James Taylor / That's Why I'm Here [Columbia / FC 40052]

■オリジナル／US盤。
■盤質：B／薄い擦れ程度で致命的な深いキズ無し。
■ジャケット：B／擦れ汚れあるが抜け裂け割れ等無く良好品。

アメリカ屈指の影響力を誇るシンガーソングライター、ジェイムステイラー。
本作は通算11作目となる1985年作品。ジョニミッチェル、ドンヘンリー、ブレッカーブラザーズら多彩なゲストを迎えた、温かなサウンドが印象的な名作。

A1 That's Why I'm Here
A2 Song For You Far Away
A3 Only A Dream In Rio
A4 Turn Away
A5 Going Around One More Time
B1 Everyday
B2 Limousine Driver
B3 Only One
B4 Mona
B5 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
B6 That's Why I'm Here (Reprise)

James Taylor – guitars, lead vocals, backing vocals (1, 2, 4-6, 9, 10)
Clifford Carter – keyboards (1, 4)
Don Grolnick – keyboards (1, 8)
Bill Payne – keyboards (1, 2, 4–10)
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar (2, 9) guitars (6)
Jeff Pevar – guitars (4, 7)
Tony Levin – bass (1-3, 5, 7, 8, 10)
Leland Sklar – bass (4, 6)
Russ Kunkel – drums (1-3, 5, 7–10)
Rick Shlosser – drums (4, 6)
Jimmy Maelen – percussion (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
Airto Moreira – percussion (3)
Starz Vanderlocket – percussion (4)
Greg "Fingers" Taylor – harmonica (5, 7)
David Sanborn – saxophone (1, 7, 10)
Michael Brecker – saxophone (7)
Barry Rogers – trombone (7)
Kenny Kosek – violin (7, 10)
David Lasley – backing vocals (1, 4, 8)
Deniece Williams – backing vocals (1)
Randy Brecker – backing vocals (3), trumpet (7)
Eliane Elias (credited as Elaine Eliaf) – backing vocals (3)
Kenia Gould – backing vocals (3)
Zbeto – backing vocals (3)
Peter Asher – backing vocals (4)
Rosemary Butler – backing vocals (4, 6)
Frank Filipetti – backing vocals (4)
Arnold McCuller – backing vocals (4, 6)
Rory Dodd – backing vocals (5)
Eric Troyer – backing vocals (5)
Don Henley – backing vocals (8)
Joni Mitchell – backing vocals (8)
Graham Nash – backing vocals (9, 10)