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"Born To Live, Born To Die"
Single by The Foundations
B-side"Why Did You Cry ?"
Released1969
Genre Pop
Label Pye, UK
Uni, US
Songwriter(s) Eric Allandale, The Foundations
Producer(s) Eric Allandale (musical director)
The Foundations singles chronology
" In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" "Born To Live, Born To Die"
(1969) 		"Baby, I Couldn't See"
(1969)

"Born To Live, Born To Die" was the last charting single for The Foundations. It made it to number 46 on the UK Singles Chart in September 1969. [1] It was written by Foundations trombone player Eric Allandale and The Foundations. [2] The B-side was composed by the group's organist Tony Gomez. [3]

In the Netherlands it went to number 28 for one week. [4]

Editions

  • The Foundations - "Born to Live, Born to Die" / "Why Did You Cry" - PYE 7N 17809 1969 - (UK)
  • The Foundations - "Born to Live, Born to Die" / "Why Did You Cry" - UNI 55162 1969 - (US)

References

  1. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 209. ISBN  1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Steve Leggett (1995-03-01). "The Very Best of the Foundations [Taragon] - The Foundations | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  3. ^ "Build Me Up Buttercup: The Complete Pye Collection by The Foundations, Audio CD, Original recording remastered". Itrackmine.com. 2004-08-24. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  4. ^ Steffen Hung. "The Foundations - Born To Live, Born To Die". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
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