Giving You the Benefit

"Giving You the Benefit"
Single by Pebbles
from the album Always
Released	August 11, 1990
Studio	Elumba Recording (Hollywood, California)
Length	5:41 (LP version) 4:28 (7-inch version)
Label	MCA
Songwriters	Kenneth Edmonds Antonio Reid
Producers	L.A. Reid Babyface
Pebbles singles chronology
"Do Me Right" (1988) "Giving You the Benefit" (1990) "Love Makes Things Happen" (1990)

"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. It was her last top-five pop hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number four later that year.

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 (1990–1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA) [1]	48
Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [2]	32
Canada Dance/Urban ( RPM ) [3]	4
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [4]	32
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [5]	26
UK Singles (OCC) [6]	73
US Billboard Hot 100 [7]	4
US 12-inch Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [8]	5
US Dance Club Play ( Billboard ) [9]	10
US Hot Black Singles ( Billboard ) [10]	1
US Cash Box Top 100 [11]	3

Year-end charts

Chart (1990)	Position
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM) [12]	20
US Billboard Hot 100 [13]	65
US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard) [14]	21
US Cash Box Top 100 [15]	46

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	August 11, 1990	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette	MCA	[ citation needed ]
United Kingdom	October 1, 1990	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD		[16]
	October 22, 1990	Limited-edition 12-inch vinyl		[17]
Japan	October 25, 1990	Mini-CD		[18]
Australia	November 5, 1990	7-inch vinyl 12-inch vinyl CD cassette		[19]

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1990 (U.S.)

References

1. "Pebbles – Giving You the Benefit". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
2. "Top RPM Singles: Image 9171". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
3. "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Image 9168". RPM . Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
4. "Pebbles – Giving You the Benefit" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
5. "Pebbles – Giving You the Benefit". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
6. "Official Singles Chart on 3/11/1990 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
7. "Billboard Hot 100" . Billboard . October 27, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
8. "Dance Singles Sales" . Billboard. October 13, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
9. "Dance Club Songs" . Billboard. November 10, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
10. "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs" . Billboard. October 6, 1990. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
11. Cash Box Chart Entries 1990-1996
12. "Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990". RPM . Retrieved November 26, 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
13. "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
14. "The Year in Music 1990: Top R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. YE-22.
15. "Awards: Top 50 Pop Singles" (PDF). Cash Box . Vol. LIV, no. 22. December 29, 1990. p. 9. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
16. "New Singles". Music Week . September 29, 1990. p. 31.
17. "New Singles". Music Week. October 20, 1990. p. 37.
18. "ギビング・ユー・ザ・ベネフィット | ペブルス" [Giving You the Benefit | Pebbles] (in Japanese). Oricon . Retrieved February 2, 2024.
19. "New Release Summary: Singles". The ARIA Report . No. 43. November 4, 1990. p. 18.