Stroke You Up
| "Stroke You Up" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Changing Faces | ||||
| from the album Changing Faces and A Low Down Dirty Shame | ||||
| Released | July 14, 1994 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios Chicago Recording Company | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 5:50 | |||
| Label | Big Beat/Atlantic | |||
| Songwriter(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Producer(s) | R. Kelly | |||
| Changing Faces singles chronology | ||||
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"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 by Big Beat/Atlantic.[1] It features uncredited vocals from R. Kelly and was certified platinum by the RIAA and sold 700,000 copies domestically.[1][2] A remix version was also written and produced by Kelly, which originally appeared on the soundtrack to the 1994 Keenen Ivory Wayans film A Low Down Dirty Shame.
Critical reception
Alan Jones from Music Week described the song as "a groin-grinding slow jam created by R Kelly and sweetly sung by two femmes, with do you mind if I stroke you up/down lyrics. Top five in their native US."[3] In his weekly dance column, James Hamilton from the Record Mirror Dance Update named it a "slinky girl duo's R. Kelly created typically blatant sexy 85.7bpm US smash, sure to get the juices flowing..."[4]
Track listings
- 12", 331⁄3 RPM, vinyl
- "Stroke You Up" (LP Mix) – 4:32
- "Stroke You Up" (Original Instrumental) – 4:32
- "Stroke You Up" (Extended Remix) – 6:10
- "Stroke You Up" (Remix Instrumental) – 6:10
Personnel
Information taken from Discogs.[5]
- 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
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Notes
- ^ a b "American certifications – Changing Faces – Stroke You Up". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "Best-Selling Records of 1994". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 3. BPI Communications. January 21, 1995. p. 57. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved May 5, 2015.
- ^ Jones, Alan (September 17, 1994). "Market Preview: Mainstream - Singles" (PDF). Music Week. p. 18. Retrieved June 14, 2025.
- ^ Hamilton, James (September 17, 1994). "DJ directory" (PDF). Music Week, in Record Mirror (Dance Update Supplemental Insert). p. 6. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
- ^ "Changing Faces – Stroke You Up (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 2010-08-03.
- ^ "allmusic ((( Changing Faces > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles )))". Allmusic. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ "officialcharts.com". officialcharts.com. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 153.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 110.
- ^ "Top 100 Músicas Mais Tocadas em 1994". Retrieved May 16, 2025.
- ^ "Billboard Top 100 – 1994". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ "R&B Rap Hip-Hop Year-End Charts - 1994 - Soul System".
- ^ "The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales". Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 52. December 24, 1994. p. YE-76. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
- ^ "The Cash Box Year-End Charts: 1994". Cash Box. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012.