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The group, made up of both West Indians and Caucasians, is best known for their two biggest hits,

Baby, Now That I’ve Found You (a No. 1 hit in the UK singles chart, and subsequently Top 10 in the US); and

Build Me Up Buttercup (a chart topper in the Billboard Hot 100), co-written by Michael d’Abo, vocalist with Manfred Mann.

They are also notable for being one of the few acts not on the Tamla Motown label, to use successfully what became known as the Motown Sound. In terms of line-up and musical style, they anticipated the sound of the more successful Hot Chocolate.

Original vocalist Clem Curtis left in 1968 and moved to the U.S. for a solo career on the club circuit, encouraged by the likes of Wilson Pickett and Sam & Dave, playing Las Vegas with The Righteous Brothers. He was replaced by Colin Young.

The group’s final hit was the less pop-oriented, more sophisticated Born to Live and Born to Die. They split in 1970, when the rhythm section broke away to form the progressive group Pluto. When Curtis returned to the UK he formed a new version of the group with little success on record, but a lucrative spell on the 1960s nostalgia circuit.

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Hayzi22 wrote:
last month

The Foundations is my favorite.

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tea5girl wrote:
October 2009

I'm talking about the song.............. :)

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tea5girl wrote:
October 2009

Where's Eddy Grant??? He made this song a classic.....Poor immitation...........

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haberdasher89 wrote:
September 2009

i have uploaded a much better quality picture (taken from an album cover)... please vote for it

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davosmavo wrote:
May 2009

The ultimate 'One Hit Wonder'.

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davosmavo wrote:
May 2009

Amazing song, so classic.

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doktoroetker wrote:
November 2008

Back to the goood old times....

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Hext wrote:
September 2008

yeah! sounds good

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JustAKayee wrote:
August 2008

I love how some people have decided they love this band 'cause McFly or whoever covered BMUB, and are saying it's 'criminal' that people don't know who they are, lol.

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Seltaeb1 wrote:
June 2008

nix, i know them well

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popeatlast wrote:
June 2008

but i luv u still

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HelloMeagan wrote:
May 2008

why do you fill me up buttercup? haha

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VGoRiLLaZ wrote:
February 2008

Ha ha, loving the indie tag =D

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swetina wrote:
January 2008

THEY HAVE SPECIAL SOULFUL VOICES ~TINAS

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rosalafae wrote:
November 2007

I need you (I need you) more than anyone, darlin'...

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tost-ayran wrote:
August 2007

but i love you still

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azfad wrote:
July 2007

'jerkin' the dog' - great song. they were more than 'buttercup' dont ya know

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BananaPants wrote:
June 2007

People do not know who they are because people are too busy listening to boring uninspired cliche crap that some label as music...know your musical history...

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thisweekend wrote:
April 2007

you never call baby when you say you will

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clemlyon38 wrote:
April 2007

listen the same song Build me up by Rhymefest/odb second life for this song, definitely good!

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