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 US, it peaked at No. 4 on the R&B chart and No. 6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Billboard ranked it as the No. 80 song for 1972. The song has been sampled in hip-hop and dance music.[2][3] In Canada, the song reached No. 1 for two weeks in July 1972,[4] and was No. 29 on 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).
"Troglodyte" sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA.[6]
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).
- ^ "Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits".
- ^ RIAA - TROGLODYTE June 30, 1972 Retrieved 12 April 2020.
