He was a former bookkeeper who prior to joining The Foundations was lead singer of a group called Joe E. Young & The Toniks.
[1] Young joined The Foundations at a time when two members, lead singer Clem Curtis and tenor saxophonist Mike Elliott were leaving 1968.
[8][9] It was in the period of late 1966 to early 1967 that Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel took over from Sam Southwell, and Conrad Isidore replaced John Seally.
The line up of the group then consisted of Colin Young on vocals, Oscar Knight on lead guitar, Calvin "Fuzzy" Samuel on bass, Ken Cumberbatch on keyboards, Tony Bauman and Denis Overton on saxophones and Conrad Isidore on drums.
It was part of Philip Solomon's three-single release to unveil the new logo for Toast Records which also included "You're Never Gonna Get My Love" by The Stocking Tops and "The Telephone by Nino Ferrer.
[1][11] Produced by Pete Gage it featured the songs, "Lifetime of Lovin'", "Dancing Man", "Love How Sweet It Is", "Got That Feeling", "Good Day Sunshine", "You've Got A Good Thing Going", "Flower In My Hand", "Sixty Minutes of Your Love", "It's Been Such A Long Way Home", "Open the Door to Your Heart", "Qualifications" and "Lost Someone".
[13] The group's single "Good Day Sunshine" bw "Lifetime of Lovin'" was released on Toast TT 514.
With the right tempo being noted, the great swinging bluesy powerful droning attacking sounds were also mentioned.
[12] It was reported in the 14 September issue of Melody Maker with Clem Curtis leaving The Foundations, the group was also trying out a line of singers which included Warren Davis of the Warren Davis Monday Band for the position of lead singer.
[19] It was mentioned in the 12 October issue of Melody Maker that the Foundations would record their next single "Build Me Up Buttercup" as soon as legal complications for the release of Joey Young (Colin Young) were sorted out with Major Minor Records which was his former label.
[24][30] The songs "Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)", "Back on My Feet Again", "Harlem Shuffle", "Tomorrow" and "We Are Happy People" appeared on the Rocking the Foundations album released the previous year.
[30][31] "Baby Now That I've Found You" with Colin Young on vocals from the Marble Arch LP[32] has the same backing track as the original Clem Curtis version.
[35][36] It was originally on the Rocking the Foundations album[37] which was a mixture of actual live and studio tracks.
[46] It was reported in the 10 October 1970 issue of New Musical Express that lead singer Colin Young had left The Foundations to pursue a solo career.
The band was hardly rehearsing, staying in the biggest most expensive hotels in the US and some members failing to turn up for bookings.
The newspaper that wrote that the group having arrived in Ezeiza from London, they were to perform at the Expo show.
In addition to giving descriptions of the band members, the article said that the group would be incorporating Latin rhythms into their music.
Recounting their success in Argentina, Colin Young also said that they were desperately hoping to get work in London.
[55][56] The musicians on the album were, Steve Bingham, Roger Cawkwell, Laurie Jerryman, Gaspar Lawal, Peter Lynch, Graham Preskett, Tim Mason, Paul Nieman, Jean Roussel, Tony Priestland, Eddie "Tan Tan" Thornton and Colin Young.
[57] In 1975 an unrelated group with the same name New Foundations recorded a song, "Darling (You're All I Need)", a soul ballad which was released on Atlantic 45-322 in 1975.
[60][61] In January 1976, Young and his group released their lone 45, "Something for My Baby" / "I Need Your Love" on Pye 7N 45533 which was credited to The New Foundations.
[57][62] Later in the year, Clem Curtis & The Foundations Ltd. released "Make a Wish" on Barry Class' Riverdale label.
[79] On the week of 6 October, James Hamilton said that Young and Tunney were causing quite a stir with the "98bpm reggae-soul jogger".
[81] In 1999, a version of The Foundations was reformed that included Colin Young (vocals), Alan Warner (Guitar), Steve Bingham (bass), Gary Moberly (keyboards), Tony Laidlaw (sax) and Sam Kelly then Steve Dixon (drums).
[82] In 2003 Young recorded an updated version of "Build Me Up Buttercup" backed by a choir of policemen from the Surrey police force.
[84][85] In 2010, Young appeared in Channel 4's Come Dine With Me, where he performed a song for dinner party guests.