Focus III

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Focus III
Studio album by Focus
Released	1972
Recorded	July, 1972
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	70:25 (LP) 67:04 (CD)
Label	IRS Records
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Focus chronology
Moving Waves (1971) Focus III (1972) At the Rainbow (1973)

Focus III is a double-album by progressive rock band Focus, which was released in 1972. It includes "Sylvia", a worldwide hit that reached #4 on the UK charts and #33 on the US charts. It also contains "House of the King", a single originally from 1970, which was later included on the CD version of Focus' first album, "In and Out of Focus."

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Side A 1.2 Side B 1.3 Side C 1.4 Side D 1.5 CD listing 2 Personnel

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side A

1. "Round Goes The Gossip..." (Thijs van Leer) – 5:16
2. "Love Remembered" (Jan Akkerman) – 2:49
3. "Sylvia" (van Leer) – 3:32
4. "Carnival Fugue" (van Leer) – 6:02

[edit] Side B

1. "Focus III" (van Leer) – 6:07
2. "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" (Akkerman, Bert Ruiter) – 14:03

[edit] Side C

1. "Anonymus II (Part 1)" (van Leer, Akkerman, Ruiter, Pierre van der Linden) – 19:28

[edit] Side D

1. "Anonymus II (Conclusion)" (van Leer, Akkerman, Ruiter, van der Linden) – 7:30
2. "Elspeth Of Nottingham" (Akkerman) – 3:15
3. "House Of The King" (Akkerman) – 2:23

[edit] CD listing

1. "Round Goes the Gossip" – 5:12
2. "Love Remembered" – 2:49
3. "Sylvia" – 3:31
4. "Carnival Fugue" – 6:08
5. "Focus III" – 6:04
6. "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" – 13:55
7. "Elspeth of Nottingham" – 3:06
8. "Anonymus Two" – 26:19

The timings of the tracks of the I.R.S. CD release are as below, though the cover gives the above timings.:

1. "Round Goes the Gossip" – 5:13
2. "Love Remembered" – 2:49
3. "Sylvia" – 3:32
4. "Carnival Fugue" – 1:35
5. "Focus III" – 4:34
6. "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" – 19:54
7. "Elspeth of Nottingham" – 3:11
8. "Anonymus Two" – 26:21

[edit] Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
• Pierre van der Linden – drums