From the Foundations [LP]

by The Foundations

Overview

Nothing else on the Foundations' debut album was up to the level of the memorable hit it was built around, "Baby, Now That I've Found You." It did, however, present evidence of a fairly solid soul group, albeit one that at this point was wholly reliant upon outside material, particularly songs written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod, the team responsible for "Baby, Now That I've Found You." Those Macaulay-MacLeod numbers tended toward the poppy side -- "Come On Back to Me" had echoes of the Four Seasons' harmonies, for instance. But a cover of Joe Tex's "Show Me" gave the Foundations a chance to air their funkier side, and "Jerkin' the Dog," "A Whole New Thing," and "Love Is a Five Letter Word" showed more of their partially West Indian roots in the blend of jazzy horns, tight grooves, and soul-bluesy organ, somewhat in the manner of some of Georgie Fame's early material. All of the tracks were reissued on the three-CD set Build Me Up Buttercup: The Complete Pye Collection. ~ Richie Unterberger

Product Details

Release Date:	11/18/2022
Label:	Culture Factory
UPC:	0819514012122
Rank:	61639

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Foundations   Primary Artist
Alan Warner   Guitar
Tim Harris   Drums
Colin Young   Vocals
Mike Elliot   Sax (Tenor)
Eric Allendale   Trombone
Clem Curtis   Vocals
Pat Burke   Flute,Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Tony Hatch   Composer
Tony Macaulay   Composer,Producer
Bert Russell   Composer
James Shaw   Composer
Barbara Ruskin   Composer
Earl Nelson   Composer
Gene Barge   Composer
Joe Tex   Composer
Robert Relf   Composer
Jerry Goldstein   Composer
Pierre Tubbs   Composer
Alan Warner   Composer
Colin Young   Composer
Jeff Barry   Composer
Jerome Jackson   Composer
Eric Allendale   Composer
Mike d'Abo   Composer
Clem Curtis   Composer
John MacLeod   Composer