After three solo albums, James founded his own record label, Tappan Zee. Immediately thereafter, he cut a disco version of the "Theme to " a 45 of which was included with the soundtrack LP and recorded the album "Touchdown" (Tappan Zee, 1978). Among the songs on the album was "Angela", the theme song for the TV show "Taxi". James provided all the music for "Taxi" and collected some of its music, including "Angela", on "The Genie: Themes & Variations from the TV Series Taxi" (1983). When he toured in 1979, he was supported by a marketing campaign that included posters of him at the wheel of a New York yellow cab. The performances were documented on the album "All Around the Town" (Tappan Zee, 1980), with a cover of James at the wheel of a taxi.