Friend and Lover

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"Reach Out Of The Darkness" album cover

Friend and Lover were an American folk-singing duo comprised of husband-and-wife team Jim and Cathy Post. They are best known for their hit single, "Reach Out Of The Darkness", which made the US Top Ten in 1968.

[edit] Biographical information

Jim Post was born on 28th October 1939 in Houston, Texas. He had previously performed with the folk group The Rum Runners. He went on to record solo albums for labels such as Flying Fish and Fantasy Records.

Cathy Conn, later Cathy Post, was born in 1946 in Chicago, Illinois. She had a background in song and dance before meeting Jim at a Canadian provincial fair in 1964.

Although the couple recorded other singles, the act - and marriage - broke up.

Cathy re-married twice, has three children and five grandchildren, and finally lives out her dreams in the mountains, in New Mexico. Her oldest grand-daughter dreams of being a singer someday.

[edit] Reach Out Of The Darkness

The duo's only hit single, "Reach Out Of The Darkness", was written by Jim Post, who was inspired by a New York love-in. It was recorded in Nashville, with Ray Stevens and Joe South on the session, and released on the Verve Forecast label. The song made the US Top 10 chart in June 1968 and was adopted as a kind of anthem by the protest movement against American politics of the time. It is the title track of their album. The song became a staple of local and regional Christian Rock groups in the 70's, as the lyrics were viewed by many as having religious overtones.