Golden Oldies (album)
Golden Oldies is the eleventh studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released on 14 April 2014. It consists of newly recorded versions of the most popular songs from the band's back-catalogue, including "Hocus Pocus" and "Sylvia", performed by the line-up as of 2012 consisting of Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden, Menno Gootjes, and Bobby Jacobs.[1]
| Golden Oldies | ||||
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| Released | April 14, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2014 | |||
| Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock | |||
| Length | 50:05 | |||
| Label | In And Out Of Focus Records | |||
| Producer | Bobby Jacobs | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Hocus Pocus" | Thijs van Leer | 6:51 |
| 2. | "Tommy" | Tom Barlage/Thijs van Leer | 4:16 |
| 3. | "House Of The King" | Jan Akkerman | 3:20 |
| 4. | "Focus 1" | Thijs van Leer | 6:58 |
| 5. | "Sylvia" | Thijs van Leer | 5:29 |
| 6. | "Focus 3 & 2" | Thijs van Leer | 7:35 |
| 7. | "Aya-Yuppie-Hippie-Yee" | Bobby Jacobs/Thijs van Leer | 5:30 |
| 8. | "Neurotica" | Thijs van Leer | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Brother" | Roselie van Leer, van Leer | 6:30 |
Personnel
- Thijs van Leer - Hammond organ, flute, vocoder, vocals (tracks 4, 9), non-lexical vocables (tracks 1, 2, 7, 8)
- Pierre van der Linden - drums, percussion
- Menno Gootjes - guitar
- Bobby Jacobs - bass guitar
- Jan Dumée – Non-lexical vocables (track 1)
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References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-09-14. Retrieved 2014-09-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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