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Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus — — — — 104 — — 1971 Focus II / Moving Waves: 4 15 — 2 8 6 US: Gold 1972 Focus 3: 1 36 20 6 35 54 US: Gold 1974 Hamburger Concerto: 5 14 16 20 66 87 UK: Silver 1975 Mother Focus — 61 17 23 152 — — 1976 Ship of Memories (Studio outtakes 1970–1975) — — — — 163 — — 1978 ...
Focus recorded it without management's permission in one evening at Heemstede, yet it reached staff at Imperial Records who thought it was strong enough as a hit single and signed the group. Focus Plays Focus was released in September 1970, eight months after it was recorded. [3] "Why Dream" and "Happy Nightmare" were released as their first ...
Bernard Edwards Jr. (born November 6, 1972), [1] known professionally as Focus..., is an American record producer from New York City. He gained major recognition upon signing with Dr. Dre 's Aftermath Entertainment in 2002.
Three lineups of Focus in 1974, 2014, 2023 Focus are a Dutch progressive rock band from Amsterdam. Formed in November 1969, the group originally included keyboardist, flautist and vocalist Thijs van Leer, guitarist Jan Akkerman, bassist Martijn Dresden and drummer Hans Cleuver. The group broke up in 1978, but later reformed with various personnel changes in 1985, 1997 and finally 2002. The ...
"Hocus Pocus" is a song by the Dutch rock band Focus, written by keyboardist, flutist, and vocalist Thijs van Leer and guitarist Jan Akkerman. It was recorded and released in 1971 as the opening track of their second studio album Moving Waves. [7]
Thijs van Leer (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈtɛis fɑn ˈleːr] TAYSS fan LAIR; born 31 March 1948) is a Dutch singer and keyboardist, best known as the founding member of the rock band Focus as its primary vocalist, keyboardist, and flautist.
Focus II (better known by its international title, Moving Waves) is the second studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records. Following the departure of original bassist Martin Dresden and drummer Hans Cleuver in 1970, the band recruited Cyril Havermans and Pierre van der Linden , respectively ...
Akkerman joined the Thijs van Leer Trio in late 1969 which, as the nascent band Focus, was the pit band for the Dutch theatrical production of Hair (recorded as an album in 1969). Under the name Focus, the band explored progressive rock, an amalgam of classical, jazz, and rock music, and had hits in the seventies such as "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia".