Collection [Hallmark]

• Artist: The Foundations
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• Release Date: April 17, 2001
• Type: Compilation (best of)
• Genre: Rhythm & Blues

Review

The Foundations were a multi-racial London soul band led by a former boxer from Trinidad, Clem Curtis, whose hard soul vocals made The Foundations sound unlike any other British group in the late '60s. Steered by producer and songwriter Tony Macaulay in the studio, the band scored two huge international hits with "Baby Now That I've Found You" and ""Build Me Up Buttercup," both of which are included here. Other highlights of this collection include two "almost" hits, "The Bad Bad Old Days" and ""Back on My Feet Again," and several credible soul covers, most notably a solid version of ""Knock on Wood." An exciting live band, The Foundations were much more than a mere pastiche of Motown styles, as this collection shows. ~ Steve Leggett, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Baby, Now That I've Found You	Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod	The Foundations	(3:02)
Build Me Up Buttercup (Lyrics)	Michael d'Abo, Tony Macaulay	The Foundations	(2:55)
The Bad Bad Old Days		The Foundations	(3:01)
Back on My Feet Again (Lyrics)	Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod	The Foundations	(2:35)
Born to Live, Born to Die	The Foundations, Eric Allendale	The Foundations	(2:54)
Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)	Tony Macaulay, John MacLeod	The Foundations	(2:53)
You Can't Fool Me		The Foundations	(2:58)
Knock on Wood	Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd	The Foundations	(3:08)
Nobody Loves Me Like You	Sam Cooke	The Foundations	(3:11)
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay		The Foundations	(2:48)
New Direction		The Foundations	(3:58)
Let's Stay Together		The Foundations	(2:53)
Love You Now		The Foundations	(3:38)
Keep Loving You		The Foundations	(4:15)