Giving You the Benefit - Pebbles

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Giving You the Benefit Lyrics

G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
Here we go. 1, 2, 3, 4.
Lately, I've been trying to figure out your mind and why you keep dissin' me,
Poor little me.
And why you have a change of heart to turn it all around
And then try to put it on me,
Poor little me.
But don't you know I can be a trip.
I can make things hard.
But baby, I believe that you still got a heart.
That's why I try to stop myself before I start,
'Cause I can make it tough.
I can make it rough, but I won't.
Well, I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt.
I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
Baby, work it on, work it on out. (Work, work, work.)
Baby, work it on, work it on out. (Work, work, work.)
Oooh, oooooooooh.
Baby, how could you be hanging out on the town
And claim that you're missing me,
Poor little me,
When you knew all the time that you could've been with your homegirl lovin' and a kissin' on me,
Sweet little me.
But don't you know if you wanna be a man,
You gotta work real hard.
If you wanna make me feel like I'm your number one,
Then nothing in the world should make us part.
'Cause we can make it work, if you take away the hurt from my heart.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
Baby, work it on, work it on out.
(Work, work, work.) Work it, baby.
(Work, work, work.) Keep trying to work it on, work it on, work it on, work it on out.
(Work, work, work.) Work it, baby.
(Work, work, work.) Keep trying to work it on out. Mmmm.
(Oh) I can be a trip, but I choose not to.
(Oh, oh) Deep inside of you, I think there's still good in you, boy.
(Oh) Don't give me no reason not to trust you.
(Oh, oh) Just take the benefit.
Don't give me no lip and I'll be sweet to you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you, giving you.
G-G-Giving you.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt

And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it out.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.)
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt.
(Giving it to you.)
I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.)
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt.
(Giving it to you. Oooooooooooh.)
I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you. Oooooooooooh.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you. Ooooooooooh.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
I'll be giving you a minute or two to try and work it out.
I wanna work it out, baby.
I'll be giving you a minute or two to try and work it out.
But don't you take too long, baby.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt
And I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.)
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt.
(Giving it to you.)
I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.)
I'll be giving you the benefit of the doubt.
(Giving it to you. Oooooooooooh.)
I'm giving you a minute to try to work it on out.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you. Oooooooooooh.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.
(I'll be giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit. Whoo!
(Giving it to you.) I wanna give you,
I'm giving you the benefit.

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There is more than one artist with this name.

1) Perri Reid (formerly known as Pebbles, born Perri Alette McKissack on August 29, 1964) is an American dance-pop and urban contemporary singer.
2) Japanese all girl band, The Pebbles who released their first album (called 'First Album') 2010.
3) Pebbles is a soul singer active in South Africa. Her debut album was "Playful Soul".
4) new brunswick, new jersey / https://pebblesnj.bandcamp.com/


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1) Reid was raised in Oakland, California. Nicknamed "Pebbles" as a toddler (after the cartoon character Pebbles Flintstone, whom she somewhat resembled), Pebbles is the cousin of R&B singer Cherrelle. A natural R&B soubrette, Pebbles began her career as a backup singer and song writer for groups like Con Funk Shun and Sister Sledge. In 1988 the singer's self-titled Platinum selling debut album on MCA produced the #1 hit "Mercedes Boy" (for the Corey Haim movie License to Drive) and top ten hit "Girlfriend", as well as the Top Five R&B hit "Take Your Time" and moderate hit "Do Me Right." Two years later in 1990, her sophomore album Always went Gold. The album brought the top ten hits "Giving You the Benefit", and "Backyard", featuring Salt-N-Pepa. The album featured more of a New Jack Swing edge. She was married to George Smith who mentored her and orchestrated her early career.

She married famed producer (and LaFace Records founder) Antonio Reid in 1990, and put aside her solo career to found her own production company, Pebbitone, in 1991. Pebbitone produced the Grammy Award winning group TLC. Although the group initially saw Pebbles as a maternal figure, the lack of financial success in contrast to their meteoric rise in popularity would drive a wedge between manager and group.

The ensuing backlash for their management was the cause of TLC's bankruptcy filing in 1994 (to release themselves from the contract), as well as the demise of Pebbles' marriage. She started her own record label, Savvy Records, in 1993, but shut it down in 1997, after embracing Christianity. Pebbles returned to her solo career in 1995 with the release of Straight from My Heart, a more mature work, showing her growth as an artist and an individual. It features the P-Funk dance-pop single "Are You Ready", which peaked at #19 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop chart. The second single, a cover of the Michael Jackson hit "I Can't Help It", gained minor airplay, but missed making the charts. Nevertheless, Straight from My Heart remains a fan favorite to this day. The track "Always" at the time was one of her biggest hits, most people didn't know who she performed the ballet with...Johnny Gill was an excellent selection for the song. The duet was one of the best of all time.

Currently a born again Christian and no longer known as Pebbles, Sister Perri Reid doesn't maintain a career in the entertainment industry and rarely makes public appearances. She founded "Women of God Changing Lives Through Christ", a women-focused ministry with which she continues to lead Tuesday night "healing services" in Atlanta, Georgia. Her son, Aaron Reid, was featured on MTV's My Super Sweet Sixteen in 2006. It has been said that if she chose to return to music, it would be as a Gospel music artist. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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