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band If. It was released in August 1971 by United Artists Records (U.K.) and Capitol Records (U.S.) and reached #171 on the ''

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'' Pop Albums Chart.Chart information courtesy of Billboard.com © 2006 VNU eMedia, Inc. All rights reserved. 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

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in September 1971. The track "Here Comes Mr. Time" was included on the United Artists Records promotional sampler ''

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'' (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 –

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Dick Morrissey Richard Edwin Morrissey (9 May 1940 – 8 November 2000) was a British jazz musician and composer. He played the tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone and flute. Biography Background He was born in Horley, Surrey, England. Dick Morrissey emerg ...

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and

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Dave Quincy David Quincy (born 13 September 1939, Battle, Sussex), better known as Dave Quincy (and also billed as Dave Quincey), is an English saxophonist and composer who was a founder-member of British jazz-rock bands If and Zzebra. Before joining If ...

– tenor and

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saxophones, flute * Terry Smith –

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, backing vocals,

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Jim Richardson James Anthony Richardson (born 16 February 1941, Tottenham, London) is an English jazz and rock bassist and session musician. He was a member of the progressive rock band If. Career An original member of pioneering British jazz-rock band, If ...

– bass *

Dennis Elliott Dennis Leslie Elliott (born 18 August 1950, in Peckham, London) is a British musician and artist, who was the original drummer for the rock band, Foreigner. He played with the band from 1976 until leaving between 1991 and 1993. He went on to ...

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References

External links

* {{Authority control 1971 albums If (band) albums United Artists Records albums Albums produced by Dennis Elliott Albums produced by John Mealing Albums produced by Dick Morrissey Albums produced by Jim Richardson Albums produced by Terry Smith (guitarist)