In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)

"Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)"
Single by The Foundations
from the album Digging The Foundations
B-side"Give Me Love"
Released1969
GenrePop
LabelPye, UK
Uni, US
Songwriter(s)Tony Macaulay, John McLeod
The Foundations singles chronology
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
(1968)
"Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)"
(1969)
"Born to Live, Born to Die"
(1968)

"In The Bad Bad Old Days" was a hit for The Foundations in 1969. It was the fourth hit single for the group. It was written by Tony Macaulay and John McLeod. It went to #8 in the UK Singles Chart,[1] #7 in Ireland, and #23 in Canada.[2] It was also covered by Edison Lighthouse, and appeared on Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon's Soul Survivor album.[3]

  1. ^ Warwick, Neil; Brown, Tony; Kutner, Jon (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles and Albums - Neil Warwick, Jon Kutner, Tony Brown - Google Books. ISBN 9781844490585. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ^ "RPM Top 100 Singles - May 5, 1969" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Johnny Johnson And His Bandwagon* - Soul Survivor (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. November 1970. Retrieved 2014-02-17.