Focus - Focus Plays Focus (1970)

Focus - Focus Plays Focus (1970)

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Focus - Focus Plays Focus

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Side one

1. "Focus (Instrumental)"   9:45

2. "Why Dream"   3:57

3. "Happy Nightmare"   3:56

Side two

1. "Anonymus"   7:00

2. "Black Beauty"   3:05

3. "Sugar Island"   3:03

4. "Focus (Vocal Version)"   2:44

Focus Band Members / Musicians

Thijs van Leer – vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6), flute, Hammond organ, piano, electric piano, mellotron, harpsichord, vibraphone

Jan Akkerman – guitars, acoustic guitars

Martin Dresden – bass guitar, trumpet (tracks 4, 5), vocals (tracks 2, 3, 6)

Hans Cleuver – drums, bongos, vocals (tracks 2, 5, 6)

Hubert Terheggen – production

Jerry Boys – engineering

Focus Plays Focus is the 1st studio album by Dutch rock band Focus, released in September 1970 on Imperial Records. It is the only album recorded by the group's original line-up consisting of organist and vocalist Thijs van Leer, bassist Martin Dresden, drummer Hans Cleuver, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. It was renamed In and Out of Focus for the international re-release of the album from 1971 onwards which included their debut single "House of the King".

Focus are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band have undergone numerous formations in its history; since December 2016, it has comprised van Leer, drummer Pierre van der Linden, guitarist Menno Gootjes, and bassist Udo Pannekeet. They have sold one million RIAA-certified albums in the United States.

Focus Band Members / Musicians

Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals (1969–1978, 1990, 1993-1995, 1998, 2001–present)

Pierre van der Linden – drums, percussion (1971–1973, 1975, 1990, 2004–present)

Menno Gootjes – guitar, backing vocals (1998, 2010–present)

Udo Pannekeet – bass (2016–present)

 

Focus Discography Full - Studio albums

Focus Plays Focus (1970: also known as In and Out of Focus)

Focus II (1971; also known as Moving Waves)

Focus 3 (1972)

Hamburger Concerto (1974)

Mother Focus (1975)

Focus con Proby (1977)

Focus (1985) (as Jan Akkerman & Thijs Van Leer)

Focus 8 (2002)

Focus 9 / New Skin (2006)

Focus X (2012)

Golden Oldies (2014) (studio re-recordings)

Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon (2016)

Focus 11 (2018)

Compilation Albums

Ship of Memories (1976)

The Focus Family Album (2017)