sued LaFace for $10 million.

In 1997, Pebbles underwent a religious conversion. Under her new stage name "Sister Perri", she founded Women of God Changing Lives (WOGCL) Ministries. As an ordained minister, she now preaches and ministers through song. In 2008, after a thirteen-year music hiatus, Reid released her fourth album and debut gospel album, Prophetic Flows Vol I & II, which peaked at #12 on the Billboard Gospel Album Chart. In February 2011, she was named the executive producer/host of Essence's national R&B search.

Personal life

Pebbles has been married five times and has three children. Pebbles gave birth to a daughter, Ashley Victoria Winzer, in January 1982. Her first marriage was to her daughter's father from 1982 until 1983. Her second marriage was to Oakland contractor George L. Smith from 1983 until 1987, and made their home in San Francisco. In July 1989, Pebbles married L.A. Reid. They had one son named Aaron, born in 1990. Reid and Pebbles later divorced in 1996. In 2000, Pebbles married former MLB player Otis Nixon. They divorced in 2004. Pebbles married her fifth husband Excel Sharieff, an administrative law judge, in 2012.

Discography

Main article: Pebbles discography

Pebbles (1987)
Always (1990)
Straight from My Heart (1995)
Prophetic Flows Vol I & II (2008)

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Studio albums	Pebbles (1987) Always (1990) Straight from My Heart (1995)
Singles	"Girlfriend" "Mercedes Boy" "Giving You the Benefit" "Love Makes Things Happen" "Backyard"
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