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At the Rainbow
At the Rainbow
Live album by Focus
Released	October 1973
Recorded	May 5, 1973
Venue	Rainbow Theatre, London
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	42:26
Label	Imperial
Producer	Mike Vernon
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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.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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 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

CD release 1988

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
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) "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 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

Performed at the show, but unreleased

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

Personnel

Focus

Thijs van Leer – keyboards, flute, vocals
Jan Akkerman – guitar
Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
Pierre van der Linden – drums

Charts

Chart (1973–1974)	Peak position
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

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[7]	Silver	60,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "allmusic ((( Live at the Rainbow > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.
^ 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.
^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Focus – Live At The Rainbow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "Focus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
^ "British album certifications – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". British Phonographic Industry.

[1] "allmusic ((( Live at the Rainbow > Overview )))". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2009-11-17.

[aus-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.

[ac_Netherlands_Focus-3] "Dutchcharts.nl – Focus – Live At The Rainbow" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[ac_Norway_Focus-4] "Norwegiancharts.com – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[ac_UK2_-5] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[ac_Billboard200_Focus-6] "Focus Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 January 2023.

[United_KingdomFocusLive_At_The_RainbowalbumCertRef-7] "British album certifications – Focus – Live At The Rainbow". British Phonographic Industry.

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 | recorded   = {{start date|1973|5|5}}
-| venue = [[Rainbow Theatre]], [[Finsbury Park]], London
+| venue      = [[Rainbow Theatre]], London
 | studio     =
-| genre      = [[Progressive rock]], [[instrumental rock]]
+| genre      = [[Progressive rock]]
 | length     = 42:26
 | label      = [[Imperial Records|Imperial]]
 | producer   = [[Mike Vernon (record producer)|Mike Vernon]]
-| prev_title = [[Focus III]]
+| prev_title = [[Focus 3]]
 | prev_year  = 1972
 | next_title = [[Hamburger Concerto]]
@@ Line 29: / Line 29: @@
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 | headline = Side one
+| extra_column = Original album
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+| title1 = Focus III
-| writer1         = [[Thijs van Leer]]
-| length1         = 3:52
+| length1 = 3:52
+| extra1 = ''[[Focus III]]''
+| writer1 = [[Thijs van Leer]]
-| title2          = Answers?  Questions! Questions? Answers!
+| title2 = Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!
+| length2 = 11:29
-| writer2         = [[Jan Akkerman]], [[Bert Ruiter]]
+| extra2 = ''Focus III''
-| length2         = 11:29
+| writer2 = [[Jan Akkerman]], Bert Ruiter
-| title3          = Focus II
+| title3 = Focus II
+| length3 = 4:36
-| writer3         = van Leer
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-| length3         = 4:36
+| writer3 = van Leer
 }}
-{{track listing
+{{Track listing
-| total_length    = 42:39
-| headline = Side two
+| headline      = Side two
+| extra_column  = Original album
-| title1          = Eruption (Excerpt)
+| title1        = Eruption (Excerpt)
 * Orfeus (1:33)
 * Answer (1:25)
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 * Answer (0:20)
 * Pupilla (1:10)
-* Tommy (Tom Barlage) (1:54)
+* Tommy (1:54)
 * Pupilla (0:45)
+| length1       = 8:29
-| writer1         = van Leer, except Tommy by [[Tom Barlage]]
-| length1         = 8:29
+| extra1        = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
-| title2          = [[Hocus Pocus (instrumental)|Hocus Pocus]]
+| writer1       = van Leer, except "Tommy" by Tom Barlage
-| writer2         = Akkerman, van Leer
+| title2        = [[Hocus Pocus (instrumental)|Hocus Pocus]]
-| length2         = 8:30
+| writer2       = Akkerman, van Leer
-| title3          = Sylvia
+| length2       = 8:30
-| writer3         = van Leer
+| extra2        = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
-| length3         = 2:47
+| title3        = Sylvia
-| title4          = Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
+| writer3       = van Leer
-| writer4         = Akkerman, van Leer
+| length3       = 2:47
-| length4         = 2:46
+| extra3        = ''Focus III''
+| title4        = Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
+| writer4       = Akkerman, van Leer
+| length4       = 2:46
+| extra4        = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
 }}
 ===CD release 1988===
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+| headline =
-| total_length = 42:39
+| extra_column = Original album
 | title1 = Focus III
 | writer1 = [[Thijs van Leer]]
 | length1 = 3:54
-| title2 = Answers?  Questions! Questions? Answers!
+| extra1 = ''Focus III''
+| title2 = Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers!
-| writer2 = [[Jan Akkerman]], [[Bert Ruiter]]
+| writer2 = [[Jan Akkerman]], Bert Ruiter
 | length2 = 11:38
+| extra2 = ''Focus III''
 | title3 = Focus II
 | writer3 = van Leer
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+| extra3 = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
 | title4 = Eruption (Excerpt)
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-* "Answer" (1:25)
+*"Answer" (1:25)
-* "Orfeus" (1:22)
+*"Orfeus" (1:22)
-* "Answer" (0:20)
+*"Answer" (0:20)
-* "Pupilla" (1:10)
+*"Pupilla" (1:10)
-* "Tommy" (1:54)
+*"Tommy" (1:54)
-* "Pupilla" (0:45)
+*"Pupilla" (0:45)
 | writer4 = van Leer, except "Tommy" by Tom Barlage
 | length4 = 8:29
+| extra4 = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
-| title5 = [[Hocus Pocus (instrumental)|Hocus Pocus]]
+| title5 = [[Hocus Pocus (song)|Hocus Pocus]]
 | writer5 = Akkerman, van Leer
 | length5 = 8:29
+| extra5 = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
 | title6 = Sylvia
 | writer6 = van Leer
 | length6 = 2:48
+| extra6 = ''Focus III''
 | title7 = Hocus Pocus (Reprise)
 | writer7 = Akkerman, van Leer
 | length7 = 2:47
+| extra7 = ''Focus II (aka Moving Waves)''
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 # "House of the King" (Instrumental) (filmed)
 # [[Lute]] solo ("Britannia" by [[John Dowland]])
+== Personnel ==
+;Focus
+* [[Thijs van Leer]] – keyboards, flute, vocals
+* [[Jan Akkerman]] – guitar
+* Bert Ruiter – bass guitar
+* [[Pierre van der Linden]] – drums
 ==Charts==
-{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
+{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"
+|-
+! Chart (1973–1974)
+! Peak<br />position
+|-
+! scope="row"|Australian Albums ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=115}}</ref>
+|align="center"|53
+|-
+{{albumchart|Netherlands|9|artist=Focus|album=Live At The Rainbow|access-date=8 January 2023|rowheader=true}}
+|-
+{{albumchart|Norway|22|artist=Focus|album=Live At The Rainbow|access-date=8 January 2023|rowheader=true}}
 |-
+{{albumchart|UK2|23|date=19731104|access-date=8 January 2023|rowheader=true}}
-!scope="col"|Chart (1974)
-!scope="col"|Peak<br>position
 |-
+{{albumchart|Billboard200|153|artist=Focus|access-date=8 January 2023|rowheader=true}}
-|Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=115}}</ref>
-|53
 |}
-== Personnel ==
+==Certifications==
+{{certification Table Top}}
-;Focus
+{{certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Focus|title=Live At The Rainbow|award=Silver|relyear=1973|certyear=1974|id=3905-1585-2}}
-* [[Thijs van Leer]] – [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Western concert flute|flute]], [[singing|vocals]]
+{{certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
-* [[Jan Akkerman]] – [[guitar]]
-* [[Bert Ruiter]] – [[bass guitar]]
-* [[Pierre van der Linden]] – [[drum kit|drums]]
 == References ==
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 {{Authority control}}
-[[Category:Focus (band) albums]]
 [[Category:1973 live albums]]
 [[Category:Albums produced by Mike Vernon (record producer)]]
+[[Category:Albums recorded at the Rainbow Theatre]]
+[[Category:Focus (band) albums]]
 [[Category:Imperial Records live albums]]
+[[Category:Live instrumental rock albums]]
+[[Category:Live progressive rock albums]]

v t e Focus
Thijs van Leer Pierre van der Linden Menno Gootjes Udo Pannekeet Jan Akkerman Hans Cleuver Martin Dresden Cyril Havermans Bert Ruiter Colin Allen David Kemper Philip Catherine Eef Albers P. J. Proby Steve Smith Bobby Jacobs Bert Smaak Jan Dumée Ruben van Roon Niels van der Steenhoven
Studio albums	Focus Plays Focus (In and Out of Focus) Focus II (Moving Waves) Focus 3 Hamburger Concerto Mother Focus Ship of Memories Focus con Proby Focus 8 Focus 9 / New Skin Focus X Golden Oldies Focus 8.5 / Beyond the Horizon Focus 11
Live albums	At the Rainbow Live at the BBC
Singles	"House of the King" "Hocus Pocus" "Sylvia"
Related articles	Discography Members "O Kerstnacht, schoner dan de dagen"