That's Why I'm Here

That's Why I'm Here
Studio album by James Taylor
Released	October 1985
Genre	Rock, synthpop
Length	39:56
Label	Columbia/Legacy
Producer	Peter Asher, Frank Filipetti, James Taylor
James Taylor chronology
Dad Loves His Work (1981) That's Why I'm Here (1985) Classic Songs (1988)

That's Why I'm Here is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eleventh studio album. It was released in 1985, four years after his previous effort, Dad Loves His Work, and contains a cover version of Buddy Holly's "Everyday", as well as the participation of a number of artists, including Don Henley, Joni Mitchell and Graham Nash. "My Romance" was not on the LP version.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
MusicHound	2/5[2]
Rolling Stone	(favorable)[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]

Track listing

All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.

1. "That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39
2. "Song for You Far Away" – 2:58
3. "Only a Dream in Rio" (J. Taylor, Jim Maraniss (Portuguese translation)) – 5:01
4. "Turn Away" – 3:25
5. "Going Around One More Time" (Livingston Taylor) – 3:27
6. "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:48
7. "Everyday" (Buddy Holly, Norman Petty) – 3:16
8. "Limousine Driver" – 3:54
9. "Only One" – 4:22
10. "Mona" – 2:51
11. "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:46
12. "That's Why I'm Here (Reprise)" – 0:29

Personnel

• James Taylor – guitar, vocals
• Peter Asher – vocals
• Michael Brecker – saxophone
• Randy Brecker – trumpet, vocals
• Rosemary Butler – vocals
• Clifford Carter – keyboards
• Rory Dodd – vocals
• Dan Dugmore – guitar
• Eliane Elias (credited as Elaine Eliaf) – vocals
• Frank Filipetti – vocals
• Kenia Gould – vocals
• Don Grolnick – keyboards
• Don Henley – vocals
• Kenny Kosek – violin
• Russ Kunkel – drums
• David Lasley – vocals
• Tony Levin – bass
• Jimmy Maelen – percussion
• Arnold McCuller – vocals
• Joni Mitchell – vocals
• Airto Moreira – percussion, vocals
• Graham Nash – vocals
• Bill Payne – keyboards
• Jeff Pevar – guitar
• Barry Rogers – trombone
• David Sanborn – saxophone
• Rick Shlosser – drums
• Leland Sklar – bass
• Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica
• Eric Troyer – vocals
• Starz Vanderlocket – percussion
• Deniece Williams – vocals
• Zbeto – vocals

Production

• Peter Asher, Frank Filipetti, James Taylor - producers
• Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC - mastering
• Graham Holmes - production assistant
• Edd Kolakowski - production assistant

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