Baby Now That I've Found You
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"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.
released it as their début single. When "Baby Now That I've Found You" was first released it went nowhere. BBC's newly founded Radio 1 were looking to avoid any records being played by the pirate radio stations and they looked back at some recent releases that the pirate stations had missed. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was one of them. The single then 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 #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", "Build Me Up Buttercup
" as well as other hits of The Foundations.
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 1978 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
. 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.
to the film Shallow Hal
starring Gwenyth Paltrow and Jack Black
.
Tony Macaulay
Tony Macaulay is a British author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter, though it was the latter that made him a household name early in his career...
and John MacLeod. Part of the song was written in the same bar of a Soho
Soho
Soho is an area of the City of Westminster and part of the West End of London. Long established as an entertainment district, for much of the 20th century Soho had a reputation for sex shops as well as night life and film industry. Since the early 1980s, the area has undergone considerable...
tavern where Karl Marx
Karl Marx
Karl Heinrich Marx was a German philosopher, economist, sociologist, historian, journalist, and revolutionary socialist. His ideas played a significant role in the development of social science and the socialist political movement...
is supposed to have written Das Kapital
Das Kapital
Das Kapital, Kritik der politischen Ökonomie , by Karl Marx, is a critical analysis of capitalism as political economy, meant to reveal the economic laws of the capitalist mode of production, and how it was the precursor of the socialist mode of production.- Themes :In Capital: Critique of...
. The lyrics are a plea that an unnamed subject not break up with the singer.
Original recording and The Foundations
In 1967, The FoundationsThe Foundations
The Foundations were a British soul band, active from 1967 to 1970. The group, made up of West Indians, White British, and a Sri Lankan, are best known for their two biggest hits, "Baby Now That I've Found You" , written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod; and "Build Me Up Buttercup" The Foundations...
released it as their début single. When "Baby Now That I've Found You" was first released it went nowhere. BBC's newly founded Radio 1 were looking to avoid any records being played by the pirate radio stations and they looked back at some recent releases that the pirate stations had missed. "Baby, Now That I've Found You" was one of them. The single then 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
Billboard Hot 100
The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on radio play and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday, while the radio play tracking-week runs from Wednesday...
and topping the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
for two weeks in November 1967. The song also reached #1 on the Canadian RPM magazine
RPM (magazine)
RPM was a Canadian music industry publication that featured song and album charts for Canada. The publication was founded by Walt Grealis in February 1964, supported through its existence by record label owner Stan Klees. RPM ceased publication in November 2000.RPM stood for "Records, Promotion,...
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
Clem Curtis
Clem Curtis is a singer and former lead vocalist of sixties British soul group The Foundations.-Early years:...
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
Alan Warner (musician)
Alan Warner is a musician.As a boy he originally wanted to play trumpet but ended up with a toy accordion...
teamed up to recut "Baby, Now That I've Found You", "Build Me Up Buttercup
Build Me Up Buttercup
"Build Me Up Buttercup" is the name of a song written by Mike d'Abo and Tony Macaulay, and released by The Foundations with Colin Young singing the lead vocals in 1968. This was the third major hit for The Foundations. Colin Young replaced Clem Curtis in 1968 and this was the first Foundations hit...
" 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 rocksteadyRocksteady
Rocksteady is a music genre that originated in Jamaica around 1966. A successor to ska and a precursor to reggae, rocksteady was performed by Jamaican vocal harmony groups such as The Gaylads, The Maytals and The Paragons. The term rocksteady comes from a dance style that was mentioned in the Alton...
version was recorded by Alton Ellis
Alton Ellis
Alton Nehemiah Ellis, OD, was a Jamaican musician best known as one of the innovators of rocksteady music and was often referred to as the "Godfather of Rocksteady". In 2006, he was inducted into the International Reggae And World Music Awards Hall Of Fame.-Biography:Ellis was born in 1938 and...
for his 1967 album Sings Rock and Soul. Lana Cantrell
Lana Cantrell
Lana Eleanor Cantrell AM is an Australian-American singer and entertainment lawyer. She was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in the Grammy Awards of 1968.-Music career:...
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 1978 on Tortoise International Records, an RCA Records subsidiary.
The song was a 1995 country hit for Alison Krauss
Alison Krauss
Alison Maria Krauss is an American bluegrass-country singer, songwriter and fiddler. She entered the music industry at an early age, winning local contests by the age of ten and recording for the first time at fourteen. She signed with Rounder Records in 1985 and released her first solo album in...
from the album Now That I've Found You: A Collection
Now That I've Found You: A Collection
Now That I've Found You: A Collection is an album by Alison Krauss, released February 7, 1995. It is a retrospective of the early part of Krauss' recording career. It includes songs that appeared on her solo albums, albums by Alison Krauss & Union Station, and some that appeared on an album by...
. Her version appeared in the Australian comedy film, The Castle
The Castle (film)
The Castle is a 1997 Australian comedy film directed by Rob Sitch. It starred Michael Caton, Anne Tenney, Stephen Curry, Sophie Lee, Eric Bana and Charles 'Bud' Tingwell. The screenwriting team comprised Sitch, Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner and Jane Kennedy of Working Dog Productions.The Castle was...
. In the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
the song was recorded by MYMP
MYMP
M.Y.M.P. is an acoustic band act from the Philippines, which consists of five members. Their career started when Raymond Ryan, a station manager of iFm watched one of their gigs, and met up with a producer to produce their 2003 debut album, Soulful Acoustic, which has since been certified...
for their album MYMP Live at the Music Museum
MYMP Live at the Music Museum
MYMP Live at the Music Museum is a live music album of Philippine acoustic band MYMP . It was released under Ivory Records.-Track listing:-Personnel:* Antonio M. Ocampo - executive producer* MG O...
. South American artist Daniel Boaventura has also recorded a version which appears on his Songs 4 U album.
Use in film
The Foundations' recording of the song appeared on the soundtrackSoundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
to the film Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal is a 2001 romantic comedy film starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black, and Jason Alexander. It was directed by the Farrelly Brothers and filmed in and around Charlotte, North Carolina as well as Sterling and Princeton, Massachusetts at Wachusett Mountain.- Plot :Hal Larson is a...
starring Gwenyth Paltrow and Jack Black
Jack Black
Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...
.
Singles released
- The Foundations - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Come On Back to Me" - PYE 7N 17366 - (UK) - 1967
- The Foundations - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Build Me Up Buttercup" - Flashbacks FBS6 - (UK)
- The Foundations - "Build Me Up Buttercup" / "Baby, Now That I've Found You" - Eric 192
- Big Ben (Ben Atkins) - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Would I Better Gone ?" - Enterprise ENA-9061 - 1972
- Vickie Sue Robinson - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Thanks A Million" - RCA 10282 - 1975
- Dan Schafer - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" - Tortoise International, Inc VB 11292 - 1978
- Clem Curtis & The Foundations - Baby Now That I've Found You (Extended Version) / Baby Now That I've Found You (7" Version), Baby Now That I've Found You (Busk Mix) - Opium Records OPINT 001 - 1987
- Any Trouble - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Bricks & Mortar" - EMI America EA 166 - (US) - 1984
- Alison Krauss & Union Station - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Oh, Atlanta" / "Every Time You Say Goodbye" - CRCDS 4 - (Holland) - 1995 (CD single)
- Lauren Waterworth - "Baby, Now That I've Found You" / "Baby, Now That I've Found You"