Her Town Too

"Her Town Too"
Single by James Taylor and JD Souther
from the album Dad Loves His Work
B-side"Believe It or Not"
Released1981
Recorded1980
GenreSoft rock
Length4:35
LabelColumbia Records
Songwriter(s)James Taylor, JD Souther & Waddy Wachtel
Producer(s)Peter Asher
James Taylor singles chronology
"Up on the Roof"
(1979) 		"Her Town Too"
(1981) 		"Hard Times"
(1981)
JD Souther singles chronology
"If You Don't Want My Love"
(1980) 		"Her Town Too"
(1981) 		"Go Ahead and Rain"
(1984)

"Her Town Too" is a song written by James Taylor, JD Souther, and Waddy Wachtel, first released as a duet between Taylor and Souther on Taylor's 1981 album Dad Loves His Work. "Her Town Too" was later released on the 2000 compilation album Greatest Hits Volume 2.[1] The song was also released as a single, peaking at #11 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the weeks of May 2 and 9, 1981.[2][3] It is Taylor's last single to reach the Top 40 on that chart as of 2021.[4][5][6] "Her Town Too" also reached #5 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart and #21 on the Mainstream Rock chart.[5]

  1. ^ Ruhlmann, W. "Greatest Hits Volume 2". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  2. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of May 2, 1981 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  3. ^ Billboard Hot 100, Week of May 9, 1981 – Billboard.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  4. ^ "James Taylor: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  5. ^ a b "Dad Loves His Work awards". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
  6. ^ "Chartbeat". Billboard. January 8, 1983. p. 73. Retrieved 2014-05-31.