BABY NOW THAT I'VE FOUND YOU― THE FOUNDATIONS
GENRE ― Pop
"Baby, Now That I've Found You" is a song written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod. Part of the song was written in the same bar of a Soho tavern where Karl Marx is supposed to have written Das Kapital. The lyrics are a plea that an unnamed subject not break up with the singer.
Original recording and the Foundations ―
In 1967, The Foundations released it as their début single. After receiving airplay on the newly-launched BBC Radio 1, it took off and by November it was number one in the British charts. It met with great success, becoming a number 11 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1967. The song also reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM magazine charts 10 February 1968.
In 1967, The Foundations released it as their début single. After receiving airplay on the newly-launched BBC Radio 1, it took off and by November it was number one in the British charts. It met with great success, becoming a number 11 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and topping the UK Singles Chart for two weeks in November 1967. The song also reached number 1 on the Canadian RPM magazine charts 10 February 1968.
Another version of the song was recorded by The Foundations in 1968 that featured Colin Young, Clem Curtis' replacement. This was on a Marble Arch album that featured newer stereo versions of their previous hits.
Original lead singer of the Foundations, Clem Curtis recorded his own version of it and it was released on the Opium label OPIN 001 as a 7" single and a 12" version OPINT001 in 1987.
In the late 1980s, Clem Curtis and Alan Warner teamed up to recut "Baby, Now That I've Found You" and "Build Me Up Buttercup" as well as other hits of The Foundations.
Other versions ―
The song has been covered by a number of other artists. One of the earlier versions was a rocksteady version was recorded by Alton Ellis for his 1967 album Sings Rock and Soul. Lana Cantrell recorded it for her 1968 Lana album. The same year The Marble Arch Orchestra recorded an instrumental version of the song for their album Tomorrow's Standards. In 1978 Donny and Marie Osmond recorded it for the soundtrack album for their film Goin’ Coconuts. The song was also recorded by Dan Schafer, in 1977 on Tortoise International Records, an RCA Records subsidiary.
The song was a 1995 country hit for Alison Krauss from the album Now That I've Found You: A Collection. Her version appeared in the Australian comedy film, The Castle. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.
In the Philippines the song was recorded by MYMP for their album MYMP Live at the Music Museum. South American artist Daniel Boaventura has also recorded a version which appears on his Songs 4 U album.
From Wikipedia and Google (image)
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