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1973 live album by Focus
At the Rainbow
Live album by Focus
ReleasedOctober 1973 (1973-10)
RecordedMay 5, 1973 (1973-05-05)
VenueRainbow Theatre, London
GenreProgressive rock
Length42:26
LabelImperial
ProducerMike Vernon
Focus chronology
Focus 3
(1972) 		At the Rainbow
(1973) 		Hamburger Concerto
(1974)
Professional ratings
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Allmusic

At the Rainbow (re-released as Live at the Rainbow) is the first live album from the Dutch rock band Focus, released in October 1973 on Imperial Records. The album was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre in London on 5 May 1973 by The Pye Mobile Unit, recording engineer Alan Perkins. A studio album was initially slated for release, but it was shelved due to disagreements within the band. (An album compiled from the tapes of these sessions was later released with the title Ship of Memories.) At the Rainbow was released instead.

Track listing

Vinyl release

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Focus III"Thijs van LeerFocus III3:52
2."Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!"Jan Akkerman, Bert RuiterFocus III11:29
3."Focus II"van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)4:36
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Eruption (Excerpt)
  • Orfeus (1:33)
  • Answer (1:25)
  • Orfeus (1:22)
  • Answer (0:20)
  • Pupilla (1:10)
  • Tommy (1:54)
  • Pupilla (0:45)"
van Leer, except "Tommy" by Tom BarlageFocus II (aka Moving Waves)8:29
2."Hocus Pocus"Akkerman, van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)8:30
3."Sylvia"van LeerFocus III2:47
4."Hocus Pocus (Reprise)"Akkerman, van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)2:46

CD release 1988

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Focus III"Thijs van LeerFocus III3:54
2."Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!"Jan Akkerman, Bert RuiterFocus III11:38
3."Focus II"van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)4:27
4."Eruption (Excerpt)
  • "Orfeus" (1:33)
  • "Answer" (1:25)
  • "Orfeus" (1:22)
  • "Answer" (0:20)
  • "Pupilla" (1:10)
  • "Tommy" (1:54)
  • "Pupilla" (0:45)"
van Leer, except "Tommy" by Tom BarlageFocus II (aka Moving Waves)8:29
5."Hocus Pocus"Akkerman, van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)8:29
6."Sylvia"van LeerFocus III2:48
7."Hocus Pocus (Reprise)"Akkerman, van LeerFocus II (aka Moving Waves)2:47

Performed at the show, but unreleased

  1. "Anonymus 2"
  2. "House of the King" (Instrumental) (filmed)
  3. Lute solo ("Britannia" by John Dowland)


Personnel

Focus

Charts

Chart (1973–1974) Peak
position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) 53
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) 9
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) 22
UK Albums (OCC) 23
US Billboard 200 153

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Silver 60,000

Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "allmusic ((( Live at the Rainbow > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
  2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 115. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. "Dutchcharts.nl – Focus – Live At The Rainbow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  4. "Norwegiancharts.com – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  5. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  6. "Focus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  7. "British album certifications – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". British Phonographic Industry.
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