Sole Focus
"F.O.C.U.S." (originally an acronym for Focusing On Christ's Unique Sacrifice) was started in Las Vegas in early 1999 and originally had nearly 30 members in the group. As a "youth group" (more like a choir) the members performed weekly at firesides throughout the southwest. Due to missions, marriages and moves, the group would reduce to seven main vocalists, songwriters and lyricists and become "Sole FOCUS." Beginning in February of 2001, the new group began recording its first album which contained 13 original songs. Sole FOCUS is one of the most contemporary sounding groups to hit the LDS Music Scene. Sometimes called a cross between the Dixie Chicks and Matchbox 22, the group's unique sound is finding wide acceptance among even the most skeptical listeners. Two of the songs most liked by fans are "Letters to Christ" and "Dear God" (the song of a teenage girl struggling with obtaining an answer to prayer). The group also features on its first album "In Memory Of" (a song previously released as a single about the Title of Liberty, but used as a Red Cross Fund Raiser for the 9/11/01 tragedy). The first album is called FOCUS.