"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 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 "Risin' to the Top" (Stereo) – 5:16 "Risin' to the Top" (Acoustic Mix) – 5:56 "Risin' to the Top" (Instrumental) – 5:02
Charts Chart (1982) Peakposition US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)63
Chart (1987) Peakposition UK Singles (OCC)96
Chart (1992) Peakposition UK Singles (OCC)70UK Dance (Music Week)8
References
External links Keni Burke's Rising to the Top Discogs page