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Track: Build Me Up Buttercup - Mono
Artist: The Foundations
Album: Baby Now That I've Found You
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Name: The Foundations
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Biography
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The evolved out of a group called [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ramong_Sound]The Ramong Sound[/url] aka The Ramongs which was headed by [a=Raymond Morrison]. They were an eight man multi-racial group made up of three white Londoners, four West Indians and a Sri Lankan. For approximately one and a half months [a=Arthur Brown] was in the group. They were originally discovered by [a=Ron Fairway] and were briefly managed by Fairway and [a1321077] until Fairway was ousted leaving Class in charge. They had a number 1 hit with their first release, "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/109982-The-Foundations-Baby-Now-That-Ive-Found-You]Baby, Now That I've Found You[/url]", They followed up with "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/206841-The-Foundations-Back-On-My-Feet-Again]Back On My Feet Again[/url]" which went to number 18 and "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/206842-The-Foundations-Any-Old-Time-Youre-Lonely-And-Sad]Any Old Time (You're Lonely Or Sad)[/url]" which got to number 48. The original lead singer [a230358] and another member, tenor sax player [a935381] left in 1968. The Foundations had two more big hits with Curtis's replacement, lead singer [a308010]. "[url=https://www.discogs.com/release/491207-The-Foundations-Build-Me-Up-Buttercup]Build Me Up Buttercup[/url]" went number 2 in 1968 and In The Bad Bad Old Days" which went to number 8 in 1969. The group's last chart entry while together was with their own composition "[url=https://www.discogs.com/master/363582-The-Foundations-Born-To-Live-Born-To-Die]Born To Live, Born To Die[/url]" which charted number 46. The group disbanded towards the end of 1970. Since the 1970's Clem Curtis has continued to perform in a revived version of the group named [a1581002], Meanwhile, [a308010] formed his own shortlived version of the group, [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/7901345-New-Foundations-2]New Foundations[/url]. Later years, Curtis along with original guitarist [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1223366-Alan-Warner-2]Alan Warner[/url], keyboard player [a=Vince Cross], and drummer [url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/3658426-Andy-Bennett-8]Andy Bennett[/url] recorded new versions of The Foundations classic tracks plus additional material. This appears on the 1992 album [i][Link][/i] which in spite of its title is not a compilation.
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1.Build Me Up Buttercup - MonoBaby Now That I've Found You
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2.Build Me up Buttercup - Re-RecordedBuild Me up Buttercup
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3.Build Me Up Buttercup (Remastered 2024) (Rerecording)Build Me Up Buttercup (Remastered 2024) (Rerecording)
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4.Baby Now That I've Found You - MonoBaby Now That I've Found You
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5.Baby Now That I've Found You - Re-recordedSoul Classics
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6.Baby Now That I've Found YouHighlights of the Foundations
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7.In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)Baby Now That I've Found You
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8.Harlem Shuffle - Alternate TakeBaby Now That I've Found You
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9.Baby Now That I've Found YouBuild Me up Buttercup
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10.Give Me Just a Little More Time / BeSoul Classics
Discogs Release Info
Release: The Foundations - Build Me Up Buttercup
Year: 1968
Genres: Rock, Funk / Soul
Styles: Pop Rock, Soul