Risin' to the Top


"Risin' to the Top" is a song by former Five Stairsteps member Keni Burke. Released in 1982 from his third solo album, Changes, it became his most successful hit as a solo artist, peaking at number 63 on the US 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 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

  1. "Risin' to the Top" – 5:16
  2. "Risin' to the Top" – 5:56
  3. "Risin' to the Top" – 5:02

Charts

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles 96

Chart Peak
position
UK Singles 70
UK Dance 8