Focus X
2012 studio album by Focus
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Focus X is the tenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released on 5 November 5, 2012 by Eastworld Recordings.
Released5 November 2012
Recorded2012
StudioWedgeview Studios
(Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands)
Fieldwork Studios
(Schoten, Belgium)
Skystudio
Bassbob Studios
(Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands)
Fieldwork Studios
(Schoten, Belgium)
Skystudio
Bassbob Studios
| Focus X | ||||
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Cover art by Roger Dean | ||||
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| Released | 5 November 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2012 | |||
| Studio | Wedgeview Studios (Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands) Fieldwork Studios (Schoten, Belgium) Skystudio Bassbob Studios | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 49:40 | |||
| Label | Eastworld Recordings | |||
| Producer | Bobby Jacobs, Geert Scheijgrond | |||
| Focus chronology | ||||
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Background
Focus X is the group's first studio album in six years. The album features Menno Gootjes on guitar, replacing Niels van der Steenhoven, who played guitar on the ensemble's previous album Focus 9 / New Skin (2009). The Japanese edition contains two bonus tracks, "Santa Teresa", and a live version of the band's successful 1971 single, "Hocus Pocus". The album generally received positive reviews. The cover art is designed and painted by Roger Dean.[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Father Bacchus" | Menno Gootjes | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Focus 10" | Thijs van Leer | 5:48 |
| 3. | "Victoria" | van Leer | 5:28 |
| 4. | "Amok In Kindergarten" | van Leer | 5:00 |
| 5. | "All Hens On Deck" | van Leer | 5:45 |
| 6. | "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)" | van Leer, Roselie Peters | 5:26 |
| 7. | "Hoeratio" (Words: Horatius, taken from "Ars Poetica") | Bobby Jacobs | 5:38 |
| 8. | "Talk Of The Clown" | van Leer | 2:59 |
| 9. | "Message Magique" | Ben van der Linden | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Crossroads" | van Leer, Peters | 5:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Santa Teresa" | van Leer | 5:59 |
| 12. | "Hocus Pocus (live)" | van Leer, Jan Akkerman | 17:30 |
Personnel
- Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, vocoder, spoken vocals (tracks 1, 7, 11)
- Pierre van der Linden – drums, percussion
- Menno Gootjes – guitar, acoustic guitars (track 8)
- Bobby Jacobs – bass guitar, pro ducting and mixing
- Ivan Lins – vocals (tracks 6, 11)
- Berenice van Leer – vocals (track 10)
- Geert Scheijgrond – producing and mixing