If 3

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.

If 3
Studio album by If
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
If chronology
If 2 (1971) If 3 (1971) If 4 (1972)
Singles from If 3
"Far Beyond" b/w "Forgotten Roads" Released: August 1971[1]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

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

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

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

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

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

• 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