Always (Pebbles album)

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" and "Love Makes Things Happen", as well as the top-five R&B hit "Backyard", and the top 20 R&B hit "Always".

Production

L.A. & Babyface – executive producers, producers
Pebbles – executive producer, co-producer
Daryl Simmons & Kayo – producers
Jon Gass – recording, mix engineer, mixing
Jimmy Dutt – recording
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
Donald Parks – production manager
Zetra Smith – production manager
Jeff Adamoff – art direction
September – art direction
Randee St. Nicholas – photography
Gallin Morey Associates – management

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