Always_(Pebbles_album)
Always (Pebbles album)
1990 studio album by Pebbles
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".
Quick Facts Always, Studio album by Pebbles ...
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Released | September 11, 1990 | |||
Recorded | 1989–1990 | |||
Studio | Various
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Length | 53:23 | |||
Label | MCA | |||
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Singles from Always | ||||
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More information Review scores, Source ...
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Entertainment Weekly | C−[2] |
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More information No., Title ...
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Giving You the Benefit" | Kenneth Edmonds, Antonio Reid | 5:41 |
2. | "Backyard" (featuring Salt-N-Pepa) | Edmonds, Reid, Cheryl James | 5:56 |
3. | "Love Makes Things Happen" (with Babyface) | Edmonds, Reid | 5:10 |
4. | "Say a Prayer for Me" | Edmonds, Reid | 5:15 |
5. | "Why Do I Believe" (Prelude) | Edmonds | 1:05 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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6. | "Give It to Me" | Edmonds, Reid | 4:10 |
7. | "Why Do I Believe" | Edmonds | 3:53 |
8. | "Always" | Danny Sembello, Pebbles | 5:33 |
9. | "Stay with Me" | Kevin Roberson, Daryl Simmons, Pebbles | 4:38 |
10. | "Good Thang" | Edmonds, Reid, Roberson, Simmons, Pebbles | 4:25 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Giving You the Benefit" (Extended Club Mix) | Edmonds, Reid | 7:41 |
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- 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
- 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)
More information Chart (1990), Peak position ...
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More information Region, Certification ...
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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- Hogan, Ed. Always review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- Sandow, Greg (September 14, 1990). "Always review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
- "Top RPM Albums: Issue 9070". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- "Pebbles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- "Pebbles Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Pebbles – Always". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved January 16, 2023.