Mother Focus

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Mother Focus
Studio album by
Focus
ReleasedOctober 1975 (1975-10)
GenreFunk rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock
Length37:14
LabelPolydor, Atco
ProducerFocus
Focus chronology
Hamburger Concerto
(1974) 		Mother Focus
(1975) 		Ship of Memories
(1976)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic
.[1]
Christgau's Record GuideC+[2]

Mother Focus is the fifth studio album by the band

Polydor (cat. no. 2310 408) in Europe, on Atco Records in North America and on EMI in Japan.[3]

Some tracks on the album mark a departure from the

funk music style with light jazz and pop at the centre.[1] Unlike previous albums, the tracks were also much shorter, the longest being 3:55. Bassist Bert Ruiter provided most of the themes, as van Leer had just recorded a solo album, O My Love, of his own music, and Jan Akkerman withheld compositions for Eli, his forthcoming album with Kaz Lux
.

The closing track, "Father Bach", is credited as a 'traditional tune', arranged and adopted by

St. Matthew Passion
.

Track listing

Track listing of Dutch vinyl release 1975.

Side one
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Mother Focus"Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter, Thijs van Leer3:03
2."I Need a Bathroom"Ruiter3:02
3."Bennie Helder"Leer3:31
4."Soft Vanilla"Ruiter3:00
5."Hard Vanilla"Ruiter2:35
6."Tropic Bird"Ruiter2:42
Side two
No.TitleComposerLength
1."Focus IV"Akkerman, van Leer3:55
2."Someone's Crying … What?"Akkerman3:18
3."All Together … Oh, That!"Akkerman3:40
4."No Hang Ups"Paul Stoppelman2:54
5."My Sweetheart"Akkerman, van Leer3:35
6."Father Bach"Trad., arr. van Leer1:30
Total length:37:16

CD listing

Track listing of Japanese release from 16 December 2006.

  1. "Mother Focus" (Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter, Thijs van Leer) – 3:04
  2. "I Need a Bathroom" (Ruiter) – 3:03
  3. "Bennie Helder" (van Leer) – 3:31
  4. "Soft Vanilla" (Ruiter) – 3:03
  5. "Hard Vanilla" (Ruiter) – 2:34
  6. "Tropical Bird" (Ruiter) – 2:42
  7. "Focus IV" (van Leer) – 3:56
  8. "Someone's Crying . . . What?" (Akkerman) – 3:18
  9. "All Together . . . Oh, That!" (Akkerman) – 3:41
  10. "No Hang Ups" (Paul Stoppelman) – 2:55
  11. "My Sweetheart" (Akkerman, van Leer) – 3:36
  12. "Father Bach" (van Leer) – 1:34

Personnel

Focus

Charts

Chart (1975-1976) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 61
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[6] 17
UK Albums (OCC)[7] 23
US Billboard 200[8] 152

References

  1. ^ a b "Mother Focus". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  2. ISBN 089919026X
    . Retrieved February 24, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ "Mother Focus". Discogs. 1975. Retrieved 2020-05-02.
  4. ^ Bessels, Wouter (2020). 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976 (Booklet). Focus. Hilversum: Red Bullet.
  5. ISBN 0-646-11917-6
    .
  6. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Focus – Hamburger Concerto". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  8. ^ "Focus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
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