Giving You the Benefit

"Giving You the Benefit"
"Giving You the Benefit"
Single by Pebbles
from the album Always
Released	August 11, 1990
Recorded	1989
Studio	Elumba Recording Studios; (Hollywood, Los Angeles, California)
Genre	New jack swing
Length	4:28 (7” version); 5:41 (LP version); 7:41 (12” version)
Label	MCA
Songwriter(s)	Kenneth Edmonds; Antonio Reid;
Producer(s)	L.A. Reid; Babyface;
Pebbles singles chronology

"Giving You the Benefit" is a song by American recording artist Pebbles from her second album Always (1990). Written and produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds and Antonio "L.A." Reid, the song was released as the lead single from Always on August 11, 1990 by MCA Records.

Credits and personnel[]

Perri "Pebbles" Reid – lead vocals, backing vocals, co-producer
Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds – writer, producer, keyboards, keyboard programming, backing vocals
Antonio "L.A." Reid – writer, producer, drums, percussion, backing vocals
Kevin "Kayo" Roberson – bass
Donald K. Parks – synthesizer (Fairlight CMI)
Natisse "Bambi" Jones – backing vocals
After 7 – backing vocals

Charts[]

Weekly charts[]

Chart (1990–91)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[1]	48
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)	32
Netherlands (Single Top 100)^[2]	32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[3]	26
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[4]	73
US Billboard Hot 100^[5]	4
US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)^[5]	10
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)^[5]	1
US Radio Songs (Billboard)^[5]	4

Year-end charts[]

Chart (1990)	Position
US Billboard Hot 100^[6]	65

References[]

^ Australia chart position
^ Netherlands chart position
^ New Zealand chart position
^ UK chart position
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d US chart positions
^ "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

External links[]

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[1] Australia chart position

[2] Netherlands chart position

[3] New Zealand chart position

[4] UK chart position

[Billboard_History-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c ^d US chart positions

[6] "Billboard Top 100 - 1990". Archived from the original on 2010-01-17. Retrieved 2009-09-15.

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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"
Related	Discography