We Are Happy People

"We Are Happy People" was a top 5 hit in Scandinavia for Swedish group Slam Creepers’^[1] also known as The Slams^[2] It was written by trombonist Eric Allandale and made its first appearance as the B-side of The Foundations third single, the minor hit and Tony Macaulay and John Macleod composition "Any Old Time You're Lonely Or Sad". It was re-recorded by the Foundations in 1968, this time with Colin Young on vocals and appeared on their 1968 LP released on Marble Arch MALS 1157.^[3] By April 1969 it had been recorded by nine different artists.

Singles released

The Foundations - "Any Old Time You're Lonely or Sad" / "We Are Happy People" - PYE 7N 17503 - 1968 - (UK) ^[4]
The Foundations - "Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)" / "We Are Happy People" - Uni 55073 -1968 - (US)^[5]
Slam Creepers’ - "We Are Happy People" / "I Just Couldn't Get You Out Of My Mind" - Bill BT 128 - 1968 - (Sweden)
Slam Creepers’ - "We Are Happy People" / "I Just Couldn't Get You Out Of My Mind" - Olga/Exit 2.520-B (Spain)
Slam Creepers’ - "We Are Happy People" / "Vansbro Memories" - Sonet SON 2003 - (UK)
Slam's - "We Are Happy People" / "Hold It Baby" - Exit 2.609-B - (Spain)^[6]

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The Pacific Showband - "Remains To Be Seen" / "We Are Happy People" - Tribune TRS 125 - 1969 - (UK)^[8]

References

↑ "Billboard - Google Books". Books.google.com.au. 1969-04-26. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
↑ Archived December 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.
↑ "Foundations, The - The Foundations (Vinyl, LP) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
↑ "45 Discography for Pye Records - UK 17000 series". Globaldogproductions.info. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
↑ "Foundations, The - Any Old Time You're Lonely And Sad at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
↑ "Pursuit Of Happiness - Love & Happiness Tips". Retrieved 14 March 2012.
↑ "How To Reach The Happiness". Retrieved 5 April 1992. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
↑ "The Pacific Showband". Irishshowbands.net. Retrieved 2014-02-17.

The Foundations

Eric Allandale Steve Bingham Pat Burke Tony Gomez Tim Harris Alan Warner Colin Young Arthur Brown Clem Curtis Mike Elliot Peter MacBeth

Singles	"Baby Now That I've Found You" (1967) "Back on My Feet Again" "Any Old Time (You're Lonely and Sad)" "Build Me Up Buttercup" (1968) "In the Bad Bad Old Days (Before You Loved Me)" "Born to Live, Born to Die" "Baby I Couldn't See" (1969) "My Little Chickadee" (USA, 1969) "Take a Girl Like You" (1970)

Other songs	"96 Tears" "I Can Take or Leave Your Loving" "Solomon Grundy" "That Same Old Feeling" "We Are Happy People"

Related articles	Barry Class Tony Macaulay John Macleod Hue Montgomery The Ramong Sound

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