Giving You the Benefit

"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.

"Giving You the Benefit"
Single by Pebbles
from the album Always
ReleasedAugust 11, 1990
StudioElumba Recording (Hollywood, California)
GenreNew jack swing
Length
  • 5:41 (LP version)
  • 4:28 (7-inch version)
  • 7:41 (12-inch version)
LabelMCA
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • L.A. Reid
  • Babyface
Pebbles singles chronology
"Do Me Right"
(1988)
"Giving You the Benefit"
(1990)
"Love Makes Things Happen"
(1990)

Credits and personnel

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Charts

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Release history

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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
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October 22, 1990 Limited-edition 12-inch vinyl [15]
Japan October 25, 1990 Mini-CD [16]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pebbles – Giving You the Benefit". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 9171." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  3. ^ "Top RPM Dance/Urban: Issue 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 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. ^ "Top 50 Dance Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved November 26, 2022 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  12. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  13. ^ "The Year in Music 1990: Top R&B Singles". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 51. December 22, 1990. p. YE-22.
  14. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. September 29, 1990. p. 31.
  15. ^ "New Singles". Music Week. October 20, 1990. p. 37.
  16. ^ "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.