''Keni Burke'' is the debut solo album by former

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member

Keni Burke Kenneth M. "Keni" Burke (born September 28, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist who began his career with four siblings in the 1970s band the Five Stairsteps. Biography Five Stairsteps As a member ...

. Released in 1977, on

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label. "Shuffle" and "Day", were released as singles in the US, with "From Me to You" and "Keep On Singing" as B-sides, respectively. The sleeve states: "Special thanks to George Harrison and Dennis Morgan for making this album possible."

Track listing

;Side one #"Keep on Singing" (Keni Burke, Day Askey Burke) – 4:40 #"You Are All Mine" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke)– 3:02 #"Day" (K. Burke) – 2:48 #"It's the Last Time" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke)– 4:06 #"Shuffle" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke) – 3:39 ;Side two #

"Give All You Can Give" (K. Burke, Ronnie Vann) – 4:00 #"Tell Me That You Love Me" (K. Burke, Vann) – 4:03 #"Something New (Like a Sweet Melody)" (K. Burke, Vann) – 4:23 #"From Me to You" (K. Burke) – 4:08

Personnel

*Keni Burke - vocals, bass, Fender Rhodes, guitar, Mini Moog, backing vocals *Johnny McGhee, John McLain - guitar *Ronnie Vann - rhythm guitar *Don Farrell, Jim Studer, Dean Gant, Sonny Burke - keyboards *

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, Teddy Sparks - drums *Mayuto Correa, James "Alibe" Sledge,

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- percussion * Ernest J. Watts, George R. Bohanon,

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References

External links

Keni Burke-Keni Burke at Discogs
1977 debut albums Keni Burke albums Dark Horse Records albums Albums recorded at Total Experience Recording Studios {{1970s-R&B-album-stub