That's Why I'm Here

by James Taylor

Overview

Taylor took four and a half years off from record-making in the early '80s, returning with That's Why I'm Here, which suggested he had found his long-term niche with baby boomer fans now permanently tuned to soft rock radio -- this was Taylor's first record to spawn three Top Ten adult contemporary hits, with the title track, "Only One," and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday." But those boomers just don't go to the record store as often as their children, and the album failed to go gold and was his lowest-charting effort since his debut. If, in the title song, he had reconciled himself to the notion that he was here to sing "Fire and Rain" at summer concerts, that also meant he was settling for a complacent position in which his new material was virtually irrelevant, and that being the case, why should people buy it? (Notwithstanding its initial commercial reception, That's Why I'm Here eventually went platinum.) ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	11/17/2023
Label:	Music On Vinyl
UPC:	8719262030336
Rank:	43570

Album Credits

Performance Credits

James Taylor   Primary Artist,Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica
Joni Mitchell   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocals
Graham Nash   Vocals,Guest Artist
Michael Brecker   Guest Artist,Horn,Guitar Synth (Horns)
Airto Moreira   Guest Artist,Vocals,Percussion
Deniece Williams   Vocals (Background),Guest Artist,Vocals
Randy Brecker   Guest Artist,Horn,Vocals,Guitar Synth (Horns)
Dan Dugmore   Banjo,Guitar,Guitar (Steel)
David Sanborn   Saxophone,Guest Artist,Horn,Guitar Synth (Horns)
Billy Payne   Keyboards
Tony Levin   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Don Henley   Guest Artist,Vocals
Russ Kunkel   Drums,Percussion
Rick Shlosser   Drums
Kenny Kosek   Violin
Bill Payne   Keyboards
Jimmy Maelen   Percussion
Barry Rogers   Horn,Guitar Synth (Horns)
Frank Filipetti   Vocals
Don Grolnick   Piano,Keyboards
Clifford Carter   Keyboards
Jeff Pevar   Guitar
Leland Sklar   Bass
Peter Asher   Vocals
Rosemary Butler   Vocals
Arnold McCuller   Vocals
Rory Dodd   Vocals
Greg "Fingers" Taylor   Harmonica
Eric Troyer   Vocals
David Lasley   Vocals
Elaine Eliaf   Vocals
Zbeto   Vocals
Starz Vander Lockett   Percussion
James Taylor Move   Vocals
Gregory Taylor   Harmonica
Kenia Gould   Vocals
Cliff Carter   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Peter Asher   Audio Production,Producer
Frank Filipetti   Producer,Engineer,Mixing
James Taylor   Producer,Composer
Ted Jensen   Mastering,Digital Remastering
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Livingston Taylor   Composer
Norman Petty   Composer
Buddy Holly   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Moira Marquis   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Laura Grover   Product Manager
Andrew Brucker   Cover Photo,Photography
Renatta Blauer   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Patricia Caulfield   Cover Photo,Photography
Billy Miranda   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
John Berg   Art Direction
James Taylor Move   Producer
J. Maraniss   Translation