That's Why I'm Here

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That's Why I'm Here
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Studio album by
James Taylor
ReleasedOctober 1985 (1985-10)
Studio
Genre
Length39:52 (CD)
37:04 (vinyl)
Label Columbia/Legacy
Producer
James Taylor chronology
Dad Loves His Work
(1981)		That's Why I'm Here
(1985)		 Classic Songs
(1987)
Singles from That's Why I'm Here
  1. "Everyday"
    Released: October 1985
  2. "Only One"
    Released: January 1986
  3. "That's Why I'm Here"
    Released: April 1986
  4. "Only a Dream in Rio"
    Released: August 1986

That's Why I'm Here is the eleventh studio album by singer-songwriter James Taylor released in 1985, four years after his previous effort, Dad Loves His Work . The album contains a version of Buddy Holly's "Everyday", as well as the participation of several singers, including Don Henley, Joni Mitchell, Graham Nash and Deniece Williams. "My Romance" was not on the LP or cassette version. "Only One" peaked at number 6 on the US Adult Contemporary chart [1] and at number 3 in Canada. [2]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
MusicHound 2/5 [5]
Rolling Stone (favorable) [6]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

In regard to "Only One," Cash Box remarked, "Taylor breaks no new ground with this single, but his pure voice and beautiful sense of melody and harmony will be welcome," [8] and said the album's title track is "a happy celebration of the artist's years as public property." [9]

Billboard's review stated, "Taylor's calm manner and breezy, light rock melody belie some fairly complex conclusions in this autobiographical statement." [10]

Track listing

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

Vinyl and Cassette

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

CD

  1. "That's Why I'm Here" – 3:39
  2. "Song for You Far Away" – 2:58
  3. "Only a Dream in Rio" (James 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 (CD bonus track)
  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

Musicians

(keyed to vinyl)

Production

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [14] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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