That's Why I'm Here
For the Kenny Chesney song, see That's Why I'm Here (song).
| That's Why I'm Here | ||||
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| Studio album by James Taylor | ||||
| Released | October 1985 | |||
| Genre | Rock, synthpop | |||
| Length | 39:56 | |||
| Label | Columbia/Legacy | |||
| Producer | Peter Asher, Frank Filipetti, James Taylor | |||
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That's Why I'm Here is singer-songwriter James Taylor's eleventh 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.
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Rolling Stone | (favorable) [2] |
Track listing
All songs were written by James Taylor, except where noted.
- "That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39
- "Song for You Far Away" – 2:58
- "Only a Dream in Rio" (J. Taylor, Jim Maraniss (Portuguese translation)) – 5:01
- "Turn Away" – 3:25
- "Going Around One More Time" (Livingston Taylor) – 3:27
- "My Romance" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 2:48
- "Everyday" (Charles Hardin, Norman Petty) – 3:16
- "Limousine Driver" – 3:54
- "Only One" – 4:22
- "Mona" – 2:51
- "(The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) – 3:46
- "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
Charts
Peak positions
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^shipments figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ Ruhlmann, William. That's Why I'm Here at AllMusic
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Allmusic: That's Why I'm Here: Charts & Awards: Billboard Albums". allmusic.com. Retrieved 2014-04-02.
- ↑ "Billboard.BIZ – Year-end Charts – Billboard 200 – 1986". billboard.biz. Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2013-11-17.
- ↑ "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