In and Out of Focus

Infobox Album | Name = In and Out of Focus
Type = Album
Artist = Focus


Released = 1970
Recorded =
Genre = Rock
Length = 36:03
Label = IRS
Producer =
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aifexqy5ldae~T0 link]
Last album =
This album = "In and Out of Focus"
(1970)
Next album = "Moving Waves"
(1971)

"In and Out of Focus" is the 1970 debut album by the Dutch band Focus

The album was initially recorded in 1969 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and subsequently re-recorded in London, UK. For these sessions vocalist/keyboardist Thijs van Leer, bassist Martijn Dresden, and drummer Hans Cleuver---a cabaret trio---were joined by ex-Brainbox guitarist Jan Akkerman.

Generally speaking, the songs on this recording are more pop-oriented than most subsequent Focus releases, though tinges of classical, jazz, and blues styles do come to the fore on certain tracks.

Track listing

# "Focus (Vocal)"
# "Black Beauty"
# "Sugar Island"
# "Anonymus"
# "House of the King"
# "Happy Nightmare (Mescaline)"
# "Why Dream"
# "Focus (Instrumental)"