Tony Macaulay

Tony Macaulay (born Anthony Gordon Instone; 21 April 1944) is an English author, composer for musical theatre, and songwriter. He has won the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors Award twice as 'Songwriter of the Year' (1970 and 1977). He is a nine time Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter. In 2007, he became the only British person to win the Edwin Forrest Award for outstanding contribution to the American theatre. Macaulay's best-known songs include "Baby Now That I've Found You" and "Build Me Up Buttercup" with the Foundations, "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", as well as "Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)" and "Don't Give Up on Us".

Career Macaulay was born in Fulham, London, England.

Further hits came with songs such as Marmalade's "Baby Make It Soon" and "Falling Apart at the Seams"; the 5th Dimension's "(Last Night) I Didn't Get to Sleep at All", David Soul's "Don't Give Up on Us", plus Donna Summer's 1977 single "Can't We Just Sit Down (And Talk It Over)", all of which he wrote on his own. Many others came in collaboration with other songwriters, amongst them were Long John Baldry's "Let the Heartaches Begin", Paper Dolls' "Something Here in My Heart (Keeps A Tellin' Me No)" and Pickettywitch's "That Same Old Feeling", all co-written with John Macleod. Another success for the Foundations was "Build Me Up Buttercup", written by Macaulay and Mike d'Abo. Scott Walker's "Lights of Cincinnati", the Hollies' "Sorry Suzanne", the New Seekers' "You Won't Find Another Fool Like Me", In addition, he co-wrote the Fortunes' "Here Comes That Rainy Day Feeling Again", Johnny Johnson and the Bandwagon's "Blame It on the Pony Express" and Andy Williams' "Home Lovin' Man", with Roger Cook and Roger Greenaway. By this time he had begun to turn his back on writing pop songs and started to write for musical theatre. His first collaborations for the stage were with the playwright Ken Hill on Is Your Doctor Really Necessary? in 1973, and on Gentlemen Prefer Anything the following year.

In June 2025, Macaulay was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame.