Troglodyte (Cave Man) Explained

Troglodyte (Cave Man)
Cover:	troglodyte(JCB).jpg
Border:	yes
Caption:	Single cover artwork
Type:	single
Artist:	Jimmy Castor Bunch
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

"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

Notes and References

1. Book: Precious and Few - Pop Music in the Early '70s. Don. Breithaupt. Jeff. Breithaupt. October 15, 1996. Jiffy Pop: Novelty Records. 116. St. Martin's Griffin. 031214704X.
2. Web site: Jimmy Castor Bunch . 45rpms.com . 2016-10-07.
3. Web site: RPM Top 100 Singles - July 15, 1972.
4. Web site: Barry's Hits of All Decades Pop rock n roll Music Chart Hits .
5. https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&ar=JIMMY+CASTOR+BUNCH&ti=TROGLODYTE RIAA - TROGLODYTE June 30, 1972
6. Web site: Remembering Jimmy Castor, the funk legend behind 'Troglodyte'. 2012-01-17. LA Times Blogs - Pop & Hiss. en-US. 2016-08-18.
7. News: Jimmy Castor, Musician Who Mastered Many Genres, Dies at 71. Martin. Douglas. 2012-01-17. The New York Times. 0362-4331. 2016-08-18.
8. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 . Joel Whitburn . 2013 . Record Research . 148.

9. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

   . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 107.