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This unusually diverse London group
rose to fame rapidly after securing a recording deal with Pye.
Besides being a highly competent band they were fortunate to
be intercepted by the songwriters Macaulay and McLeod at the
height of their skills. This pair cowrote 'Baby Now That I've
Found You' which became a huge hit on both sides of the Atlantic,
reaching the UK #1 spot in October 1967. It would remain in this
spot until being displaced by yet another Macaulay/ McLeod number;
'Let The Heartaches Begin' sung by Long John Baldry. The songwriters
never managed to repeat this feat but did keep up a supply of
good material. In fact the Foundation's next biggest hit was
to be 'Build Me Up Buttercup', which was cowritten again, but
this time by Macaulay in the company of new Manfred Mann singing
recruit, Mike D'Abo.
The band managed several more chart
appearances until the appropriately named 'Born To Live, Born
To Die' in 1969, after which they went into rapid decline and
split up during 1970. The members all went their separate ways
although several attempts to revive the group have been tried,
the best known being 'The New Foundations' led by Clem Curtis. |
