TOM JANS
''CHAMPION''
1982
39:57
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01 - When The Rebel Comes Home 3:07
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett, Lee Ritenour
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Percussion - Steve Forman
02 - There's A Champion On My Side 4:54 (Tom Jans, K. Oda, D. Grusin)
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett, Lee Ritenour
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Saxophone - Ernie Watts
03 - I Miss Your Harmony 3:32 (Tom Jans, Richard Kerr)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz
Bass Guitar - Bob Glaub
Drums - Carlos Vega
Percussion - Steve Forman
Piano - Richard Kerr
Synthesizer - Don Grusin
04 - Chambers Of The Heart 3:39
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Valerie Carter
Bass Guitar - David Hungate
Concertmaster - Sidney Sharp
Drums - Jeff Porcaro
Electric Guitar - Paul Barrere
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Jeff Porcaro
Strings - Steve Porcaro
05 - Working Hot 4:10
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Lead Guitar - Lee Ritenour
06 - Cool 4:08 (Tom Jans, D. Grusin)
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Saxophone - Ernie Watts
07 - Southern Belle 3:42 (Tom Jans, Bill Wray, Valerie Carter)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Crickets, Kate Markowitz, Mourning Dove, The Ten Boys, Tom Jans, Whippe will
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Percussion - Steve Forman
Slide Guitar - Fred Tackett
08 - Lost In Your Eyes 4:16 (Tom Jans, Scott Shelly)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett
Backing Vocals - Tom Jans
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Synthesizer - Don Grusin
09 - Visions 3:31
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - David Hungate
Drums - Jeff Porcaro
Electric Guitar - Paul Barrere, Steve Lukather
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Victor Feldman
Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
10 - Mother's Eyes 4:33
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Backing Vocals - Kate Markowitz
Concertmaster - Jerry Vinci
Keyboards - Don Grusin
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Tracks By Tom Jans, Except As Indicated
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BIOGRAPHY
Wikipedia
Tom Jans (1948 - 1984) was a folk musician from San Luis Obispo, California. He is perhaps best known for his song Loving Arms, which has been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and bands, including Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Kris Kristofferson, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, Livingston Taylor, Etta James and The Beautiful South.
Jans toured extensively with Mimi Fariña -- Joan Baez's sister -- and released an excellent duo album with Farina in 1971 entitled "Take Heart." After splitting with Farina in 1972, Jans recorded three records as a solo artist, the best of which was a self-titled release for A&M in 1973, which included his version of "Loving Arms." His other albums were "The Eyes of An Only Child" and "Dark Blonde", both recorded for Columbia in the mid Seventies, which took his music in a more rock-oriented direction. When the Columbia releases failed to find an audience, his career lost momentum and although Jans continued to perform, he issued no recordings until 1982's "Champion," an album that few have heard and remains so obscure that it remains difficult to confirm that it was released.
Jans suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1983; ironically, Richard Farina, Mimi's husband and singing partner, had died in a motorcycle accident in 1966. Jans died of a drug overdose in 1984. Sadly, he has been largely forgotten as both a songwriter and performer. Most of his recordings have not been reissued on CD in the United States and are therefore hard to find except in their original LP releases.
Tom Waits has dedicated a song to Tom Jans called "Whistle Down The Wind (For Tom Jans)" featured on "Bone Machine".
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''CHAMPION''
1982
39:57
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01 - When The Rebel Comes Home 3:07
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett, Lee Ritenour
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Percussion - Steve Forman
02 - There's A Champion On My Side 4:54 (Tom Jans, K. Oda, D. Grusin)
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett, Lee Ritenour
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Saxophone - Ernie Watts
03 - I Miss Your Harmony 3:32 (Tom Jans, Richard Kerr)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz
Bass Guitar - Bob Glaub
Drums - Carlos Vega
Percussion - Steve Forman
Piano - Richard Kerr
Synthesizer - Don Grusin
04 - Chambers Of The Heart 3:39
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Valerie Carter
Bass Guitar - David Hungate
Concertmaster - Sidney Sharp
Drums - Jeff Porcaro
Electric Guitar - Paul Barrere
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Jeff Porcaro
Strings - Steve Porcaro
05 - Working Hot 4:10
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Lead Guitar - Lee Ritenour
06 - Cool 4:08 (Tom Jans, D. Grusin)
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Guitar - Fred Tackett
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Saxophone - Ernie Watts
07 - Southern Belle 3:42 (Tom Jans, Bill Wray, Valerie Carter)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Crickets, Kate Markowitz, Mourning Dove, The Ten Boys, Tom Jans, Whippe will
Bass Guitar - Leland Sklar
Drums - Carlos Vega
Keyboards - Don Grusin
Percussion - Steve Forman
Slide Guitar - Fred Tackett
08 - Lost In Your Eyes 4:16 (Tom Jans, Scott Shelly)
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett
Backing Vocals - Tom Jans
Bass Guitar - Ken Wild
Drums - Carlos Vega
Synthesizer - Don Grusin
09 - Visions 3:31
Acoustic Guitar - Fred Tackett, Tom Jans
Backing Vocals - Jeff Osborne, Kate Markowitz, Richard Kerr
Bass Guitar - David Hungate
Drums - Jeff Porcaro
Electric Guitar - Paul Barrere, Steve Lukather
Keyboards - Bill Payne
Percussion - Victor Feldman
Synthesizer - Steve Porcaro
10 - Mother's Eyes 4:33
Acoustic Guitar - Lee Ritenour
Backing Vocals - Kate Markowitz
Concertmaster - Jerry Vinci
Keyboards - Don Grusin
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Tracks By Tom Jans, Except As Indicated
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BIOGRAPHY
Wikipedia
Tom Jans (1948 - 1984) was a folk musician from San Luis Obispo, California. He is perhaps best known for his song Loving Arms, which has been performed and recorded by dozens of artists and bands, including Elvis Presley, Dixie Chicks, Kris Kristofferson, Olivia Newton-John, Rita Coolidge, Livingston Taylor, Etta James and The Beautiful South.
Jans toured extensively with Mimi Fariña -- Joan Baez's sister -- and released an excellent duo album with Farina in 1971 entitled "Take Heart." After splitting with Farina in 1972, Jans recorded three records as a solo artist, the best of which was a self-titled release for A&M in 1973, which included his version of "Loving Arms." His other albums were "The Eyes of An Only Child" and "Dark Blonde", both recorded for Columbia in the mid Seventies, which took his music in a more rock-oriented direction. When the Columbia releases failed to find an audience, his career lost momentum and although Jans continued to perform, he issued no recordings until 1982's "Champion," an album that few have heard and remains so obscure that it remains difficult to confirm that it was released.
Jans suffered serious injuries in a motorcycle accident in 1983; ironically, Richard Farina, Mimi's husband and singing partner, had died in a motorcycle accident in 1966. Jans died of a drug overdose in 1984. Sadly, he has been largely forgotten as both a songwriter and performer. Most of his recordings have not been reissued on CD in the United States and are therefore hard to find except in their original LP releases.
Tom Waits has dedicated a song to Tom Jans called "Whistle Down The Wind (For Tom Jans)" featured on "Bone Machine".
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