''It's Just Begun'' is the second album by the

Jimmy Castor Bunch James Walter Castor (January 23, 1940 – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B, and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and ...

, released in 1972 on RCA Records.''It's Just Begun at

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It's Just Begun ''It's Just Begun'' is the second album by the Jimmy Castor Bunch, released in 1972 on RCA Records.''It's Just Begun at Allmusic/ref> " It's Just Begun" and "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" have each become staples in hip-hop sampling. Songs from the albu ...

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Troglodyte (Cave Man) "Troglodyte (Cave Man)", originally released as "Troglodite", is a 1972 novelty funk song by the Jimmy Castor Bunch. In the US, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100. ''Billboard'' ranked it ...

" have each become staples in hip-hop sampling. Songs from the album have been sampled more than twenty-five times.Sampling Information
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songs. The album hit #11 on the R&B charts and #27 on the ''Billboard'' 200. "

" hit #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #4 R&B. "

" has made its impact felt as well, making its way onto more than 20 compilation albums,Troglodyte (Cave Man)

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Reception

Track listing

# "Creation (Prologue)" (Gerry Thomas) - 1:34 # "It's Just Begun" (Gerry Thomas, Jimmy Castor, John Pruitt) - 3:43 # "

" (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,

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) - 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 "I Promise to Remember" is a song written by Jimmy Castor and Jimmy Smith and performed by Frankie Lymon and The Teenagers featuring Jimmy Wright and His Orchestra. It reached #10 on the US R&B chart and #57 on the ''Billboard'' pop chart in 19 ...

" (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

Singles

External links

Jimmy Castor Bunch-It's Just Begun at Discogs

References

{{Authority control 1972 debut albums RCA Records albums Funk albums by American artists