Rags to Riches (1953 song)
1953 popular music song
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"Rags to Riches" is a 1953 popular song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.[3]
| "Rags To Riches" | ||||
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| Single by Tony Bennett | ||||
| B-side | "Here Comes That Heartache Again" | |||
| Released | August 3, 1953[1] | |||
| Recorded | March 17, 1953[2] | |||
| Studio | Columbia 30th Street, New York City | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:50 | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Percy Faith | |||
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| "Rags to Riches" | ||||
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| Single by Elvis Presley | ||||
| B-side | "Where Did They Go, Lord?" | |||
| Released | February 23, 1971 | |||
| Recorded | September 22, 1970 | |||
| Studio | RCA Studio B, Nashville | |||
| Genre | Pop, rock n' roll | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter | Richard Adler | |||
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Background
It is based on a famous Russian tune called "Volga Melody" by Yuri Shchetkov sometimes known as "Samara My Lovely Town". The bridge passage or middle 8 was inserted by the composer.
Tony Bennett recording
The best-known version of the song, recorded by Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his orchestra, was No.1 for eight weeks on the Billboard chart in 1953 and became a gold record.[4] In 2012, he recorded a Spanglish version with bachata singer Romeo Santos for his album Viva Duets.
Other versions
- Later in 1953, a version by David Whitfield reached No.3 in the British charts[5]
- Another version in 1953, by Billy Ward and his Dominoes with Jackie Wilson singing lead made number two on Billboard's Most Played in Juke Boxes chart.[6]
- Later recordings by Sunny & the Sunliners (No. 45 in 1963)[7] and Elvis Presley (No 33 in 1971)[8] also made the Billboard charts.