Tom Jans (February 9, 1948 – March 25, 1984) was an American folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from San Jose, California.
Mimi Baez Fariña (born Margarita Mimi Baez, April 30, 1945 – July 18, 2001) was a singer-songwriter and activist, the youngest of three daughters to a Scottish mother and a Mexican-American physicist, Albert Baez. She was the younger sister of the singer and activist Joan Baez.
Playing coffeehouses in San Francisco, Jans met Joan Baez, who introduced him to her sister Mimi Fariña in 1970. Fariña had achieved cult status as part of a duo with her late husband Richard Fariña. Fariña had begun writing new songs and was looking for a partner to perform them with; Jans seemed to be a similar collaborator and the two formed a new duo. The duo played San Francisco Bay Area clubs and received notice from their performance at the Big Sur Folk Festival. The group then toured extensively as a supporting act for Cat Stevens and then James Taylor. They received a recording contract from A&M Records, releasing the album Take Heart in 1971. However, the album received little notice and the duo split up in 1972.
Tracks
1 Carolina (Tom Jans) 4:10
2 Charlotte (Mimi Farina) 3:29
3 Kings And Queens (Mimi Farina, Tom Jans) 4:33
4 The Great White Horse (Buck Owens, L Scott) 4:03
5 Reach Out (For Chris Ross) (Mimi Farina) 3:33
6 Madman (Mimi Farina, Tom Jans) 4:00
7 In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin) (Mimi Farina) 3:10
8 Letter To Jesus (Mimi Farina) 3:19
9 After The Sugar Harvest (Mimi Farina, Tom Jans) 3:28
10 No Need To Be Lonely (Tom Jans) 4:58
Musicians
1 Carolina
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
2 Charlotte
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Cello | Edgar Lustgarten |
Percussion | Emil Richards |
3 Kings And Queens
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
4 The Great White Horse
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Pedal Steel Guitar | Pete Kleinow |
5 Reach Out (For Chris Ross)
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Organ | Craige Doerge |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
6 Madman
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
7 In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin)
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
8 Letter To Jesus
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Jim Keltner |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
9 After The Sugar Harvest
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
10 No Need To Be Lonely
Bass | Leland Sklar |
Drums | Russ Kunkel |
Guitar | Tom Jans |
Guitar | Mimi Farina |
Cello | Edgar Lustgarten |
Piano | Craige Doerge |
Liner Notes
Producer – Michael J Jackson
Arranged By – Mimi Farina (Tracks 3, 4)
Arranged By – Tom Jans (Tracks 3, 4)
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design (Album Design) – Chuck Beeson
Photography By – Jim Marshall
Manufactured By – Pony Canyon Inc.
Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) – A&M Records, Inc.