Focus X
Cover art by Roger Dean
Studio album by Focus
Released	5 November 2012
Recorded	2012
Studio	Wedgeview Studios (Woerdense Verlaat, Netherlands) Fieldwork Studios (Schoten, Belgium) Skystudio Bassbob Studios
Genre	Progressive rock jazz jazz fusion
Length	49:40
Label	Eastworld Recordings
Producer	Bobby Jacobs, Geert Scheijgrond
Focus chronology
Focus 9 / New Skin (2006) Focus X (2012) Golden Oldies (2014)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
The Bolton News	positive
Get Ready To ROCK!	[2]
MoltenMetalReviews	[3]
Liverpool Sound & Vision	[4]
Paradise Rock	[5]

Focus X is the tenth studio album by the Dutch progressive rock band Focus, released on 5 November 5, 2012 by Eastworld Recordings.

Background

Focus X is the group's first studio album in six years. The album features Menno Gootjes on guitar, replacing Niels van der Steenhoven, who played guitar on the ensemble's previous album Focus 9 / New Skin (2009). The Japanese edition contains two bonus tracks, "Santa Teresa", and a live version of the band's successful 1971 single, "Hocus Pocus". The album generally received positive reviews. The cover art is designed and painted by Roger Dean.^[6]

Track listing

Personnel

• Thijs van Leer – Hammond organ, flute, vocoder, spoken vocals (tracks 1, 7, 11)
• Pierre van der Linden – drums, percussion
• Menno Gootjes – guitar, acoustic guitars (track 8)
• Bobby Jacobs – bass guitar, pro ducting and mixing
• Ivan Lins – vocals (tracks 6, 11)
• Berenice van Leer – vocals (track 10)
• Geert Scheijgrond - producing and mixing