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

"Risin' to the Top"
Single by Keni Burke
from the album Changes
Released	May 1982
Recorded	1981
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	5:15
Label	RCA (JT-13272, US)
Songwriter(s)	Norma Jean Wright, Kenneth M. Burke, Allan W. Felder
Producer(s)	Kenneth M. Burke
Keni Burke singles chronology
"Shakin'" (1982) "Risin' to the Top" (1982) "Hang Tight" (1982)

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

Chart performance

Chart (1982)	Peak position
US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[2]	63

Chart (1987)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[5]	96

Chart (1992)	Peak position
UK Singles Chart[6]	70

References

External links

• Keni Burke's Rising to the Top Discogs page

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