"Rags to Riches" is a 1953 popular song by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross.
[3] 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.
The best-known version of the song, recorded by Tony Bennett with Percy Faith and his orchestra, was number one 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.