Changes (Keni Burke album)

Changes is the third solo album by former Five Stairsteps member Keni Burke. It was released in 1982 on RCA Records and includes the often sampled track "Risin' to the Top"

Changes
Studio album by Keni Burke
Released	April 1982
Recorded	1981-1982
Studio	Sigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genre	Soul Funk
Label	RCA
Producer	Keni Burke
Keni Burke chronology
You're the Best (1981) Changes (1982) Nothin' But Love (1998)
Singles from Changes
"Risin' to the Top" Released: 1982

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Track listing

1. "Shakin'" (Keni Burke, Norma Jean Wright)
2. "Hang Tight" (Burke, Allan Felder)
3. "Can't Get Enough (Do It All Night)" (Burke, Allan Felder, Dean Gant)
4. "Who Do You Love" (Burke, Allan Felder)
5. "Let Somebody Love You" (Burke)
6. "Changes" (Burke)
7. "One Minute More" (Burke, Linda Creed)
8. "Risin' to the Top" (Burke, Allan Felder, Norma Jean Wright)
9. "All Night" (Burke, Allan Felder, Dean Gant)

Personnel

• Keni Burke – Bass, rhythm guitar, synthesizer (Prophet 5), percussion, wurlitzer, vocals, backing vocals
• Steve Ferrone – Drums
• Ed "Tree" Moore – Lead guitar, rhythm guitar
• Leonard "Dockta" Gibbs, Jr. – Percussion
• Vince Montana – Vibraphone
• Don Myrick, Louis Satterfield, Michael Harris, Rahmlee Lee Davis – Horns
• "Sir" Dean Gant – Synthesizer (Moog Bass), piano (Fender Rhodes)
• Ed Walsh – Vocoder (Obx), synthesizer (Prophet 5)
• Barbara Ingram, Carla Benson, Evette L. Benton, Tawatha Agee, Day Askey Burke, Terri Askey – Backing vocals
• Leon "Ndugu" Chancler – Drums, percussion on "Let Somebody Love You"
• Michael Thompson – Guitar on "You're the Best"
• Joe Tarsia – Recording and mixing
• Edward "Chappie" Johnson – Executive producer

Charts

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[2]
		US R&B
1982	"Risin' to the Top"	63

Samples

• Doug E. Fresh sampled "Risin' to the Top" on his song "Keep Risin' to the Top" on his album The World's Greatest Entertainer in 1988.
• Big Daddy Kane sampled "Risin' to the Top" on his song "Smooth Operator" on his album It's a Big Daddy Thing in 1989.
• LL Cool J sampled "Risin' to the Top" on his song "Around the Way Girl" on his album Mama Said Knock You Out in 1990 and would later sample it for "Paradise" on his album 10
• Mary J. Blige sampled "Risin' to the Top" on her song "Love No Limit" on her album What's the 411? Remix in 1993.
• Pete Rock & CL Smooth sampled "Risin' to the Top" on their song "Take You There" on their album The Main Ingredient in 1994.
• O.C. sampled "Risin' to the Top" on his song "Born 2 Live" on his album Word...Life in 1994.

References

1. Hogan, Ed. Keni Burke: Changes > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
2. "Keni Burke - Top Songs / Chart Singles Discography". Music VF. Retrieved January 22, 2023.

External links

• Keni Burke-Changes at Discogs