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| "Gimme Your Money Please" | ||||
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| Single by Bachman–Turner Overdrive | ||||
| from the album Bachman–Turner Overdrive | ||||
| A-side | "Little Gandy Dancer" | |||
| Released | June 1973 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, Boogie rock | |||
| Songwriter(s) | C. F. Turner | |||
| Producer(s) | Randy Bachman | |||
| Bachman–Turner Overdrive singles chronology | ||||
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"Gimme Your Money Please" is a song by the Canadian rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive. It appears as the first track on their 1973 eponymous debut album. It was also the first single from the album, as a double a-side with Little Gandy Dancer. The song is about someone getting mugged.[1][2]
Release
[edit]The single was reissued in 1976 to promote the album The Best of B.T.O. (So Far).[3]
Reception
[edit]Goldmine Magazine critic Martin Popoff ranked it number 3 in his list of the top 20 "pounding-est" sounding BTO songs, recalling that he had fond memories of spinning it.[4]
Record World described the song as "a hard hitting rocker."[5]
Personnel
[edit]According to the liner notes of Bachman–Turner Overdrive.[6]
- C.F. Turner – bass, lead vocals and backing vocals
- Randy Bachman – lead guitar, backing vocals
- Tim Bachman – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
- Robbie Bachman – drums, percussion
Charts
[edit]Original 1973 issue
[edit]| Chart (1973) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles[7] | 45 |
1976 reissue
[edit]| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada Top Singles[8] | 47 |
| US Hot 100 (Billboard)[9] | 70 |
References
[edit]- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Bachman–Turner Overdrive". www.robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ Billboard 1976-08-07.pdf. "Gimme Your Money Please" now available as a single.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2023-02-16). "The Top 20 pounding-est Bachman-Turner Overdrive songs". Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. June 9, 1973. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-23.
- ^ Overdrive, Bachman–Turner (17 May 1973). Bachman–Turner Overdrive (booklet).
- ^ "Gimme Your Money Please"/"Little Gandy Dancer": "Top Singles – Volume 20, No. 2, August 25, 1973" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ "Gimme Your Money Please": "Top Singles – Volume 26, No. 4, October 23, 1976" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved February 28, 2012.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1994). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1993. Record Research. p. 27. ISBN 9780898201048.
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