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

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"In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)"
Single by The Foundations
from the album Digging The Foundations
B-side "Give Me Love"
Released 1969
Genre Pop
Label Pye, UK
Uni, US
Songwriter(s) Tony Macaulay, John McLeod
The Foundations singles chronology
"Build Me Up Buttercup"
(1968)
"In the 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]

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Releases

Charts

Chart (1968-1969)Peak
position
Argentina [5] 16
Canada [6] 23
Ireland7
UK [7] 8

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