1971 Mimi Farina & Tom Jans – Take Heart
Take Heart is an album from Mimi Farina & Tom Jans, released in 1971.
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, Leanne 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
Arranged By – Mimi Farina (Tracks 3, 4)
Arranged By – Tom Jans (Tracks 3, 4)
Engineer – Henry Lewy
Art Direction – Roland Young
Design – Chuck Beeson
Photography – Jim Marshall
Phonographic Copyright A&M Records Inc
Copyright A&M Records Inc
Eddie Baines
May 26, 2024 @ 21:47
the Take Heart album is SO SO underrated.
BUT I love the Case Western Reserve University recording from 8th April 1972….basically a rerun of the Take Heart Album recorded the year before. Such untapped potential but thankfully still available on line if you search hard enough…… and well worth searching for 🙂