Straight from My Heart

Straight from My Heart is the third studio album by American singer Pebbles. It was released on September 12, 1995, on MCA Records. The album features the top 40 R&B hit, "Are You Ready?".

Straight from My Heart
Studio album by Pebbles
Released	September 12, 1995
Recorded	1994–1995
Length	59:44
Label	MCA
Producer	Sean Combs Organized Noize Pebbles Joe Rich Tony Rich Alex Richbourg Chucky Thompson Kyle West Mario Winans
Pebbles chronology
Always (1990) Straight from My Heart (1995) Greatest Hits (2000)
Singles from Straight from the Heart
"Are You Ready?" Released: August 15, 1995

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Entertainment Weekly	A−[2]

AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine rated the album four out of five stars and ranked it "among Pebbles' most consistent efforts."^[1] He found that on With Straight from the Heart "Pebbles attempts to fit into the sound of the mid-'90s and the results are surprisingly successful." He noted that the album was "more of a showcase for her producers than the singer herself. Featuring elements of jazz, funk, and hip-hop, the record is a diverse and soulful catalog of contemporary R&B; even when the songwriting is weak, the record sounds first-rate."^[1] Entertainment Weekly's David Thigpen wrote that "past the clichéd album title [...] you'll find satisfying grooves and a few killer love songs, all polished to a high gloss and carried along on Pebbles' seductive whispers and wails [...] Straight from My Heart serves as a declaration of her independence."^[2]

Track listing

Straight from My Heart track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Club Laid Back" (Intro)	Pebbles	Pebbles	2:52
2.	"Like the Last Time"	Armando Colon Erik Milteer Alex Richbourg	Richbourg Pebbles Colon[a]	4:06
3.	"Are You Ready?"	Pebbles Richbourg Arthur Hoyle Debra Killings Jason Sylvain Mario Winans	Winans	4:35
4.	"I Can't Help It"	Susaye Greene Stevie Wonder	Richbourg Pebbles	5:06
5.	"You"	Pebbles Milteer Sean "Puffy" Combs Carl Thompson	Combs Chucky Thompson	4:17
6.	"Happy"	Pebbles McKinley Horton Brandon Bennett Marqueze Etheridge Organized Noise	Organized Noise Pebbles	4:58
7.	"Soul Replacement"	Faith Evans Big Rube Etheridge Organized Noise	Organized Noise Pebbles	4:40
8.	"Club Laid Back" (Reprise)	Pebbles	Pebbles	0:30
9.	"It's Alright"	Pebbles Milteer Tony Rich Ward Corbett	Rich Pebbles Richbourg[a]	4:03
10.	"Show Me"	Pebbles Organized Noise	Organized Noise Pebbles	5:17
11.	"Straight from My Heart"	Marc Nelson Darrell Spencer Kyle West	West Pebbles[a]	4:20
12.	"Angel"	Pebbles	Pebbles	4:55
13.	"One More Try"	Pebbles Nelson Spencer West	West Pebbles	3:45
14.	"Long Way to Travel"	Joseph Richards Tony Rich	Joe Rich T. Rich	4:24
15.	"One More Try"	Pebbles Nelson Spencer West	West Pebbles	3:45
16.	"Club Laid Back" (Outro)	Pebbles	Pebbles	1:58
17.	"Are You Ready?" (Mario mix)	Pebbles Richbourg Hoyle Killings Sylvain Winans	Winans	4:02
Total length:				59:44

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies co-producer(s)

Production

• Tom Cassel – mixing engineer
• Sean Combs – producer
• John Frye – engineer
• Organized Noize – producer
• Pebbles – producer
• Joe Rich – producer
• Tony Rich – producer
• Alex Richbourg – producer
• Chucky Thompson – producer
• Kyle West – producer
• Mike Wilson – engineer
• Mario Winans – producer

Charts

Chart performance for Straight from My Heart

Chart (1995)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[3]	146
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4]	43