Keni Burke (album)

Keni Burke
Studio album by
Keni Burke
Released16 August 1977
Recorded1977
StudioSound Factory West, Los Angeles, CA; Total Experience Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
GenreSoul
Length34:49
LabelDark Horse
ProducerKeni Burke
Keni Burke chronology
Keni Burke
(1977) 		You're the Best
(1981)
Singles from Keni Burke
  1. "Shuffle"
    Released: 10 October 1977
  2. "Day"
    Released: January 1978

Keni Burke is the debut solo album by former Five Stairsteps member Keni Burke.[1] Released in 1977, on George Harrison's Dark Horse Records label.[1] "Shuffle" and "Day", were released as singles in the US, with "From Me to You" and "Keep On Singing" as B-sides, respectively.[2] The sleeve states: "Special thanks to George Harrison and Dennis Morgan for making this album possible."

Track listing

Side one
  1. "Keep on Singing" (Keni Burke, Day Askey Burke) – 4:40
  2. "You Are All Mine" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke)– 3:02
  3. "Day" (K. Burke) – 2:48
  4. "It's the Last Time" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke)– 4:06
  5. "Shuffle" (K. Burke, D. A. Burke) – 3:39
Side two
  2. "Give All You Can Give" (K. Burke, Ronnie Vann) – 4:00
  3. "Tell Me That You Love Me" (K. Burke, Vann) – 4:03
  4. "Something New (Like a Sweet Melody)" (K. Burke, Vann) – 4:23
  5. "From Me to You" (K. Burke) – 4:08

Personnel

  • Keni Burke - vocals, bass, Fender Rhodes, guitar, Mini Moog, backing vocals
  • Johnny McGhee, John McLain - guitar
  • Ronnie Vann - rhythm guitar
  • Don Farrell, Jim Studer, Dean Gant, Sonny Burke - keyboards
  • Alvin Taylor, Teddy Sparks - drums
  • Mayuto Correa, James "Alibe" Sledge, Babatunde Olatunji - percussion
  • Ernest J. Watts, George R. Bohanon, Oscar Brashear - horns
  • Deidre "Day" Askey Burke, Ivory Stone, Ricky Williams - backing vocals
  • Strings and horns arranged by Keni Burke and Gil Askey

References

  1. ^ a b "Keni Burke Page". Soulwalking.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Funky Discography: Keni Burke - Keni Burke". The_mothership.tripod.com. Retrieved 11 March 2013.


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