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If 3 is the third release by the English jazz rock band If. It was released in 1971 and reached #171 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart.[2] It was reissued in CD in 2006 by Bodyheat with 2 bonus tracks, then by Repertoire in 2007 with 2 different bonus tracks.
The track "Forgotten Roads" featured on the band's live appearance on German TV's Beat-Club in September 1971.
The track "Here Comes Mr. Time" was included on the United Artists Records promotional sampler All Good Clean Fun (1971).
Track listing
Side one
- "Fibonacci's Number" (Quincy) – 7:38
- "Forgotten Roads" (Quincy/Preston) – 4:23
- "Sweet January" (Quincy/Preston) – 4:30
- "Child of Storm" (Quincy/Hodkinson) – 3:39
Side two
- "Far Beyond" (Mealing/Preston) – 4:57
- "Seldom Seen Sam" (Smith/Hodkinson) – 4:50
- "Upstairs" (B. Morrissey/D. Morrissey) – 4:52
- "Here Comes Mr. Time" (Mealing/Preston) – 4:43
Bonus tracks on 2006 CD release
- "What Did I Say About The Box Jack?" (studio version) (D. Morrissey) – 8:24
- "What Did I Say About The Box Jack?" (live version) (D. Morrissey) – 20:23
(live version recorded during a European Tour in 1972 and reissued also in "If Europe '72" (Repertoire, 1997)
Bonus tracks on 2007 CD release
- "Forgotten Roads" (single version) (Preston, Quincy) – 4:03
- "Far Beyond" (single version) (Mealing, Preston) – 3:53
("Forgotten Roads" reissued also in "More Live If" (Repertoire, 2010)
Credits
- J.W. Hodkinson – lead vocals, percussion
- Dick Morrissey – tenor and soprano saxophones, backing vocals, flute
- Dave Quincy – tenor and alto saxophones, flute
- Terry Smith – guitar
- John Mealing – organ, backing vocals, electric piano
- Jim Richardson – bass
- Dennis Elliott – drums
References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
External links
- "IF (6) - If 3 (LP, Album) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2010-04-08.