Raising My Family

"Raising My Family" is a song by South African singer Steve Kekana that was released as a non-album single in 1980. The song was co-written and produced by Mally Watson and Tom Vuma. The song reached the top 10 in Sweden, peaking at No. 3 in October 1981, and remained on the chart for seven weeks. It also reached the top 10 in Switzerland and Austria, peaking at No. 7 and No. 3, respectively.

"Raising My Family"
Single by Steve Kekana
B-side	"Working Man"
Released	1980
Genre	Reggae
Length	3:53
Label	EMI
Songwriter(s)	Mally Watson Tom Vuma
Producer(s)	Mally Watson Tom Vuma

Track listing and formats

• South African 7-inch single^[1]

A. "Raising My Family" – 3:53

B. "Working Man" – 3:42

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Raising My Family"

Chart (1981–1983)	Peak position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2]	3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[3]	1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[4]	3
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5]	7

References

1. Raising My Family (South African 7-inch single liner notes). Steve Kekana. EMI Records. 1980. CCP 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
2. "Steve Kekana – Raising My Family" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
3. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021" (PDF) (in Finnish). Musiikkiarkisto. p. 127. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 February 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
4. "Steve Kekana – Raising My Family". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
5. "Steve Kekana – Raising My Family". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 11 January 2023.