"Risin' to the Top" is a song by former
Five Stairsteps
The Five Stairsteps, known as "The First Family of Soul" and later "The Invisible Man's Band", was an American Chicago soul group made up of five of Betty and Clarence Burke Sr.'s six children: Alohe Jean, Clarence Jr., James, Dennis, and Ken ...
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 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'' and is considered Burke's
signature song.
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
The Mary Jane Girls were an American girl group formed in 1983, best known for their songs " In My House", " All Night Long", "Candy Man", and their cover version of " Walk Like a Man". They were protégées of musician Rick James and disbanded ...
song "
All Night Long".
The song appears in the 2006 video game ''
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories '' in the fictional radio station VCFL.
Track listing
# "Risin' to the Top" (Stereo) – 5:16
# "Risin' to the Top" (Acoustic Mix) – 5:56
# "Risin' to the Top" (Instrumental) – 5:02
Chart performance
References
External links
Keni Burke's Rising to the Top ''Discogs'' page
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1982 singles
1982 songs