1978 Valerie Carter – Wild Child
Wild Child is the second studio album by Valerie Carter. Some notable musicians on this album are Steve Porcaro, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate and Steve Lukather of Toto, Mike Utley of Jimmy Buffett’s Coral Reefer Band, Jay Graydon of Airplay, Davey Johnstone of the Elton John Band, Verdine White of Earth Wind & Fire and Ray Parker Jr. The album was finally reissued in full as part of the 2019 compilation Ooh Child – The Columbia Years on Cherry Tree Records.
Tracks
1 Crazy (Valerie Carter, James Newton-Howard, Richard Bell) 4:31
2 Da Doo Rendezvous (Andy Fairweather Low) 4:37
3 What’s Become Of Us (Valerie Carter, Richard Bell) 3:37
4 Taking The Long Way Home (Valerie Carter, James Newton-Howard) 3:32
5 Lady In The Dark (Valerie Carter, James Newton-Howard, Steve Lukather) 4:42
6 The Story Of Love (Valerie Carter, Richard Bell) 4:10
7 The Blue Side (David Lasley, Allee Willis) 3:28
8 Change In Luck (Tom Snow) 4:49
9 Trying To Get To You (Rose Marie McCoy, Charlie Singleton ) 4:10
10 Wild Child (David Batteau) 4:47
Musicians
1 Crazy
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | Victor Feldman |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
2 Da Doo Rendezvous
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Ray Parker Jr |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Accoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
3 What’s Become Of Us
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Strings (synthesizer) | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Background Vocals | Vini Poncia |
| Background Vocals | Wendy Haas |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
4 Taking The Long Way Home
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Accoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| 12 String Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Synthesizer | James Newton-Howard |
| Synthesizer | Steve Porcaro |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
5 Lady In The Dark
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar (solo) | Steve Lukather |
| 12 String Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
6 The Story Of Love
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Sax | Tom Saviano |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
7 The Blue Side
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Jay Graydon |
| Guitar | Davey Johnstone |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
8 Change In Luck
| Bass | Chuck Rainey |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Organ | Mike Utley |
| Piano | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
9 Trying To Get To You
| Bass | Verdine White |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Electric Piano | James Newton-Howard |
| Horns | Jim Horn |
| Horns | Steve Madaio |
| Horns | Chuck Findley |
| Sax | Don Myrick |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | David Lasley |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
10 Wild Child
| Bass | David Hungate |
| Drums | Jeffrey Porcaro |
| Guitar | Steve Lukather |
| Accoustic Guitar | Fred Tackett |
| Electric Piano | Victor Feldman |
| Marimba | Victor Feldman |
| Vibraphone | Victor Feldman |
| Percussion | Victor Feldman |
| Vocals | Valerie Carter |
Liner Notes
Producer – James Newton-Howard
Arranged By (Horns) – Tom Tom 84 (Track 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Jimmy Haskell (Tracks 1, 9)
Arranged By (Strings) – James Newton-Howard (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Engineer – Tom Knox
Engineer (Assistant) – Dana Latham
Engineer (Additional Recording) – Ron Hitchcock, Bob Schaper, Howard Steele, Rick Ruggieri, Jim Isaacson
Engineer (Additional Recording Assistant) – Kevin Meyers
Engineer (Remix) – Bill Schnee
Concermaster – Jimmy Gertzoff (Tracks 1, 7, 9)
Concermaster – Sid Sharp (Tracks 2, 8)
Conductor – Jimmy Haskell (Tracks 1, 9)
Conductor – James Newton-Howard (Tracks 2, 7, 8)
Mastered By – Doug Sax, Mike Reese
Cover – Bob Seidemann
Photography By – Bob Seidemann, Sam Emerson
Mastered At Mastering Lab, Hollywood California
Recorded At Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Recorded At Criteria Studio, North Miami, Florida
Recorded At Sound Labs, Hollywood, California
Recorded At Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California
Recorded At Studio 55, Los Angeles, California