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 Records
Producer Castor-Pruitt Productions[1]
Jimmy Castor Bunch chronology
It's Just Begun
(1972)		 Phase Two
(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 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,[4] ranging from 16 Slabs of Funk to Greatest Soul Groups.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [5]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Charts

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

Singles

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

External links

References

  1. ↑ It's Just Begun at Discogs
  2. 1 2 3 It's Just Begun at Allmusic
  3. ↑ Sampling Information
  4. ↑ Troglodyte (Cave Man) Release History
  5. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r32464/review
  6. ↑ "Jimmy Castor Band US albums chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
  7. ↑ "Jimmy Castor Band US singles chart history". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-06-21.
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