First recorded by The Foundations (US #11/UK #1/CAN #1 1967).
Re-recorded by The Foundations (1968).
Also recorded Alton Ellis (1967), Lana Cantrell (1968), The Marble Arch Orchestra (1968).
Other hit version by Alison Krauss & Union Station (C&W #49 1995).
From the wiki: “‘Baby, Now That I’ve Found You’ was written by Tony Macaulay and John MacLeod, parts of it in the same bar of a Soho tavern where Karl Marx is supposed to have written Das Kapital. When ‘Baby Now That I’ve Found You’ was first released, as The Foundations’ debut single in 1967, it went nowhere. Meanwhile, BBC Radio’s newly founded Radio 1 were looking to avoid any records being played by the pirate radio stations (e.g. Radio Caroline, Radio London) 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 #1 in the British charts.
“Another version of the song was recorded by The Foundations in 1968 featuring Colin Young, Clem Curtis’ replacement. This was released on a Marble Arch album of newer stereo versions of previous hits. The same year the record label’s Marble Arch Orchestra recorded an instrumental version of the song for the 1968 album Tomorrow’s Standards.
“The song has been covered by a number of other artists. One of the earlier versions was a Rocksteady version was recorded by Alton Ellis for his 1967 album Sings Rock and Soul. Australian singer Lana Cantrell recorded it for her 1968 Lana album. ‘Baby, Now That I’ve Found You’ was a 1995 Country hit for Alison Krauss & Union Station from the album Now That I’ve Found You: A Collection. Her version also appeared in the Australian movie comedy, The Castle. It peaked at #49 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.”
Alton Ellis, “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” (1967):
The Foundations, “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” stereo re-recording ft. Colin Young (1968):
Alison Krauss, “Baby, Now That I’ve Found You” (1995):