High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walking Man is singer-songwriter James Taylor`s fifth album. Released on June 1, 1974, it was not as successful as his previous efforts, only reaching #13 on the Billboard Album Chart. It is also his only studio album not certified gold by the RIAA. The song "Walking Man", released as the album`s first single, failed to crack the Billboard chart at all, but nevertheless stands today as an often reprised fan favorite.