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
ReleasedApril 1982
Recorded1981-1982
StudioSigma Sound Studios, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
GenreSoul
Funk
LabelRCA
ProducerKeni Burke
Keni Burke chronology
You're the Best
(1981)
Changes
(1982)
Nothin' But Love
(1998)
Singles from Changes
  1. "Risin' to the Top"
    Released: 1982
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

References

  1. Hogan, Ed. Keni Burke: Changes > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  2. "Keni Burke US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-05-02.
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