James Taylor music offers such a genre, and was released at such a time that it was considered to have had a very soothing and calming affect on the 1960s generation, which had gotten tired of the restlessness of that decade. These ingredients contributed primarily to the successive albums’ going gold and platinum, with the 1976 Greatest Hits selling more than 10 million copies, and achieving diamond certification. Also trying his hands on a feature film co-starring the Beach Boys and Denis Wilson, James Taylor found out that his forte was music, rather than acting.