Pebbles (Pebbles album) - Composition

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Pebbles is the debut album by American singer Pebbles, released in 1987 on MCA Records. The album spawned two US Hot 100 hits; "Girlfriend" (US #5) and "Mercedes Boy" (US #2), as well as the top 5 R&B hit "Take Your Time".

Pebbles

Studio album by

Pebbles

Released

November 16, 1987

Recorded

1986–1987

Genre

R&B

Length

50:22

Label

MCA

Producer

L.A. Reid & Babyface
Charlie Wilson
Alex Brown
André Cymone
Paul Jackson Jr.
Pebbles
Danny Sembello

Pebbles chronology

Pebbles
(1987)

Always
(1990)

Singles from Pebbles

"Girlfriend"
Released: October 26, 1987
"Mercedes Boy"
Released: March 7, 1988
"Take Your Time"
Released: June 27, 1988
"Do Me Right"
Released: September 19, 1988

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Girlfriend"	L.A. Reid, Babyface	6:43
2.	"Two Hearts"	Paul Jackson, Jr., Judy Wieder	4:24
3.	"First Step (In the Right Direction)"	Danny Sembello, Michael Sembello	4:38
4.	"Take Your Time"	Danny Sembello, Donnell Spencer	5:23
5.	"Slip Away"	Pebbles, Danny Sembello	5:11

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
6.	"Mercedes Boy"	Pebbles	4:55
7.	"Do Me Right"	Michael Cooper, Gerald Lamar	4:49
8.	"Love/Hate" ("From Beverly Hills Cop II")	André Cymone, Julian Jackson	5:28
9.	"Baby Love"	Pebbles, Jay Logan	4:16
10.	"Give Me Your Love"	Pebbles, Jay Logan	4:53

Production

Executive producer – George L. Smith
Track 1 produced by L.A and Babyface. Track 2 produced by Alex Brown and Paul Jackson Jr. Tracks 3 and 5 produced by Alex Brown and Danny Sembello. Track 4 produced by Danny Sembello and Charlie Wilson. Tracks 6, 7, 9 and 10 produced by Charlie Wilson. Track 8 produced by Andre Cymone. All tracks co-produced by Pebbles.
Recorded and engineered by Hilary Bercovici, Bobby Brooks, Gerry Brown, Craig Burbidge, Jon Gass, Peter Kelsey, Taavi Mote, John Payne, David Rideau, Bud Rizzo, Danny Sembello, Rob Von Arx, Randy Waldman
Assistant engineers – Lenette Viegas, John Hedges, Jeff Lorenzen, John Payne, Bud Rizzo, Danny Sembello, Rob Von Arx
Mixing – Taavi Mote, Louil Silas, Jr.
Mastering – Steve Hall

Personnel

Drums – L.A. Reid
Percussion – Paulinho da Costa
Bass – Kayo, Cornelius Mims
Guitars – Bruce Gaitsch, Paul Jackson Jr., Fred Jenkins, Michael Sembello
Keyboards – André Cymone, Kevin Grady, Roman Johnson, Danny Sembello, Billy Young
Saxophone and flute – Gary Herbig
Backing vocals – Babyface, Alex Brown, Cherrelle, Lynn Davis, Carol Dennis, Siedah Garrett, Marlena Jeter, Yvette Marine, Katrina Perkins, L.A. Reid, Danny Sembello, Jackie Smiley, Jullia Waters, Jessica Williams, Charlie Wilson

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1987–1988)	Peak position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[2]	56
UK Albums (OCC)[3]	56
US Billboard 200[4]	14
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5]	5

Year-end charts

Chart (1988)	Position
US Billboard 200[6]	36
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7]	13

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[8]	Platinum	1,000,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

Promis, Jose F.. Pebbles review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 23, 2013.
"Dutchcharts.nl – Pebbles – Pebbles" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Pebbles | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Pebbles Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Pebbles Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1988". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
"American album certifications – Pebbles – Pebbles". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 18, 2021.

v t e Pebbles
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

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