Focus 8

Focus 8 is the eighth studio album by the Dutch rock band Focus, released in 2002.

Focus 8
Studio album by Focus
Released	2002 (2002)
Recorded	February–June 2002 in the Netherlands
Genre	Progressive rock, instrumental rock
Length	63:28
Label	Musea
Producer	Geert Scheijgrond
Focus chronology
Focus: Jan Akkerman & Thijs van Leer (1985) Focus 8 (2002) Live at the BBC (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
DPRP	[2]

Track listing

1. "Rock & Rio" (Thijs van Leer) – 3:27
2. "Tamara's move" (Jan Dumée) – 5:17
3. "Fretless love" (van Leer) – 6:08
4. "Hurkey Turkey" (T. van der Kaaij, van Leer) – 4:15
5. "De ti o de mi" (Bobby Jacobs) – 6:30
6. "Focus 8" (van Leer) – 6:19
7. "Što Čes Raditi Ostatac Života?" (Dumée) – 5:26
8. "Neurotika" (van Leer) – 3:47 (rehearsal take)
9. "Brother" (Roselie van Leer, van Leer) – 5:39
10. "Blizu tébe" (Dumée) – 6:38
11. "Flower Shower" (van Leer) – 5:41 (bonus track)

Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, piano, flute, non-lexical vocables (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8, 11)
• Jan Dumée – guitar, vocals (track 2), non-lexical vocables (tracks 7, 11)
• Bobby Jacobs – bass guitar
• Bert Smaak – drums
• Ruben van Roon - drums (track 8)
• Geert Scheijgrond – additional guitar (track 4), producing and mixing
• Tamara Krzelj - cello (track 2)

Production

• Geert Scheijgrond – producer, engineer, mixer
• Dick Kemper – engineer

References

1. "allmusic ((( Focus 8 > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
2. "DPRP CD Reviews - 2003 - Volume 2". www.dprp.net. Retrieved 2009-11-17.