Jimmy Castor

Songs Performed or Written by Jimmy CastorTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

James Walter Castor (June 23, 1940[n1] – January 16, 2012) was an American funk, R&B and soul musician. He is credited with vocals, saxophone and composition. He is best known for songs such as "It's Just Begun", "The Bertha Butt Boogie", and his biggest hit single, the million-seller "Troglodyte (Cave Man)." Castor has been described as "one of the most sampled artists in music history" by the BBC. == Musical career == He was born in Manhattan, New York, United... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Troglodyte (Cave Man) - #2: That Sounds Good to Me - #3: The Bertha Butt Boogie [Pt. 1] - #4: Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You - #5: Skip to My Lu
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  Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
1.
07/1956

I Promise to Remember
Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

from The Teenagers Featuring Frankie Lymon   
27 pts
57
US


10
R&B


B side to Who Can Explain?
[Gee 1018]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & Jimmy Smith
  Jimmy Castor
2.
12/1966

#4  Hey, Leroy, Your Mama's Callin' You
Jimmy Castor greentick

38 pts
31
US


16
R&B


instrumental
[Smash 2069]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & Johnny Pruitt
Troglodyte (Cave Man)
3.
05/1972

#1  Troglodyte (Cave Man)
Jimmy Castor greentick

from It's Just Begun   
157 pts
6
US


4
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[RCA Victor 1029]
written by Harry Jensen, Gerald Thomas, Douglas Gibson, Robert Manigault, Jimmy Castor greentick & Langdon Fridie Jr.
4.
08/1972

Luther the Anthropoid (Ape Man)
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Phase Two   
4 pts
105
US






as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[RCA Victor 0763]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick, Johnny Pruitt & Gerry Thomas
5.
07/1973

Soul Serenade
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Dimension III   
1 pts




72
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
instrumental
[RCA Victor 0953]
written by Curtis Ousley & Luther Dixon
6.
11/1974

E-Man Boogie
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Butt of Course   
20 pts


3
dance




as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
written by Gerry Thomas & Doug Gibson
7.
01/1975

#3  The Bertha Butt Boogie [Pt. 1]
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Butt of Course   
72 pts
16
US


22
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[Atlantic 3232]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & Johnny Pruitt
8.
06/1975

Potential
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Butt of Course   
6 pts




25
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3270]
written by Ellwood Henderson
9.
10/1975

King Kong [Pt. 1]
Jimmy Castor greentick

17 pts
69
US


23
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[novelty]
[Atlantic 3295]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & John Pruitt
10.
03/1976

Supersound
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Supersound   
3 pts




42
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3316]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & John Pruitt
11.
06/1976

Bom Bom
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Supersound   
1 pts




97
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch featuring the Everything Man
[Atlantic 3331]
written by Exuma
12.
10/1976

Everything Is Beautiful to Me
Jimmy Castor greentick

from E-Man Groovin'   
1 pts




67
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3362]
written by Ellwood Henderson Jr.
13.
01/1977

Space Age
Jimmy Castor greentick

from E-Man Groovin'   
9 pts
101
US


28
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3375]
written by Ellwood Henderson Jr.
14.
06/1977

I Love a Mellow Groove
Jimmy Castor greentick

from E-Man Groovin'   
4 pts
108
US






as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3396]
written by Jeffrey Grimes
15.
02/1978

Maximum Stimulation
Jimmy Castor greentick

from Maximum Stimulation   
1 pts




82
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Atlantic 3455]
written by Ellwood Henderson Jr.
16.
06/1979

Don't Do That!
Jimmy Castor greentick

from The Jimmy Castor Bunch   
2 pts




50
R&B


as The Jimmy Castor Bunch
[Cotillion 44253]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick & Dan Lewittes
17.
05/1980

Can't Help Falling in Love with You / Stay with Me (Spend the Night)
Jimmy Castor greentick

1 pts




93
R&B


[Long Distance 702]
written by Hugo Peretti, Luigi Creatore, George David Weiss, Raymond Brown, Carl Wurzbach & Dan Lewittes
18.
08/1984

Amazon
Jimmy Castor greentick

1 pts




84
R&B


[Dream 0360]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick
19.
01/1985

It Gets to Me
Jimmy Castor greentick

1 pts




81
R&B


[Dream 70361]
written by Jimmy Castor greentick
  Process & the Doo Rags
20.
05/1987

I Promise to Remember
Process & the Doo Rags

from Colorful Changes   
1 pts




80
R&B


[Columbia 6612]
written by James Castor greentick & Jimmy Smith
  Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers
21.
03/1990

#2  That Sounds Good to Me
Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers

135 pts






4
UK
written by Bert Berns, Solomon Burke, Jerry Wexler, Jimmy Castor greentick, Lenny Fridie, Douglas Gibson, Richard Penniman, Chuck Berry, Thomas Bogdany & Ernie Maresca
  Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
22.
12/1993

#5  Skip to My Lu
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam

from LL77   
33 pts
105
US


38
R&B
34
UK
as Lisa Lisa
[Pendulum 58094]
written by James Castor greentick, Johnny Pruitt, Giovanni Salah & Gerard Thomas
  Ice Cube
Friday
23.
1995

Friday
Ice Cube

from Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack   Friday: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1 pts




71
R&B


[R&B chart position is for R&B airplay charts] from the movie Friday
[Priority album cut]
written by Gael Barbieri, Jimmy Castor greentick & Jay Pruitt
  Benzino
24.
12/2001

Boottee
Benzino

from The Benzino Project   The Benzino Project
1 pts




111
R&B


featuring Mr. Gzus & Teddy Riley or Fabolous & G. Dep
written by Jimmy Castor greentick, John Pruitt, Teddy Riley, Raymond Scott, Anthony Grant & B. William

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