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The proof of a reputation is in the listening, and this double CD just oozes proof in its 41 songs, 23 of them off of From the Foundations and Digging the Foundations. At their worst, the Foundations sound like early Rare Earth (or maybe Three Dog Night) on a really good day, and most of this collection is a lot better than that: smooth, slightly poppy but eminently danceable soul, stuff that Berry Gordy and company and their fans lived for -- and it's beautifully remastered and very carefully put together to make the most of the CD format. Ironically, the hits are among the least interesting of the songs here, although they'll sell the set. Two of the bonus tracks, "I Need Your Love" and "Something for My Baby" by the New Foundations (Colin Young with new backup), are lost treasures that ought to have filled the international airwaves in 1976, when they were cut. And the utterly infectious "Where the Fire Burns," recorded by the original band in 1970, is a lost funk-instrumental jewel, with soaring horns and thick, twangy rhythm guitars. An astonishing, glorious collection, only missing cuts off the live second album, Rocking the Foundations, which is due for a separate reissue.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Barbara Ruskin, Composer - Alan Warner, Guitar
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Gene Barge, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Warner, Guitar
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
TONY HATCH, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Joe Tex, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
James Shaw, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
JERRY GOLDSTEIN, Composer - Mike Elliot, Tenor Saxophone - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Clem Curtis, Vocals - Alan Warner, Guitar - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Mike Elliot, Tenor Saxophone - Tony Macaulay, Composer - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Clem Curtis, Vocals - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Eric Allendale, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Pierre Tubbs, Composer - Jerome Jackson, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer, Writer - Mike D'Abo, Composer, Writer - The Foundations, Composer, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Vocals
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2022 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Alan Warner, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2022 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Jeff Barry, Composer - BERT RUSSELL, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Earl Nelson, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - Robert Relf, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Mike Elliot, Tenor Saxophone - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Clem Curtis, Composer, Vocals - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer - Alan Warner, Guitar
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
DISC 2
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Mike Elliot, Tenor Saxophone - The Foundations, MainArtist - Richard Warner, Composer - Tim Harris, Drums - Clem Curtis, Vocals - David Macbeth, Composer - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Jack Winsley, Composer - Robert Saker, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - John Macleod, Producer - The Foundations, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - John Macleod, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Eric Allendale, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer - Tony Gomez, Organ - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Colin Young, Vocals - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Saxophone - Allan Warner, Guitar - Peter Macbeth, Bass Guitar
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer, Producer - John Macleod, Composer, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - John Macleod, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Patrick Burke, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Composer - Tony Gomez, Organ - John Macleod, Composer - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Colin Young, Vocals - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Saxophone - Allan Warner, Guitar - Peter Macbeth, Bass Guitar
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Macaulay, Producer - John Macleod, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Eric Allendale, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Gomez, Composer - The Foundations, Producer, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer - Eric Allendale, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Tony Gomez, Composer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
John Worsley, Composer - Tony Macaulay, Producer - John Macleod, Producer - The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - David Myers, Composer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Bill Martin, Composer - Mike Elliot, Tenor Saxophone - Phil Coulter, Composer - The Foundations, MainArtist - Tim Harris, Drums - Clem Curtis, Vocals - Eric Allandale, Trombone - Pat Burke, Flute, Tenor Saxophone
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer - Jim Dawson, Producer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist - Colin Young, Composer - Jim Dawson, Producer
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The New Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The New Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1976 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
The Foundations, Performance, MainArtist
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
The proof of a reputation is in the listening, and this double CD just oozes proof in its 41 songs, 23 of them off of From the Foundations and Digging the Foundations. At their worst, the Foundations sound like early Rare Earth (or maybe Three Dog Night) on a really good day, and most of this collection is a lot better than that: smooth, slightly poppy but eminently danceable soul, stuff that Berry Gordy and company and their fans lived for -- and it's beautifully remastered and very carefully put together to make the most of the CD format. Ironically, the hits are among the least interesting of the songs here, although they'll sell the set. Two of the bonus tracks, "I Need Your Love" and "Something for My Baby" by the New Foundations (Colin Young with new backup), are lost treasures that ought to have filled the international airwaves in 1976, when they were cut. And the utterly infectious "Where the Fire Burns," recorded by the original band in 1970, is a lost funk-instrumental jewel, with soaring horns and thick, twangy rhythm guitars. An astonishing, glorious collection, only missing cuts off the live second album, Rocking the Foundations, which is due for a separate reissue.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 2 disc(s) - 41 track(s)
- Total length: 02:09:29
- Main artists: The Foundations
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Castle Communications
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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