| Changes | ||||
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| Released | April 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1981–1982 | |||
| Studio | Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||
| Genre | Soul Funk | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Keni Burke | |||
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| AllMusic |   [1] |
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| Year | Single | Chart positions [2] |
|---|---|---|
| US R&B | ||
| 1982 | "Risin' to the Top" | 63 |
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