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Build Me Up Buttercup by The Foundations

Artist Biography For The Foundations

The Foundations Were A British Soul Band Active From 1967 To 1970. The Group Made Up Of Both West Indians And Caucasians Is Best-Remembered For Their Two Biggest Hits Baby Now That I've Found You A No. 1 Hit In The UK Singles Chart And Subsequently Top 10 In The US And Build Me Up Buttercup A Chart Topper In The Billboard Hot 100 Co-Written By Michael D'Abo Vocalist With Manfred Mann. They Are Also Notable For Being One Of The Few Acts Not On The Tamla Motown Label To Use Successfully 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. Original Vocalist Clem Curtis Left In 1968 And Moved To The U.S. For A Solo Career On The Club Circuit Encouraged By The Likes Of Wilson Pickett And Sam & Dave Playing Las Vegas With The Righteous Brothers. He Was Replaced By Colin Young. The Group's Final Hit Was The Less Pop-Oriented More Sophisticated Born To Live And Born To Die. They Split In 1970 When The Rhythm Section Broke Away To Form The Progressive Group Pluto. When Curtis Returned To The UK He Formed A New Version Of The Group With Little Success On Record But A Lucrative Spell On The 1960s Nostalgia Circuit.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Build Me up Buttercup

"Build Me Up Buttercup" Is A Song Written By English Songwriters Mike D'Abo And Tony Macaulay That Was A Hit Around The World For British Soul Band The Foundations In 1968 With Colin Young Who Had Replaced Clem Curtis Singing His First Hit Lead Vocals .

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