Focus con Proby

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Focus con Proby

Studio album by Focus

Released

January 1978

Genre

Progressive rock, jazz fusion

Label

EMI-Bovema Holland^[1]

Focus chronology

Ship of Memories
(1976)

Focus con Proby
(1978)

Focus: Jan Akkerman & Thijs van Leer
(1985)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Focus con Proby is the seventh studio album by the progressive rock band Focus. Featuring the American singer P. J. Proby, it was released in January 1978. The record also features guitarists Eef Albers and Philip Catherine, drummer Steve Smith, as well as the two Focus members from previous albums.

Track listing

Side one

"Wingless" (Rosalie van Leer, Thijs van Leer) – 5:35
"Orion" (Eef Albers) – 4:08
"Night Flight" (Albers) – 3:40
"Eddy" (R. van Leer, T. van Leer) – 5:54
"Sneezing Bull" (Philip Catherine) – 4:27

Side two

"Brother" (R. van Leer, T. van Leer) – 5:19
"Tokyo Rose" (R. van Leer) – 5:08
"Maximum" (Bert Ruiter, T. van Leer) – 8:40
"How Long" (R. van Leer, T. van Leer) – 5:16

Personnel

Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
Steve Smith – drums
Philip Catherine – acoustic guitar, lead guitar and rhythm guitar
Eef Albers – lead guitar and rhythm guitar
P.J. Proby – vocals

References

↑ "Focus (2) - Focus Con Proby". Discogs. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
↑ "allmusic ((( Focus con Proby > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

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Thijs van Leer Pierre van der Linden Menno Gootjes Bobby Jacobs Jan Akkerman Hans Cleuver Martin Dresden Cyril Havermans Bert Ruiter Colin Allen David Kemper Philip Catherine Eef Albers P.J. Proby Steve Smith Bert Smaak Jan Dumée Ruben van Roon Bert Smaak Niels van der Steenhoven

Studio albums	Focus Plays Focus (In and Out of Focus) Focus II (Moving Waves) Focus 3 Hamburger Concerto Mother Focus Ship of Memories Focus con Proby Focus Focus 8 Focus 9 / New Skin Focus X

Live albums	At the Rainbow Live in America Live at the BBC 1976

Compilation albums	Hocus Pocus: The Best Of Focus

Singles	"Hocus Pocus" "Sylvia" "House of the King" "Tommy" "Harem Scarem" "Mother Focus" "P's March" "Russian Roulette"

Related articles	P.J. Proby

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