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This song is bigger than the band. If you haven’t heard it in a mall, on a radio or wherever, you haven’t lived in America in the last 40 some years.


The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, “Baby Now That I’ve Found You” (a Number One hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and subsequently Top 10 in the U.S. ) and written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and “Build Me Up Buttercup” (a chart topper in the Billboard Hot 100) and #1 in Canada co-written by Macaulay with Mike d’Abo, at the time the lead vocalist with Manfred Mann. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a number 1 hit in the UK in the 1960s. [1]

The Foundations are notable for being one of the few label acts to successfully imitate 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. Although they were in a similar musical vein to the Love Affair who also topped the UK charts in 1968 with their version of Robert Knight’s “Everlasting Love”. The Foundations signed to Pye, at the time one of only four big UK record companies (the others being EMI with its HMV, Columbia Records, and Parlophone labels; Decca; and Philips who also owned Fontana).[2]
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  • Nochek

    lOve.

    last month

  • oldiesfanjohn

    Now a crappy version,the singer is a low baritone...and he sux!

    last month

  • bdodkin

    Bit weak this version.

    March 2012

  • LFireproof

    ♥ build me up buttercup ♥

    March 2012

  • T0Rtur3

    A true classic.

    February 2012

  • viathin12

    love this song

    February 2012

  • supersteveme

    not the original recording,how annoying

    February 2012

  • whatanight

    Ride on baby !!!

    January 2012

  • oldiesfanjohn

    oldies staple

    December 2011

  • Zimmund

    WTF, the last.fm radio version is not even a cover of this song... O_o

    December 2011

  • Obmuj

    Good Wind Up hhahahahahah.

    December 2011

  • Dora117

    Love it love it love it xxxxxxxxxx♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

    December 2011

  • davidempoleon10

    @tabletopdrummer That's so true.

    November 2011

  • sage80_wanker

    I absolutely adore this song! Life would not be the same without it.

    October 2011

  • Pop_Roda

    I need you more than anyone darling.

    October 2011

  • DreamCatcher189

    Reminds me of the 1rst episode of Alias :)

    October 2011

  • Obmuj

    It is good to hear other versions.. Leave it alone LFM.

    September 2011

  • puertorico1952

    PLEASEEEEE...ORIGINALS ONLY!!!

    September 2011

  • jomabbs

    Beautiful..........

    September 2011

  • natsaninja

    This song always reminds me of Something About Mary. ^_^

    September 2011
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