That's Why I'm Here

by James Taylor

That's Why I'm Here cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 17 October 1985
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 39:26
  • Community rating: 2.94/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Emerging from a period of personal tragedy and recovery, Taylor's eleventh studio album features a clean, optimistic production style reflective of his renewed sobriety. The title track, written partly as a tribute to the late John Belushi, underscores the record's themes of survival and resilience.

Genres

Descriptors: Folk, Acoustic

Tracklist

  1. That's Why I'm Here (3:37)
  2. Song for You Far Away (2:56)
  3. Only a Dream in Rio (4:59)
  4. Turn Away (3:22)
  5. Going Around One More Time (3:22)
  6. My Romance (2:46)
  7. Everyday (3:13)
  8. Limousine Driver (3:49)
  9. Only One (4:18)
  10. Mona (2:48)
  11. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (3:45)
  12. That's Why I'm Here (reprise) (0:25)

Credits

  • Leland Sklar - bass
  • Tony Levin - bass
  • Rick Shlosser - drums
  • Russ Kunkel - drums
  • Dan Dugmore - guitar, steel guitar
  • Jeff Pevar - guitar
  • Greg "Fingers" Taylor - harmonica
  • Barry Rogers - horns

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