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386:. He was not fond of a composition that singer Sylvia Alberts was given to sing for her solo performance, so he wrote the instrumental with a set of lyrics in English written by Linda van Dyck. Its original title was a long one: "I Thought I Could Do Everything on My Own, I Was Always Stripping the Town Alone", and concerned an independent young woman who fell apart after she met the love of her life. van Leer kept the music, re-arranging it as an instrumental track when it came to selecting material for the album. He renamed it "Sylvia" after Alberts "to tease a little". The track includes a guitar introduction written by van Leer's brother Frank. Focus biographer Peet Johnson highlights several musical references and similarities that van Leer incorporates in "Focus III", including riffs from 552: 547: 542: 537: 532: 585:" a "classic" track that continues to be "one of the most loved and best remembered" songs from the band's catalogue. He concludes with: "To be frank, this LP has it all: diverse songs, astounding musicianship, one of the finest singles ever released — Focus III should unquestionably be ranked alongside the likes of ... rock's greatest". 444:
rhythms on guitar. "Anonymus II" borrows its theme from "Anonymus" from the band's first album (an extended jam based on the traditional tune "Dit le bourguignon,") and features a solo spot for all four members. At 26 minutes in length, it remains the group's longest recorded piece.
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play the lute which inspired him to learn the instrument. Akkerman requested to include birdsong on the recording; Vernon suggested to include sounds of cows mooing and the song's title, the "Elspeth" being an old Scottish variant of the name Elizabeth. "Carnival Fugue" borrows from
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and English with the 1916 translation by Henry Fairclough. "Love Remembered" is a track written by Akkerman, playing an acoustic guitar with van Leer's flute, which is based on a young couple's morning walk. van Leer wrote
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assigned as recording engineer. Two versions of the album's sleeve design exist; its North American release features each member photographed during a performance on the
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with a black background. The second, designed by Hamish Grimes, depicts a close-up of van Leer playing the flute with the title over his face.
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received a positive reception upon its release. It went to No. 1 in the Netherlands for one week and reached No. 6 on the
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was a commercial success for the band, reaching No. 1 in the Netherlands for one week. It reached a peak of No. 6 on the
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for selling in excess of 500,000 copies. The album reached the same certification in the Netherlands and the UK.
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five stars out of five in 1972, citing it to be "a sincere, emotional mixture of classical, jazz, and rock."
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Martin Dresden – bass guitar on "House of the King" (original vinyl version, uncredited)
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in March 1973 during a 16-week stay on the chart. In the US, it reached No. 35 on the
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Hans Cleuver – drums on "House of the King" (original vinyl version, uncredited)
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By 1972, Focus had stabilised with a line-up of organist and vocalist
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Hocus Pocus: The Life & Journey of Rock's Dutch Masters
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Index

Focus III
Ford Focus (third generation)

Studio album
Focus
Olympic "B" Studios
Barnes
London
Genre
Progressive rock
baroque rock
jazz fusion
Label
Imperial
Producer
Mike Vernon
Focus
Focus II
At the Rainbow
studio album
Focus
double album
Imperial Records
Moving Waves
Bert Ruiter
UK Albums Chart
Billboard 200
Sylvia
gold
Recording Industry Association of America

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