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If 3

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If 3
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 1971
Recorded1971
GenreJazz rock
Progressive rock
Length39:32
LabelUnited Artists (U.K.)
Capitol (U.S.)
ProducerJon Child
If
If chronology
If 2
(1971)
If 3
(1971)
If 4
(1972)
Singles from If 3
  1. "Far Beyond" b/w "Forgotten Roads"
    Released: August 1971[1]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

If 3 is the third release by the English jazz rock band If. It was released in August 1971 by United Artists Records (U.K.) and Capitol Records (U.S.) and reached #171 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart.[3] 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

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Side one

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  1. "Fibonacci's Number" (Quincy) – 7:38
  2. "Forgotten Roads" (Quincy, Preston) – 4:23
  3. "Sweet January" (Quincy, Preston) – 4:30
  4. "Child of Storm" (Quincy, Hodkinson) – 3:39

Side two

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  1. "Far Beyond" (Mealing, Preston) – 4:57
  2. "Seldom Seen Sam" (Smith, Hodkinson) – 4:50
  3. "Upstairs" (B. Morrissey, D. Morrissey) – 4:52
  4. "Here Comes Mr. Time" (Mealing, Preston) – 4:43

Bonus tracks on 2006 CD release

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  1. "What Did I Say About the Box Jack?" (studio version) (D. Morrissey) – 8:24
  2. "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

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  1. "Forgotten Roads" (single version) (Preston, Quincy) – 4:03
  2. "Far Beyond" (single version) (Mealing, Preston) – 3:53

("Forgotten Roads" reissued also in "More Live If" (Repertoire, 2010)

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Mabbs, Val (7 August 1971). "Hot Rod sings Hardin classic" (PDF). Record World: 16 – via World Radio History.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved.
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