Richard,

In reference to Peter Gabriel, I think his song "Sledgehammer" is a pop/rock masterpiece. There's a ton of great lines and that infectious guitar riff just drives it home.

This is back when music videos were entertaining:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJWJE0x7T4Q

As for James Taylor, his album "Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon" is still in my top 10 favorite albums of all time.