Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon

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Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon
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Studio album by
Released1 July 2016
Recorded2005 in Brazil
Genre Progressive rock, instrumental rock, jazz fusion
Length46:46
Label Right Honourable Records
Producer Marvio Ciribelli, Geert Scheijgrond
Focus chronology
Focus X
(2012)
Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon
(2016)
The Focus Family Album
(2017)

Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon is the thirteenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus. It is credited to "Focus and Friends featuring Marvio Ciribelli", and was recorded during gaps in their 2005 South American tour with Brazilian musicians.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Focus Zero"Thijs van Leer, Pierre van der Linden10:25
2."Hola, Cómo estás?"Thijs van Leer4:59
3."Rock 5"Marvio Ciribelli7:14
4."Millennium"Jan Dumée7:26
5."Înaltă"Marvio Ciribelli5:38
6."Talking Rhythms
  • a. Conversation Of Drums
  • b. Conversation Of Drummers"
Pierre van der Linden, Marcio Bahia5:26
7."Surrexit Christus"Thijs van Leer, Clemens Non Papa5:38

Personnel

Line-up [1]

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References

  1. Personnel from the CD's booklet