James Taylor - That's Why I'm Here
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Artist: James TaylorEdition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2000-04-25
Music Label: Sony
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- TAYLOR JAMES THAT S WHY I M HERE
- That's Why I'm Here
- Song for You Far Away
- Only a Dream in Rio
- Turn Away
- Going Around One More Time
- My Romance
- Everyday
- Limousine Driver
- Only One
- Mona
- (The Man Who Shot) Liberty Valance
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Free Music Review: One Of His Best
Hit: 5 Stars
It is rare for James Taylor to release anything but great music, and this CD is one of his most brilliant later career recordings. Originally released as an LP in 1985, That's Why I'm Here, is peppered with songs penned by Taylor, as well as songs by some other great songwriters, including his brother Livingston Taylor and also a song (The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance), by the powerhouse song crafters Burt Bacharach and Hal David.
I remember watching the video of the cut from this LP 'Only A Dream In Rio' on MTV when the album was first released. I immediately rushed out to buy it on cassette. In a way that cut is a branch off of what is now considered 'World Music. Only A Dream In Rio, is a root off of the old tree!
The biggest commercial hit on the album was the title cut, That's Why I'm Here. This song is basically a tribute to all of Taylor's fans who attend his concerts year after year only to "pay good money to hear Fire And Rain, again and again and again." My personal favorite on the album is 'Only A Dream In Rio', which has a chorus in Portuguese. Wonderful song!
In my opinion, there is not one bad cut on the entire CD. I have listened as I write this review and the entire album finished before I knew it, so I've clicked the remote for another listen.
This late career classic James Taylor album will not disappoint die-hard Taylor fans and should even bring some new fans into the fold.
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