The Foundations

Saturday 8th Feb 2020

location_city Harpenden Public Halls, Hertfordshire

The Foundations

The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indies, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That Ive Found You" (a Number One hit in the UK Singles Chart and Canada, and subsequently Top 10 in the US), written by Tony Macauley and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" (a number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 1 in Canada), co-written by Macaulay with Mike d'Abo, at the time the lead Vocalist with Manfred Mann. The group was the first Multi Racial group to have a number 1 hit in the UK in the 1960s.

The Foundations are notable for being one of the few label acts to successfully imitate what became known as the Motown Sound. In terms of line-up and musical style, they anticipated the sound of the more successful Hot Chocolate. They were in a similar musical vein as Love Affair, who also topped the UK charts in 1968 with their version of Robert Knight's "Everlasting Love".

Now original lead guitarist/ vocalist Alan Warner is keeping the magnificent sound of The Foundations alive with a group of hugely talented musicians.