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	Pop R&B
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 CMI, 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

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