Focus III

"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."

Track listing

ide A

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

ide B

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

ide C

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

ide D

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

CD listing

# "Round Goes the Gossip" – 5:12
# "Love Remembered" – 2:49
# "Sylvia" – 3:31
# "Carnival Fugue" – 6:08
# "Focus III" – 6:04
# "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" – 13:55
# "Elspeth of Nottingham" – 3:06
# "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.:

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

Personnel

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