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
Source	Rating
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

• Jimmy Castor - Saxophone, Timbales, Vocals
• Doug Gibson - Bass, Backing Vocals
• Harry Jensen - Guitar
• Lenny Fridie, Jr. - Congas
• Gerry Thomas - Trumpet, Piano

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

• Jimmy Castor Band-It's Just Begun at Discogs

References

1. It's Just Begun at Discogs
2. 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.