James Taylor - That's Why I'm Here

James Taylor took four and a half years off from record-making in the early 1980s, 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 10 Adult Contemporary hits, with the title track, "Only One," and a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday." Taylor's sound had invaded country music by this time, too, and both "Everyday" and "Only One" made the country singles chart. But those boomers just don't go to the record store as often as their children, and Taylor managed only one pop chart entry with "Everyday" (#61), while the album failed to go gold and was his lowest charting effort since his breakthrough with Sweet Baby James in 1970. If, in the title song, he had reconciled himself to the notion that the reason he was here was 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? ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide

Name Credits Airto Moreira Percussion, Vocals Andrew Brucker Photography, Cover Photo Arnold McCuller Vocals Barry Rogers Horn, Guitar Synth (Horns) Bill Payne Keyboards Billy Miranda Assistant Engineer, Assistant Billy Payne Keyboards Cliff Carter Keyboards Clifford Carter Keyboards Dan Dugmore Guitar (Steel), Guitar David Lasley Vocals David Sanborn Guitar Synth (Horns), Horn, Saxophone Deniece Williams Vocals Don Grolnick Piano, Keyboards Don Henley Vocals Elaine Eliaf Vocals Eric Troyer Vocals Frank Filipetti Engineer, Producer, Mixing, Vocals Graham Nash Vocals Greg "Fingers" Taylor Harmonica Gregory Taylor Harmonica J. Maraniss Translation James Taylor Producer, Harmonica, Vocals James Taylor Move Producer, Vocals Jeff Pevar Guitar Jimmy Maelen Percussion John Berg Art Direction Joni Mitchell Vocals Kenia Gould Vocals Kenny Kosek Violin Laura Grover Product Manager Leland Sklar Bass Michael Brecker Horn, Guitar Synth (Horns) Moira Marquis Assistant, Assistant Engineer Patricia Caulfield Photography, Cover Photo Peter Asher Vocals, Producer Randy Brecker Horn, Guitar Synth (Horns), Vocals Renatta Blauer Assistant, Assistant Engineer Rick Shlosser Drums Rory Dodd Vocals Rosemary Butler Vocals Russ Kunkel Drums Starz Vander Lockett Percussion Ted Jensen Mastering, Digital Remastering Tony Levin Bass Zbeto Vocals