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Released
  
October 1985

That's Why I'm Here (1985)
  
Classic Songs (1988)

Release date
  
October 1985

Genres
  
Rock music, Electropop

Length
  
39:56

Artist
  
James Taylor

Label
  
Columbia Records

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Producers
  
Peter Asher, Frank Filipetti, James Taylor

Similar
  
James Taylor albums, Rock music albums

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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.

Contents

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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

    • Songs

    1That's Why I'm Here3:38
    2Song for You Far Away2:58
    3Only a Dream in Rio5:02

    References

    That's Why I'm Here Wikipedia
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