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Troglodyte (song))
| "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 [1] |
| 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", [2] 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.
In Canada, the song reached No. 1 for two weeks in July 1972, [3] and was No. 29 on the RPM/Kowal year-end chart. [4]
"Troglodyte" sold over half-a-million copies, and has been certified gold by the RIAA. [5]
Background
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 has been sampled in hip-hop and dance music. [6] [7]
Chart performance
| Chart (1972) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100 [8] | 6 |
| US Billboard Best Selling Soul Singles [9] | 4 |
References
- ^ Breithaupt, Don; Breithaupt, Jeff (October 15, 1996). "Jiffy Pop: Novelty Records". Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 116. ISBN 031214704X.
- ^ "Jimmy Castor Bunch". 45rpms.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 148.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 107.
