The Foundations

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Years Active
1967 – 1970 (3 years)
Founded In
London, England, United Kingdom
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of both West Indians and Caucasians, is best-remembered 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… read more
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of both West Indians and Caucasians, is best-remembered 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 … read more
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of both West Indians and Caucasians, is best-remembered 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 Mi… read more

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1 Play track Build Me Up Buttercup - Mono Build Me Up Buttercup - Mono
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 269,195 listeners
2 Play track Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Build Me Up Buttercup
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3 Play track Baby Now That I've Found You - Mono Baby Now That I've Found You - Mono
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4 Songs Performed By American Idols Build Me up Buttercup - Re-Recorded
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5 Play track 16 Best of 60's Rock 'n' Roll Build Me Up Buttercup (Rerecorded)
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6 Build Me Up Buttercup (Remastered 2024) (Rerecording) Build Me Up Buttercup (Remastered 2024) (Rerecording)
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7 Play track Build Me Up Buttercup: The Best of the Foundations Build Me Up Buttercup (mono)
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8 Play track Baby Now That I've Found You Harlem Shuffle - Alternate Take
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9 Play track Sitting on the Dock of the Bay Baby Now That I've Found You
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10 Play track The Very Best Of The Foundations In the Bad, Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)
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Albums

  1. 339,835 listeners

    1 Jan 1967 · 41 tracks

    Baby Now That I've Found You
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  2. 247,183 listeners

    1 Jan 1968 · 16 tracks

    The Foundations
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  3. 82,528 listeners

    1 Jan 1967 · 37 tracks

    From the Foundations (Expanded Edition)
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  4. 79,721 listeners

    1 Jan 1968 · 14 tracks

    Build Me Up Buttercup
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