It's Just Begun

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It's Just Begun
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Studio album by
Jimmy Castor Bunch
Released1972
Recorded1970–71
Genre Funk
Length34:30
Label RCA
Producer Castor-Pruitt Productions [1]
Jimmy Castor Bunch chronology
It's Just Begun
(1972)		 Phase Two
(1972)
Singles from It's Just Begun
  1. "It's Just Begun"
    Released: 1970
  2. "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]

Contents

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
SourceRating
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Track listing

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

Personnel

The Jimmy Castor Bunch

Charts

YearAlbumChart positions [6]
US US
R&B 		Canada
1972It's Just Begun271121

Singles

YearSingleChart positions [7]
US US
R&B 		US
Dance 		Canada
1972"Troglodyte (Cave Man)"64—1

References

  1. ↑ It's Just Begun at Discogs
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Jimmy Castor, The Jimmy Castor Bunch - It's Just Begun Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Tracks that Sampled The Jimmy Castor Bunch". Whosampled.com. Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Proto-disco". Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved February 10, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Troglodyte (Caveman) by The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Track Info". AllMusic . Retrieved May 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Castor Band US albums chart history". AllMusic . Retrieved June 21, 2011.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Castor Band US singles chart history". AllMusic . Retrieved June 21, 2011.
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