1969 HITS ARCHIVE: Build Me Up Buttercup - Foundations (a #1 record--mono 45)
This top U.S. hit by the British group followed by one year their first success “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” (listen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOYXAYgNaFU ). Pop Chart Peaks: Cash Box & Record World #1, Billboard #3 - UK Chart Peak: #2 Transferred from mono 45 single Uni 55101 - Build Me Up Buttercup (Macaulay-D’Abo) by The Foundations, arranged & produced by Tony Macaulay THE 1969 HITS ARCHIVE - Here in one place, a comprehensive collection of ‘pop’ best-sellers and songs which made an impact that were either released or enjoyed a major chunk of their popularity within the calendar year 1969 (some were recorded in 1968) u1u
About The Foundations
The Foundations were a British soul band who were primarily active between 1967 and 1970. The group's background was West Indian, White British and Sri Lankan. Their 1967 debut single "Baby Now That I've Found You" reached number one in the UK and Canada, and number eleven in the US. Their 1968 single "Build Me Up Buttercup" reached number two in the UK and number three on the US Billboard Hot 100. The group was the first multi-racial group to have a number one hit in the UK in the 1960s.
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