James Taylor

:This article deals with James Taylor, the singer-songwriter and guitarist. For other people of the same name, see James Taylor (disambiguation).

1970s success

Once recovered, Taylor signed to Warner Bros. Records and moved to California, keeping Asher as his manager and record producer. His second album, Sweet Baby James, was a massive success, buoyed by the single "Fire and Rain", a song about his experience in an asylum and the suicide of a friend. The success of this single and the album piqued interest in Taylor's first album, James Taylor, bringing it and the single "Carolina in My Mind" back onto the charts.

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Warner Bros. Records - California - Record producer - Sweet Baby James - Fire and Rain

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Taylor worked with Dennis Wilson (of the Beach Boys) on a film, Two-Lane Blacktop, but this was unsuccessful at the time. 1971 saw the release of Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, another hit album. He won a Grammy Award for his version of Carole King's "You've Got a Friend".

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Dennis Wilson - The Beach Boys - Two-Lane Blacktop - 1971 - Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon - Grammy Award - You've Got a Friend

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In 1972 (see 1972 in music) Taylor returned with One Man Dog and married Carly Simon, another singer-songwriter. His next album, 1974's Walking Man, was a disappointment but the following one, Gorilla, was a success, partially because of a successful single, a cover version of Marvin Gaye's "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)". This was followed by In the Pocket in 1976, and then a Greatest Hits album that included some re-recordings of Apple Records-era material. It became a huge hit and remains Taylor's best selling album.

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1972 - 1972 in music - One Man Dog - 1974 - Walking Man - Gorilla - Marvin Gaye - In the Pocket - 1976

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Taylor and Simon had two children, Benjamin and Sarah. Simon was unhappy with Taylor's extended absences due to touring; he rejected an ultimatum from her that he spend more time with his children and they eventually divorced in 1983.

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Benjamin - Sarah - 1983

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Taylor signed to Columbia Records and released JT in 1977, winning another Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance, for "Handy Man".

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Columbia Records - JT - 1977 - Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance

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After collaborating with Art Garfunkel and briefly working on Broadway, Taylor took a two-year break, reappearing in 1979 with Flag. The album was a success, though there were no hit singles from it. Taylor also performed at the No Nukes concert in Madison Square Garden, then appeared on the album and film from the concert.

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Art Garfunkel - Broadway - 1979 - Flag - No Nukes - Madison Square Garden

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