"Rags to Riches" is a song recorded by R&B/Funk band Kool & the Gang for their 1988 compilation album Everything's Kool & the Gang (Greatest Hits & More).[1] Released as a single, the song reached No. 38 on the US Billboard Hot Soul Singles chart and No. 26 on the German Pop Singles chart.[2][3]
| "Rags to Riches" | ||||
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| Single by Kool & the Gang | ||||
| from the album Everything's Kool & the Gang (Greatest Hits & More) | ||||
| Released | 1988 | |||
| Genre | Funk | |||
| Length | 3:53 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Imani, Meekaaeel Muhammad | |||
| Producer(s) | Gabe Vigorito, Tony Prendatt (exec.), Khalis Bhayan, I.B.M.C | |||
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Compendium
editRags to Riches was composed by Imani and Meekaaeel Muhammad. This single was also produced by Khalis Bhayan and I.B.M.C whilst executively produced by both Gabe Vigorito and Tony Prendatt.[1]
Critical reception
editRobert K. Oermann of USA Today found Rags to Riches has "the rhythm expertise and potent singing we've come to expect from this durable act."[4] Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune also called Rags to Riches a "new song in the standard Kool mode."[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Kool & the Gang - Rags to Riches. Mercury Records. 1988.
- ^ "Kool & the Gang - Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ "KOOL & THE GANG - Rags to Riches". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2023-07-30.
- ^ K. Oermann, Robert. "KOOL & THE GANG "Everything's Kool: Greatest Hits & More" (Mercury)". newsbank.com. USA Today.
- ^ Heim, Chris (16 September 1988). "'Dangerous Age' True To Bad Company's Original Style". Chicago Tribune. p. 58. ProQuest 282566893.