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Released
  
5 November 2012

Length
  
49:40

Artist
  
Focus

Producer
  
Bobby Jacobs

Recorded
  
2012

Focus X (2012)
  
Golden Oldies (2014)

Release date
  
5 November 2012

Label
  
Eastworld Recordings

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Studio
  
Wedgeview Studios (Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands) Fieldwork Studios (Schoten, Belgium) Skystudio Bassbob Studios

Genres
  
Progressive rock, Jazz fusion, Hard rock

Similar
  
Focus albums, Progressive rock albums

Focus X (also known as X) is the tenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released on 5 November 5 2012 by Eastworld Recordings.

Contents

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.

Personnel

  • Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, vocoder, vocals
  • Pierre van der Linden – drums, percussion
  • Menno Gootjes – guitar, vocals
  • Bobby Jacobs – bass guitar
    • Additional musicians
  • Ivan Lins – vocals on "Birds Come Fly Over (Le Tango)" and "Santa Teresa"
  • Berenice van Leer – vocals on "Crossroads"

    • Songs

    1Father Bacchus4:03
    2Focus 105:48
    3Victoria5:27

    References

    Focus X Wikipedia
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