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

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Position United States Billboard 200[5] 34

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position U.S. Billboard 200[6] 93

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
United States (RIAA)[7]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. Ruhlmann, William. That's Why I'm Here at AllMusic
2. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel (eds) (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Farmington Hills, MI: Visible Ink Press. p. 1125. ISBN 1-57859-061-2.
3. McAlley, John (5 December 1985). "James Taylor: That's Why I'm Here : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 10 April 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
4. "James Taylor: Album Guide". rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on January 5, 2013. Retrieved October 27, 2015.
5. "Allmusic: That's Why I'm Here: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
6. "Billboard.BIZ  – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1986". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
7. "American album certifications – James Taylor – That's Why I'm Here". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH