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Focus Plays Focus is the first 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 Plays Focus
Studio album by Focus
Released	September 1970
Recorded	January 1970
Studio	Sound Techniques (Chelsea, London)
Genre	Progressive rock[1]
Length	33:30 (UK edition 35:50)
Label	Imperial (5C 054-24192)[2]
Producer	Hubert Terheggen
Focus chronology
Focus Plays Focus (1970) Focus II (1971)

Musical style

AllMusic's Richie Unterberger called the album "a fair collection of progressive rock tunes without a clear focus" and noted prominent influences from folk rock, blues, and classical music, as well as "occasional jazzy shadings".[3]

Track listing

Original release

Source:[2]

1971 reissue

Source:[4]

1971 UK issue (Polydor 2344 003)

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's 1970 liner notes.[2]

Focus

• 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)

Production

• Hubert Terheggen – production
• Jerry Boys – engineering

References

External links

• "Discography". Focus. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
• "Focus (2) - In And Out Of Focus". Discogs. Retrieved 13 July 2010.
• "Focus (2) – 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976". Discogs  – See NOTES: Hans Cleuver's father, Erik Cleuver, is the lyricist/writer, not Hans. This error started to appear around 1999/2000. Retrieved 24 January 2022.

На других языках

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- [en] Focus Plays Focus

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[es] In and Out of Focus

Focus Plays Focus es el primer álbum de estudio de la banda holandesa de rock progresivo Focus, publicado en septiembre de 1970 a través de Imperial Records. Es el único álbum grabado por la formación original de la banda, la cual consistía del vocalista Thijs van Leer, el bajista Martin Dresden, baterista Hans Cleuver, y el guitarrista Jan Akkerman. Fue renombrado como In and Out of Focus para el relanzamiento internacional del álbum en 1971, el cual incluía su sencillo debut «House of the King».

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[ru] In and Out of Focus

In and Out of Focus — дебютный студийный альбом голландской рок-группы Focus, вышедший в 1970 году.

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