- Source: Rags to Riches (Kool and the Gang song)
"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). 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.
Compendium
Rags 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.
Critical reception
Robert 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." Chris Heim of the Chicago Tribune also called Rags to Riches a "new song in the standard Kool mode."