1971 Mimi Farina & Tom Jans – Take Heart

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

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Musicians

1 Carolina

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
PianoCraige Doerge


2 Charlotte

BassLeland Sklar
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
CelloEdgar Lustgarten
PercussionEmil Richards


3 Kings And Queens

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsRuss Kunkel
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
PianoCraige Doerge


4 The Great White Horse

BassLeland Sklar
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
Pedal Steel GuitarPete Kleinow


5 Reach Out (For Chris Ross)

BassLeland Sklar
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
OrganCraige Doerge
PianoCraige Doerge


6 Madman

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
PianoCraige Doerge


7 In The Quiet Morning (For Janis Joplin)

BassLeland Sklar
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
PianoCraige Doerge


8 Letter To Jesus

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsJim Keltner
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
PianoCraige Doerge


9 After The Sugar Harvest

GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina


10 No Need To Be Lonely

BassLeland Sklar
DrumsRuss Kunkel
GuitarTom Jans
GuitarMimi Farina
CelloEdgar Lustgarten
PianoCraige 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.