Description
Focus – 50 Years: Anthology 1970-1976 / Red Bullet 9x Audio CD + 2x DVD CD 2020, Box Set / RB 66.317
UPC 8712944663174
Focus are a Dutch progressive rock band formed in Amsterdam in 1969 by keyboardist, vocalist, and flautist Thijs van Leer, drummer Hans Cleuver, bassist Martijn Dresden, and guitarist Jan Akkerman. The band has undergone numerous formations in its history; since December 2016, it has comprised Van Leer, drummer Pierre van der Linden, guitarist Menno Gootjes, and bassist Udo Pannekeet. They have sold one million RIAA-certified albums in the United States.
| Label: | Red Bullet – RB 66.317 |
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| Format: |
9 x CD, Album, 2x DVD, DVD-Video, Compilation, Box Set
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| Country: | Netherlands |
| Released: |
Nov 13, 2020 |
| Genre: | Rock, Pop |
| Style: | Prog Rock, Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock, Fusion, Instrumental, Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
| Focus Plays Focus / In And Out Of Focus | |||
| 1-1 | Focus (2)– | Focus (Instrumental) | 9:46 |
| 1-2 | Focus (2)– | Why Dream | 3:56 |
| 1-3 | Focus (2)– | Happy Nightmare (Mescaline) | 3:56 |
| 1-4 | Focus (2)– | Anonymus | 7:01 |
| 1-5 | Focus (2)– | Black Beauty | 3:05 |
| 1-6 | Focus (2)– | Sugar Island | 3:02 |
| 1-7 | Focus (2)– | Focus (Vocal) | 2:43 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 1-8 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King | 2:23 |
| 1-9 | Focus (2)– | Eruption (Live Lanx 1970) | 37:31 |
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Focus II / Moving Waves |
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| 2-1 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | 6:41 |
| 2-2 | Focus (2)– | Le Clochard | 1:59 |
| 2-3 | Focus (2)– | Janis | 3:06 |
| 2-4 | Focus (2)– | Moving Waves | 2:41 |
| 2-5 | Focus (2)– | Focus II | 4:03 |
| 2-6 | Focus (2)– | Eruption (Orfeus - Answer - Orfeus - Answer - Pupilla - Tommy - Pupilla - Answer - The Bridge - Euridice - Dayglow - Endless Road - Answer - Orfeus - Euridice) | 23:07 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 2-7 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus (Single Version) | 3:27 |
| 2-8 | Focus (2)– | Tommy (Single Version) | 3:25 |
| 2-9 | Focus (2)– | Focus I (Live Texel 1971) | 14:11 |
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Focus 3 |
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| 3-1 | Focus (2)– | Round Goes The Gossip... | 5:16 |
| 3-2 | Focus (2)– | Love Remembered | 2:48 |
| 3-3 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia | 3:32 |
| 3-4 | Focus (2)– | Carnival Fugue | 6:07 |
| 3-5 | Focus (2)– | Focus III | 6:05 |
| 3-6 | Focus (2)– | Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! | 14:03 |
| 3-7 | Focus (2)– | Anonymus II (Part 1) | 19:33 |
| 3-8 | Focus (2)– | Anonymus II (Conclusion) | 7:34 |
| 3-9 | Focus (2)– | Elspeth Of Nottingham | 3:13 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 3-10 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia (Single Version) | 3:32 |
| 3-11 | Focus (2)– | Love Remembered (Single Version) | 2:49 |
| 3-12 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus (US Single Version) | 3:25 |
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At The Rainbow |
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| 4-1 | Focus (2)– | Focus III | 3:52 |
| 4-2 | Focus (2)– | Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! | 11:26 |
| 4-3 | Focus (2)– | Focus II | 4:24 |
| 4-4 | Focus (2)– | Eruption (Orfeus - Answer - Orfeus - Answer - Pupilla - Tommy - Pupilla) | 8:40 |
| 4-5 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | 8:27 |
| 4-6 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia | 2:47 |
| 4-7 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus - Reprise | 2:48 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 4-8 | Focus (2)– | P's March (Original Mix - Single Version) | 3:27 |
| 4-9 | Focus (2)– | Ship Of Memories (Original Mix) | 4:40 |
| 4-10 | Focus (2)– | P's March (Original Mix - Full Version) | 4:03 |
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Hamburger Concerto |
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| 5-1 | Focus (2)– | Delitiae Musicae | 1:13 |
| 5-2 | Focus (2)– | Harem Scarem | 5:50 |
| 5-3 | Focus (2)– | La Cathédrale De Strasbourg | 4:57 |
| 5-4 | Focus (2)– | Birth | 7:45 |
| 5-5 | Focus (2)– | Hamburger Concerto (Starter - Rare - Medium I - Medium - Well Done - One For The Road) | 20:23 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 5-6 | Focus (2)– | Early Birth | 2:56 |
| 5-7 | Focus (2)– | Harem Scarem (Single Version) | 3:08 |
| 5-8 | Focus (2)– | Birth (Alternate Mix) | 7:43 |
| 5-9 | Focus (2)– | Harem Scarem (Alternate Mix) | 5:51 |
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Mother Focus |
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| 6-1 | Focus (2)– | Mother Focus | 3:05 |
| 6-2 | Focus (2)– | I Need A Bathroom | 3:04 |
| 6-3 | Focus (2)– | Bennie Helder | 3:33 |
| 6-4 | Focus (2)– | Soft Vanilla | 3:04 |
| 6-5 | Focus (2)– | Hard Vanilla | 2:35 |
| 6-6 | Focus (2)– | Tropic Bird | 2:45 |
| 6-7 | Focus (2)– | Focus IV | 3:57 |
| 6-8 | Focus (2)– | Someone's Crying... What! | 3:19 |
| 6-9 | Focus (2)– | All Together... Oh That! | 3:41 |
| 6-10 | Focus (2)– | No Hang Ups | 2:56 |
| 6-11 | Focus (2)– | My Sweetheart | 3:38 |
| 6-12 | Focus (2)– | Father Bach | 1:33 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 6-13 | Focus (2)– | Focus IV (Rough Mix) | 4:02 |
| 6-14 | Focus (2)– | Bennie Helder (Rough Mix) | 3:45 |
| 6-15 | Focus (2)– | Vanilla (Rough Mix) | 5:42 |
| 6-16 | Focus (2)– | Mother Focus (Rough Mix) | 3:02 |
| 6-17 | Focus (2)– | All Together… Oh That! (Rough Mix) | 3:42 |
| 6-18 | Focus (2)– | My Sweetheart (Rough Mix) | 3:46 |
| 6-19 | Focus (2)– | Someone's Crying… What! (Rough Mix) | 3:18 |
| 6-20 | Focus (2)– | Studio 55 Jam | 6:56 |
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Ship Of Memories |
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| 7-1 | Focus (2)– | P's March | 4:48 |
| 7-2 | Focus (2)– | Can't Believe My Eyes | 5:22 |
| 7-3 | Focus (2)– | Focus V | 3:02 |
| 7-4 | Focus (2)– | Out Of Vesuvius | 5:51 |
| 7-5 | Focus (2)– | Glider | 4:40 |
| 7-6 | Focus (2)– | Red Sky At Night | 5:52 |
| 7-7 | Focus (2)– | Spoke The Lord Creator | 2:33 |
| 7-8 | Focus (2)– | Crackers | 2:42 |
| 7-9 | Focus (2)– | Ship Of Memories | 1:47 |
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Bonus Tracks |
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| 7-10 | Neerlands Hoop In Bange Dagen– | Elektrisch Levenslicht | 3:09 |
| 7-11 | Ramses Shaffy With Group Focus– | The Shrine Of God | 3:39 |
| 7-12 | Ramses Shaffy With Group Focus– | Watch The Ugly People | 2:19 |
| 7-13 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King (Rough Mix Version 1) | 2:27 |
| 7-14 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King (Rough Mix Version 2) | 2:26 |
| 7-15 | Focus (2)– | Focus III (Unreleased Single Version) | 4:37 |
| 7-16 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus (US Single Version - Takes 14-17) | 7:12 |
| 7-17 | Focus (2)– | Glider (Single Version) | 3:28 |
| 7-18 | Focus (2)– | P's March (Single Version) | 4:07 |
| 7-19 | Focus (2)– | O Avondrood | 5:10 |
| 7-20 | Focus (2)– | Crackers (Vocal Version) | 2:31 |
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Focus BBC 1973 |
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| 8-1 | Focus (2)– | Focus III | 3:54 |
| 8-2 | Focus (2)– | Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! | 12:09 |
| 8-3 | Focus (2)– | Focus II | 5:06 |
| 8-4 | Focus (2)– | Anonymus II | 23:30 |
| 8-5 | Focus (2)– | Focus I | 4:27 |
| 8-6 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | 7:38 |
| 8-7 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia - Hocus Pocus (Reprise) | 5:52 |
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Live 1971 - 1975 |
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| 9-1 | Focus (2)– | Eruption (Live Rotterdam 1971) | 46:37 |
| 9-2 | Focus (2)– | Birth | 11:38 |
| 9-3 | Focus (2)– | Improvisation #1 | 8:35 |
| 9-4 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King | 3:02 |
| 9-5 | Focus (2)– | Improvisation #2 | 6:23 |
| 9-6 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | 3:20 |
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Focus Sight & Sound Vol.1 |
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| BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test (May 1972) | (24:26) | ||
| DVD1-1 | Focus (2)– | Eruption / Hocus Pocus (Take 1) | |
| DVD1-2 | Focus (2)– | Eruption / Hocus Pocus (Take 2) | |
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BBC The Old Grey Whistle Test (December 1972) |
(16:01) |
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| DVD1-3 | Focus (2)– | Anonymous II (Take 2) | |
| DVD1-4 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia / Hocus Pocus (Take 1) | |
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Focus At The Rainbow (May 1973) |
(47:28) |
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| DVD1-5 | Focus (2)– | Focus III | |
| DVD1-6 | Focus (2)– | Answers? Questions! Questions? Answers! | |
| DVD1-7 | Focus (2)– | Focus II | |
| DVD1-8 | Focus (2)– | Eruption | |
| DVD1-9 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | |
| DVD1-10 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King | |
| DVD1-11 | Focus (2)– | Britannia (Jan Akkerman Lute Solo) | |
| DVD1-12 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia / Hocus Pocus (Reprise) | |
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BBC In Concert (April 1974) |
(36:18) |
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| DVD1-13 | Focus (2)– | Hamburger Concerto | |
| DVD1-14 | Focus (2)– | La Cathédrale De Strasbourg | |
| DVD1-15 | Focus (2)– | Harem Scarem | |
| DVD1-16 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia / Hocus Pocus (Reprise) | |
| Focus Sight & Sound Vol.2 | |||
| DVD2-1 | Focus (2)– | NOS Van Gewest Tot Gewest (July 1970) | 1:54 |
| DVD2-2 | Focus (2)– | NOS Uit De Kunst (June 1972) | 3:51 |
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RTE The Music Makers: Focus At The Stadium (November 1973) |
(48:00) |
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| DVD2-3 | Focus (2)– | Anonymous II | |
| DVD2-4 | Focus (2)– | Eruption | |
| DVD2-5 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | |
| DVD2-6 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia / Hocus Pocus (Reprise) | |
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VARA Nederpopzien (December 1973) |
(34:22) |
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| DVD2-7 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King | |
| DVD2-8 | Focus (2)– | Hocus Pocus | |
| DVD2-9 | Focus (2)– | Britannia (Jan Akkerman Lute Solo) | |
| DVD2-10 | Focus (2)– | Hamburger Concerto | |
| DVD2-11 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia / Hocus Pocus (Reprise) | |
| DVD2-12 | Focus (2)– | AVRO Toppop: Harem Scarem (May 1974) | 3:01 |
| DVD2-13 | Focus (2)– | AVRO Toppop: O Avondrood (June 1976) | 4:51 |
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Veronica Goud van Oud (April 1990) |
(16:44) |
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| DVD2-14 | Focus (2)– | Focus III | |
| DVD2-15 | Focus (2)– | Focus II | |
| DVD2-16 | Focus (2)– | House Of The King | |
| DVD2-17 | Focus (2)– | Tommy | |
| DVD2-18 | Focus (2)– | Sylvia | |
| DVD2-19 | Focus (2)– | NCRV Classic Albums: Moving Waves (June 1997) | 50:02 |
- Adapted By – Thijs Van Leer (tracks: 6-12)
- Arranged By – Jan Akkerman (tracks: 1-3, 1-6)
- Art Direction [Hamburger Concerto] – Ian Murray (4)
- Art Direction [Ship Of Memories], Design [Ship Of Memories] – Cream, Amsterdam*
- Artwork – Sander Schaper
- Artwork [Retouching and Artwork - Hamburger Concerto] – Wade Wood Associates
- Backing Vocals – Hans Cleuver (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-6), Martijn Dresden (tracks: 1-2, 1-6), Mike Vernon (tracks: 3-1)
- Bass Guitar, Trumpet, Backing Vocals – Martijn Dresden (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 7-7, 7-10 to 7-14, DVD2-1 to DVD2-2)
- Bass Guitar, Vocals – Cyriel Havermans* (tracks: 2-1 to 2-9)
- Bass Guitar, Vocals, Autoharp, Triangle, Bells [Swiss Bells], Handclaps, Finger Cymbals [Chinese Finger Cymbals] – Bert Ruiter (tracks: 3-1 to 7-5, 7-8, 7-13 to 7-18, 7-20, 8-1 to 8-7, 9-1 to 9-6, DVD1-1 to DVD1-16, DVD2-3 to DVD2-19)
- Cello – Wouter Möller (tracks: 1-3)
- Compilation Producer, Liner Notes, Remastered By, Research – Wouter Bessels
- Compiled By – Wouter Bessels (tracks: 9-1 to 9-6)
- Design [Sleeve - Focus 3] – Hamish Grimes
- Design [Sleeve - Focus At The Rainbow] – Ian Murray (4)
- Design [Sleeve - Focus II / Moving Waves] – Dennis Kloeth
- Design [Sleeve - In And Out Of Focus] – Grok It!
- Design [Total Album Design - Mother Focus] – Rob Peters (6)
- Design [Types & Tints - Focus At The Rainbow] – R.L. Rockwood*
- Drums – David Kemper (tracks: 6-1 to 6-9, 6-11 to 6-20, 7-6, 7-8, 7-19, 7-20), Pierre Van Der Linden (tracks: 2-1 to 4-7, 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-15 to 7-18, 8-1 to 9-1, 9-3 to 9-6, DVD1-1 to DVD1-12, DVD2-3 to DVD2-6, DVD2-13 to DVD2-19)
- Drums, Congas, Tambourine, Castanets, Cabasa, Wood Block, Timpani, Cuica, Percussion [Flexatone], Handclaps, Gong [Chinese Gong] – Colin Allen (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9, 6-10, 9-2, DVD1-13 to DVD1-16, DVD2-1 to DVD2-2, DVD2-12)
- Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Hans Cleuver (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 7-7, 7-10 to 7-14, DVD2-1 to DVD2-2)
- Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Bass Guitar, Lute, Timpani, Handclaps – Jan Akkerman
- Executive-Producer – Hubert Terheggen (tracks: 6-1 to 6-20)
- Harmonium – Pierre Van Der Linden (tracks: 7-9)
- Illustration [Focus At The Rainbow] – Ian Beck
- Lead Vocals – Martijn Dresden (tracks: 1-3)
- Lyrics By – Erik Cleuver* (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-7)
- Mastered By – Barry Hammond (tracks: 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-17, 7-18), Mike Vernon (tracks: 3-12, 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-17, 7-18), Wouter Bessels (tracks: 7-16, 8-1 to 9-6)
- Mastered By, Mixed By – Wout de Kruif (tracks: 7-16)
- Mixed By – Barry Hammond (tracks: 4-8 to 4-10, 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-17, 7-18), Gareth Edwards (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), John Punter (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), Mike Vernon (tracks: 3-12, 4-8 to 4-10, 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-17, 7-18), Rod Thear (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9), Wouter Bessels (tracks: 7-16)
- Organ [Hammond], Mellotron, Flute, Lead Vocals, Harmonium, Soprano Flute, Alto Flute, Harpsichord, Piccolo Flute [Piccolo], Synthesizer, Electric Piano, Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes], Synthesizer [Minimoog], Vibraphone [Vibes], Accordion, Organ [St May The Virgin - Barnes], Recorder, Handclaps, Whistle [Whistles], Grand Piano, Piano – Thijs Van Leer
- Photography By [Cover - Focus II / Moving Waves] – Janos Barendsen
- Photography By [Focus At The Rainbow] – Mike Putland*
- Photography By [Hamburger Concerto] – Graham Hughes (2)
- Photography By [Photo Creations - In And Out Of Focus] – Robert Bauman
- Producer – Focus (2) (tracks: 6-1 to 6-20, 7-6, 7-8, 7-19, 7-20), Frans Boelen (tracks: 7-10), Hans van Hemert (tracks: 7-11, 7-12), Hubert Terheggen (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 7-7), Mike Vernon (tracks: 2-1 to 2-8, 3-1 to 5-9, 7-1 to 7-5, 7-9, 7-15 to 7-18), Tim Griek (tracks: 1-8, 7-13, 7-14)
- Producer, Mixed By, Mastered By – Dave Grinsted (tracks: 3-12)
- Producer, Recorded By – Jeff Griffin (tracks: 8-1 to 8-7)
- Recorded By – Albert Kos (tracks: 7-11, 7-12), André Hooning (tracks: 1-8, 7-10, 7-13, 7-14), Cees Boudeaux (tracks: 1-9), Jacob 'Cocky' Akkerman, Jr.* (tracks: 2-9), Dave Grinsted (tracks: 7-16), Eric Prestidge (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12), George Chikantz* (tracks: 3-1 to 3-11, 7-15), Jerry Boys (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 2-1 to 2-8, 7-7), Mike Butcher (tracks: 6-1 to 6-12, 7-6, 7-8, 7-19, 7-20), Mike Vernon (tracks: 4-8 to 4-10), Phil Dunne (tracks: 4-1 to 4-7), Pierre Geoffroy Chateau (tracks: 7-10), Rod Thear (tracks: 3-10 to 3-11, 5-1 to 5-9)
- Recorded By, Mixed By – Bob Hall (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9), David Hamilton-Smith (tracks: 5-1 to 5-9)
- Tambourine – Mike Vernon (tracks: 3-3)
- Transferred By – Wout de Kruif (tracks: 1-7 to 1-8, 2-1 to 2-8, 3-1 to 5-7, 6-1 to 6-12, 7-1 to 7-9, 7-13 to 7-15, 7-17, 7-18, 7-20)
- Vocals, Written-By – Bram Vermeulen (tracks: 7-10), Ramses Shaffy (tracks: 7-11, 7-12)
- Written-By – Bert Ruiter (tracks: 3-6 to 3-8, 4-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 to 6-6, 6-15, 6-20, 7-4, 8-2, 8-4, 9-3, 9-5), David Kemper (tracks: 6-20), Eelko Nobel (tracks: 2-6), Erik Cleuver* (tracks: 7-7), Hans Cleuver (tracks: 1-4), Inayat Khan* (tracks: 2-4), Jan Akkerman (tracks: 1-4, 1-8 to 2-3, 2-6, 2-7, 3-2, 3-6 to 3-9, 3-11, 4-2, 4-5, 4-7, 5-1, 5-4 to 5-6, 5-8, 6-1, 6-8, 6-9, 6-11, 6-17 to 6-20, 7-2, 7-4 to 7-6, 7-8, 7-13, 7-14, 7-16, 7-17, 7-19, 7-20, 8-2,8-4, 8-6 to 9-6), Jan Staal (tracks: 1-6), Jules Deelder (tracks: 7-19), Martijn Dresden (tracks: 1-3, 1-4), Mike Hayes (2) (tracks: 1-3), Paul Stoppelman (tracks: 6-10), Pierre Van Der Linden (tracks: 2-6, 3-7, 3-8, 4-9, 7-9, 8-4, 9-1, 9-3, 9-5), Thijs Van Leer (tracks: 1-1 to 1-7, 1-9, 2-1, 2-4 to 2-7, 2-9, 3-1, 3-3 to 3-5, 3-7, 3-8, 3-10, 3-12, 4-1, 4-3 to 4-8, 4-10, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-9, 6-1, 6-3, 6-7, 6-11, 6-13, 6-14, 6-16, 6-18, 6-20, 7-1, 7-3, 7-6, 7-7, 7-12, 7-15, 7-16, 7-18, 7-19, 8-1, 8-3 to 9-1, 9-3, 9-5, 9-6), Tom Barlage (tracks: 2-6, 2-8, 4-4, 9-1), Traditional (tracks: 6-12)
- Written-By, Vocals – Freek de Jonge (tracks: 7-10)
