Título: James Taylor
Seção: 1973-1976: Career ups and downs
Background: James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. A five-time Grammy Award winner, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 100 million records worldwide. Taylor achieved his breakthrough in 1970 with the No. 3 single "Fire and Rain" and had his first No. 1 hit the following year with "

Conteúdo: Taylor spent most of 1973 enjoying his new life as a married man and did not return to the recording studio until January 1974, when sessions for his fifth album began. Walking Man was released in June and featured appearances of Paul and Linda McCartney and guitarist David Spinozza. The album was a critical and commercial disaster and was his first album to miss the Top 5 since his contract with Warner. It received poor reviews and sold only 300,000 copies in the United States. The title track failed to appear on the Top 100.  However, James Taylor's artistic fortunes spiked again in 1975 when the Gold album Gorilla reached #6 and provided one of his biggest hit singles, a cover version of Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)", featuring wife Carly on backing vocals and reached #5 in America and #1 in Canada. On the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, the track also reached the top, and the follow-up single, the feelgood "Mexico" also reached the Top 5 of that list. A well-received album, Gorilla showcased Taylor's electric, lighter side that was evident on Walking Man. However, it was arguably a more consistent and fresher-sounding Taylor, with classics such as "Mexico", "Wandering" and "Angry Blues". It also featured a song about his daughter Sally, "Sarah Maria".  Gorilla was followed in 1976 by In the Pocket, Taylor's last studio album to be released under Warner Bros. Records. The album found him with many colleagues and friends, including Art Garfunkel, 

user: What happened in 73?

assistant: Taylor spent most of 1973 enjoying his new life as a married man

user: What else did he do?

assistant: did not return to the recording studio until January 1974,

user: What did he record then?

assistant: Walking Man was released in June

user: Did it have any singles?

assistant: featured appearances of Paul and Linda McCartney and guitarist David Spinozza.

user: Did anything hit the charts?

assistant: The album was a critical and commercial disaster and was his first album to miss the Top 5 since his contract with Warner.

user: How did he respond?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: With the close of Taylor's contract with Warner, in November, the label released Greatest Hits, the album that comprised most of his best work between 1970 and 1976.

user: Did it do well?

assistant: With time, it became his best-selling album ever.

user: Did he set any records or get awards?

assistant: It was certified 11x Platinum in the US, earned a Diamond certification by the RIAA, and eventually sold close to 20 million copies worldwide.

user: What happened in 1976?

assistant: Gorilla was followed in 1976 by In the Pocket, Taylor's last studio album to be released under Warner Bros. Records.

user: How did that album do?

assistant: the album was not well received, reaching #16 and being criticized,

user: Why was it criticized?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER