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Stroke You Up

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"Stroke You Up"
Single by Changing Faces
from the album Changing Faces and A Low Down Dirty Shame
ReleasedJuly 14, 1994
StudioBattery Studios
Chicago Recording Company
GenreR&B
Length5:50
LabelBig Beat/Atlantic
Songwriter(s)R. Kelly
Producer(s)R. Kelly
Changing Faces singles chronology
"Stroke You Up"
(1994)
"Foolin' Around"
(1994)

"Stroke You Up" is a song by American R&B duo Changing Faces that was recorded for their eponymous debut album (1994). The song was released as the album's debut single on July 14, 1994.[1] It was certified platinum by the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies domestically.[1][2] It features uncredited vocals from R. Kelly. A remix version also written and produced by Kelly, which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1994 Keenen Ivory Wayans film A Low Down Dirty Shame.

Track listings

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12", 3313 RPM, Vinyl
  1. "Stroke You Up" (LP Mix) – 4:32
  2. "Stroke You Up" (Original Instrumental) – 4:32
  3. "Stroke You Up" (Extended Remix) – 6:10
  4. "Stroke You Up" (Remix Instrumental) – 6:10

Personnel

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Information taken from Discogs.[3]

  • assistant engineering – Martin Stebbing
  • engineering – Peter Mokran, Joshua Shapera
  • guitar – Keith Henderson
  • mixing – Peter Mokran, R. Kelly
  • piano – Lafayette Carthon
  • production – R. Kelly
  • vocals – Changing Faces
  • writing – R. Kelly

Chart performance

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b "American certifications – Changing Faces – Stroke You Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
  2. ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
  3. ^ "Changing Faces – Stroke You Up (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
  4. ^ "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
  5. ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
  6. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 153.
  7. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 110.
  8. ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
  9. ^ "R&B Rap Hip-Hop Year-End Charts - 1994 - Soul System".