Mother Focus
Studio album by Focus
Released	October 1975
Genre	Funk, Progressive rock, Instrumental rock
Length	37:14
Label	Polydor, Atco
Producer	Focus
Focus chronology
Hamberger Concerto (1974) Mother Focus (1975) Ship of Memories (1976)

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  "Mother Focus" is the fifth studio album by the Dutch band Focus. It was released in 1975 on Atco Records in the United States, and Polydor Records in the UK. Some tracks on the album mark a departure from the progressive rock style that dominated the group's prior work, and herald a funk music style with light pop at the centre.

 

Track listing

Track listing of Dutch vinyl release 1975.

Side one

1. "Mother Focus" (Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter, Thijs van Leer) – 3:03
2. "I Need a Bathroom" (Ruiter) – 3:02
3. "Bennie Helder" (van Leer) – 3:31
4. "Soft Vanilla" (Ruiter) – 3:00
5. "Hard Vanilla" (Ruiter) – 2:35
6. "Tropical Bird" (Ruiter) – 2:42

Side two

1. "Focus IV" (van Leer) – 3:55
2. "Someone's Crying . . . What?" (Akkerman) – 3:18
3. "All Together . . . Oh, That!" (Akkerman) – 3:40
4. "No Hang Ups" (Paul Stoppelman) – 2:54
5. "My Sweetheart" (Akkerman, van Leer) – 3:35
6. "Father Bach" (van Leer) – 1:33

Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – Keyboards, flute, vocals on "Mother Focus"
• Jan Akkerman – guitar
• Bert Ruiter – bass guitar, vocals on "I Need a Bathroom"
• David Kemper – drums
• Colin Allen – drums on "I Need A Bathroom"

Focus - Mother Focus

UK Polydor 2302-036 A (1975)

Album produced by Focus.

The vinyl record attains a strong excellent grading, suggesting few plays.

Audio quality is very clear and strong throughout.

Both record centre labels are clean and unmarked.

The album cover is in excellent condition, displaying only minimal signs of wear.