It's Just Begun

It's Just Begun
It's Just Begun
Studio album by Jimmy Castor Bunch
Released	1972
Recorded	1970–71
Genre	Funk
Length	34:30
Label	RCA
Producer	Castor-Pruitt Productions
Jimmy Castor Bunch chronology
Singles from It's Just Begun
	"It's Just Begun"; Released: 1970; "Troglodyte (Cave Man)"; Released: April 12, 1972;

It's Just Begun is the second album by the Jimmy Castor Bunch, released in 1972 on RCA Records.^[2] "It's Just Begun" and "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" have each become staples in hip-hop sampling. Songs from the album have been sampled more than twenty-five times.^[3] The song is considered by some to be one of the first disco songs.^[4]

The album hit #11 on the R&B charts and #27 on the Billboard 200.^[2] "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 R&B.^[2]

"Troglodyte (Cave Man)" has made its impact felt as well, making its way onto more than 20 compilation albums,^[5] ranging from 16 Slabs of Funk to Greatest Soul Groups.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]

Track listing

"Creation (Prologue)" (Gerry Thomas) - 1:34
"It's Just Begun" (Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor, John Pruitt) - 3:43
"Troglodyte (Cave Man)" (Jimmy Castor Bunch) - 3:36
"You Better Be Good (Or the Devil Gon' Getcha)" (Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor, John Pruitt) - 2:56
"Psyche" (Jimmy Castor Bunch) - 4:25
"L.T.D. (Life, Truth and Death)" (Gerry Thomas, Curtis Knight) - 7:20
"My Brightest Day" (Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor, John Pruitt) - 4:03
"Bad" (Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor, John Pruitt, Doug Gibson) - 3:04
"I Promise to Remember" (Jimmy Castor, Jimmy Smith) - 2:47
"Creation (Epilogue)" (Gerry Thomas) - 1:02

Personnel

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

Jimmy Castor - Saxophone, Timbales, Vocals
Doug Gibson - Bass, Backing Vocals
Harry Jensen - Guitar
Lenny Fridie, Jr. - Congas
Gerry Thomas - Trumpet, Piano
Orchestra of 30 musicians in "Creation" (Prologue and Epilogue)

Charts

Year	Album	Chart positions^[6]
Year	Album	US	US R&B	Canada
1972	It's Just Begun	27	11	21

Singles

Year	Single	Chart positions^[7]
Year	Single	US	US R&B	US Dance	Canada
1972	"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"	6	4	—	1

References

^ It's Just Begun at Discogs
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Tracks that Sampled The Jimmy Castor Bunch". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Troglodyte (Caveman) by The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
^ "Jimmy Castor Band US albums chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
^ "Jimmy Castor Band US singles chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

External links

Jimmy Castor Bunch-It's Just Begun at Discogs

[1] It's Just Begun at Discogs

[Allmusic-2] "Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[Sample-3] "Tracks that Sampled The Jimmy Castor Bunch". Whosampled.com. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[4] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2018-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[5] "Troglodyte (Caveman) by The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Track Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 May 2023.

[allmusic_albums-6] "Jimmy Castor Band US albums chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

[allmusic_singles-7] "Jimmy Castor Band US singles chart history". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-06-21.

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