Focus discography

Focus discography
Studio albums 11
Live albums 6
Compilation albums 1
Singles 8

The discography of the progressive rock band Focus consists of 11 studio albums, 1 compilation album, 6 live albums, and 8 singles.

Please note that Focus' 1976 album Ship of Memories is in fact a compilation of previously unreleased Focus songs recorded in 1973, and not a studio album as it is commonly regarded to be.[1] A compilation Focus Best Of Vol.2 was published in 2011.[2]

Studio albums

Year Title United States United Kingdom[3] Netherlands Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1970
Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus
104
1971
Focus II / Moving Waves
8
2
4
US: gold
1972
Focus 3
35
6
1
US: gold
1974
Hamburger Concerto
66
20
5
UK: silver
1975
Mother Focus
152
23
1978
Focus con Proby
27
1985
Focus
2002
Focus 8
2006
Focus 9 / New Skin
2012
Focus X
2016
Beyond The Horizon

Compilation albums

Year Title United States United Kingdom[3] Netherlands
1976
Ship of Memories
163
2011
Best Of Vol. 2
2014
Golden Oldies
(Studio re-recordings)

Live albums

Year Title United States United Kingdom[3] Netherlands Certifications
(sales thresholds)
1973
At the Rainbow
135
23
9
UK: silver
2003
Focus Live in America
2004
Live at the BBC
2004
Live Legends
2011
Live on Air

Singles

Year Song US UK Netherlands Album Notes
1971 "House Of The King"
10
NED: Focus Plays Focus
UK & US: In and Out Of Focus
"Hocus Pocus"
12
NED: Focus II
UK & US: Moving Waves
1972 "Tommy" (introduced by "Pupilla")[4]
18
A rearrangement of two parts of "Eruption"
"Hocus Pocus 2"
9
Non-album track A faster version of "Hocus Pocus" from Focus II
1973 "Hocus Pocus"
9
20
NED:Focus II
UK & US: Moving Waves
The US (and Canada) release was c/w "Hocus Pocus II" [sic] The UK chart entry was the original 1971 release c/w "Janis".
"Sylvia"
89
4
9
Focus 3
1974 "Harem Scarem"
22
Hamburger Concerto
1975 "Mother Focus"
Mother Focus
1976 "P's March"
Ship Of Memories

References

  1. http://www.focustheband.com/index2.htm
  2. cover
  3. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 206. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  4. 45cat.com
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/25/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.