| If 3 | ||||
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| Released | August 1971 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | Jazz rock Progressive rock  | |||
| Length | 39:32 | |||
| Label | United Artists (U.K.) Capitol (U.S.)  | |||
| Producer | Jon Child If  | |||
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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
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)
Personnel
- 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
- ↑ Mabbs, Val (7 August 1971). "Hot Rod sings Hardin classic" (PDF). Record World: 16 – via World Radio History.
 - ↑ 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 8 April 2010.
 
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