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
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 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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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" (Charles Hardin, 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 Taylor – harmonica
• Eric Troyer – vocals
• Starz Vander Lockett – percussion
• Deniece Williams – vocals
• Zbeto – vocals