At the Rainbow | ||||
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Released | October 1973 | |||
Recorded | May 5, 1973 | |||
Venue | Rainbow Theatre, London | |||
Genre | Progressive rock, instrumental rock | |||
Length | 42:26 | |||
Label | Imperial | |||
Producer | Mike Vernon | |||
Focus chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
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.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Focus III" | Thijs van Leer | Focus III | 3:52 |
2. | "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" | Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter | Focus III | 11:29 |
3. | "Focus II" | van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 4:36 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Eruption (Excerpt)
| van Leer, except Tommy by Tom Barlage | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 8:29 |
2. | "Hocus Pocus" | Akkerman, van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 8:30 |
3. | "Sylvia" | van Leer | Focus III | 2:47 |
4. | "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)" | Akkerman, van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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1. | "Focus III" | Thijs van Leer | Focus III | 3:54 |
2. | "Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!" | Jan Akkerman, Bert Ruiter | Focus III | 11:38 |
3. | "Focus II" | van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 4:27 |
4. | "Eruption (Excerpt)
| van Leer, except "Tommy" by Tom Barlage | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 8:29 |
5. | "Hocus Pocus" | Akkerman, van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 8:29 |
6. | "Sylvia" | van Leer | Focus III | 2:48 |
7. | "Hocus Pocus (Reprise)" | Akkerman, van Leer | Focus II (aka Moving Waves) | 2:47 |
Chart (1973-1974) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (Kent Music Report) [2] | 53 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [3] | 9 |
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista) [4] | 22 |
UK Albums (OCC) [5] | 23 |
US Billboard 200 [6] | 153 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [7] | Silver | 60,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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