Pebbles

Released: September 11, 1990

Songwriter: Babyface

Producer: LA Reid Babyface

[Verse 1]
A feeling in my heart
Has taken over me, completely
And boy, you are the star, to come into my life
You can take me

[Pre-Chorus]
Of all the guys I've ever known
They've never been as wonderful
So special and so sweet to me
And all the dreams I've ever dreamed
No one has been as good to me
And you're the one to answer my dreams

[Chorus]
Why do I believe that I belong to you?
How can I explain the symphony?
As far as I can tell (As far as I can tell), my heart's under a spell
And you're the only one, the only one for me

[Verse 2]
I feel you in my soul
Your heart's caressing me, so deeply
I'm under your control
You're all I ever need, you can use me

[Pre-Chorus]
Of all the times I've been alone
No one has been as beautiful
So strong and understanding to me
And all the ways that I could see
No one has been as good for me
And you will always be the one for me, yeah

[Chorus]
Why do I believe that I belong to you?
How can I explain the symphony?
(How can I explain the symphony?)
As far as I can tell (As far as I can tell), my heart's under a spell
And you're the only one, the only one for me
Why do I believe that I belong to you?
How can I explain the symphony?
(How can I explain the symphony?)
As far as I can tell (As far as I can tell), my heart's under a spell
And you're the only one for me

[Outro]
For me, for me
You're the only one for me

Pebbles (born Perri McKissack on August 29, 1964) is a singer-songwriter from the Bay Area. She got her start as a back-up singer for the Vallejo-based group Con Funk Shun in the early 1980s before breaking through with her self-titled debut album in 1987. Her first big single from the album was the L.A. Reid & Babyface-produced hit “Girlfriend,” which hit #1 on the R&B Singles chart and peaked at #5 on the pop chart. She followed that up with her biggest single “Mercedes Boy,” which also topped the R&B Singles chart while peaking at #2 on both the Billboard Hot 100 & Dance charts.

Her 1990 sophomore album Always was primarily written and produced by L.A. & Face. The album featured the #1 R&B singles “Giving You the Benefit” and her duet with Babyface “Love Makes Things Happen” as well as the Top 5 R&B hit “Backyard” with Salt-N-Pepa. On a personal note, R&B singer Cherrelle is her cousin and she was featured on the title track along with Johnny Gill.

Prior to the release of Always, Pebbles and L.A. Reid married in 1989. Following the release of that album, she began managing TLC under her Pebbitone company while they signed to LaFace Records. TLC filed for bankruptcy in 1995 and cited mismanagement by Pebbles as a source of their financial issues. This situation took a toll on her marriage to L.A. Reid and he filed for divorced the same year.

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