Focus Plays Focus

Focus Plays Focus (In And Out Of Focus)
Studio album by Focus
Released	1970
Recorded	Sound Techniques Studios (London, England)
Genre	Progressive rock[1]
Length	33:30
Label	Imperial Records
Producer	Hubert Terheggen
Focus chronology
Focus Plays Focus (In And Out Of Focus) (1970) Focus II (1971)

Focus Plays Focus (better known as its international title In and Out of Focus) is the first studio album from the Dutch rock band Focus, released in 1970 on Imperial Records. It was the band's only album recorded with the original line-up of Thijs van Leer, Jan Akkerman, Martin Dresden and Hans Cleuver.

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".^[2]

Track listing

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Jan Akkerman's "House of the King" (2:20) was originally a Dutch single release, but was added and inserted as track no 2 on the UK album version "In and Out of Focus".

Personnel

• 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)

Additional personnel

• Hubert Terheggen – production
• Jerry Boys – engineering

References