Risin' to the Top

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"Risin' to the Top"
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Single by Keni Burke
from the album Changes
ReleasedMay 1982
Recorded1981
Studio Sigma Sound, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre R&B [1]
Length5:15
Label RCA (JT-13272, US)
Songwriters
Producer Kenneth M. Burke
Keni Burke singles chronology
"Shakin'"
(1982)		"Risin' to the Top"
(1982)		"Hang Tight"
(1982)

"Risin' to the Top" is a song by former Five Stairsteps member Keni Burke. Released in 1982 from his third solo album, Changes (1982), it became his most successful hit as a solo artist, peaking at number 63 on the US Billboard R&B charts [2] and is considered Burke's signature song.

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Since its 1982 release, the song has been sampled extensively in R&B and hip-hop songs, most notably the following year in the Mary Jane Girls song "All Night Long". [3] The song appears in the 2006 video game Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories in the fictional radio station VCFL. [4]

Track listing

  1. "Risin' to the Top" (Stereo) – 5:16
  2. "Risin' to the Top" (Acoustic Mix) – 5:56
  3. "Risin' to the Top" (Instrumental) – 5:02

Charts

Chart (1982)Peak
position
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ( Billboard ) [2] 63
Chart (1987)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [5] 96
Chart (1992)Peak
position
UK Singles (OCC) [6] 70
UK Dance ( Music Week ) [7] 8

References

  1. ↑ "Keni Burke on AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Keni Burke Music VF, US charts" . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Keni Burke Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved June 29, 2022.
  4. ↑ "A Love Letter to Grand Theft Auto's Best Side Stories". Wired . June 29, 2022. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  5. ↑ "KENI BURKE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Risin' to the top {1992} | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts . Retrieved March 20, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Top 60 Dance Singles" (PDF). Music Week . April 18, 1992. p. 26. Retrieved September 26, 2025.
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