Always (Pebbles album)

Always
Studio album by Pebbles
Released September 11, 1990
Recorded 1989-1990
Studio Elumba Recording Studios
Skip Saylor Recording
Summa Studios
Wide Tracks Studios
Galaxy Sound Studios
(Hollywood, California)
Encore Studios
(Burbank, California)
Soundscape Studios
Cheshire Sound Studios
(Atlanta, Georgia)
Electric Lady Studios
(New York, New York)
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
  1. "Giving You the Benefit"
    Released: August 1990
  2. "Love Makes Things Happen"
    Released: November 6, 1990
  3. "Backyard"
    Released: 1991
  4. "Always"
    Released: 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment WeeklyCāˆ’ [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. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(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. TitleWriter(s) Length
11. "Giving You the Benefit" (Extended Club Mix)L.A. Reid, Babyface 7:41

Production

Personnel

Chart

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

References

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