FATBACK BAND - Gotta Get My Hands On Some Money

Fatback Band formed in New York City in 1970, and by the mid-1970's the funk and disco band had some hit records. In 1979 the group hit # 6 on the R&B charts with Gotta Get My Hands On Some Money. The song hit the airwaves shortly after the release of the band's infamous disco album XII - which ddn't include the song. The XII album, which was released just months before Sugarhill Gang's Rapper's Delight, famously featured the song Kim Tim III - the first commercially released rap song. see HERE  That song peaked out at #26 on the R&B charts in 1979. In 1980 Fatback Band had their biggest hits with the release of their Hot Box album, which featured Gotta Get My Hands On Some Money and Backstrokin.