Troglodyte (Cave Man)
| "Troglodyte (Cave Man)" | |
|---|---|
.jpg) single cover artwork | |
| Single by Jimmy Castor Bunch | |
| from the album It's Just Begun | |
| B-side | "I Promise to Remember" |
| Released | 1972 |
| Genre | Funk |
| Length | 3:36 3:22 (7" version) |
| Label | RCA |
| Alternative cover | |
.jpg) Alternate single artwork, as released in Germany. Derivative of It's Just Begun's artwork. | |
"Troglodyte (Cave Man)", originally released as "Troglodite",[1] is a 1972 novelty funk song by The Jimmy Castor Bunch. In the USA, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B charts and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the No. 80 song for 1972. The song has come to be sampled in hip-hop music and dance music.[2][3] In Canada, the song reached No. 1 in July 1972,[4] and No. 29 in the RPM/Kowal year-end chart.[5]
A character introduced in the song, Bertha Butt ("one of the Butt Sisters"), was featured in many later Castor Bunch songs, including "The Bertha Butt Boogie" (1975).
The song sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA.[6] It charted even better in Canada, where it got to No. 1 on the singles chart for two weeks.[7]
References
- ^ "Jimmy Castor Bunch". 45rpms.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "Remembering Jimmy Castor, the funk legend behind 'Troglodyte'". LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. 2012-01-17. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ Martin, Douglas (2012-01-17). "Jimmy Castor, Musician Who Mastered Many Genres, Dies at 71". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-08-18.
- ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - July 15, 1972" (PDF).
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- ^ RIAA - TROGLODYTE June 30, 1972 Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "RPM100 Singles" (PDF). RPM. 15 July 1972. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
