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. 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).

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