Valerie Carter "Wild Child" (1978) -Westcoast Rock-

 

Label : ARC Records / CBS, Inc.

 Side 1

01 - Crazy (Valerie Carter, James Newton Howard & Richard Bell)
02 - Da Doo RendezVous (Andy Fairweather Low)
03 - What's Become Of Us (Valerie Carter & Richard Bell)
04 - Taking The Long Way Home (Valerie Carter & James Newton Howard)
05 - Lady In The Dark (Valerie Carter, James Newton Howard & Steve Lukather)

Side 2

01 - The Story Of Love (Valerie Carter & Richard Bell)
02 - The Blue Side (David Lasley & Allee Willis)
03 - Change In Luck (Tom Snow)
04 - Trying To Get To You (Eugene Record)
05 - Wild Child (David Batteau)


Produced by James Newton Howard
Engineer : Tom Knox
Assistant Engineer : Dana Latham
Remix Engineer : Bill Schnee
Recorded at Sunset Sound, Hollywood, California
Additional Recording Engineers : Ron Hitchcock, Bob Schaper, Howard Steele, Rick Ruggieri, Jim Isaacson
Additional Assistant Engineer : Kevin Meyers
Additional Recording Studios : Criteria Studio, North Miami, Florida / Sound Labs, Hollywood, California / Cherokee Studios, Los Angeles, California / Studio 55, Los Angeles, California
Mastering : Doug Sax & Mike Reese, Mastering Lab., Hollywood California
Production Coordinator : Robin Rinehart


Side 1

01 - Crazy 

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : David Hungate
Guitar : Steve Lukather
Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
Electric Piano : Victor Feldman

Percussion : Victor Feldman

Background vocals : Valerie Carter
Synthesizers : James Newton Howard & Steve Porcaro
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Jimmy Haskell
Concermaster : Jimmy Gertzoff


02 - Da Doo RendezVous

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitars : Steve Lukather, Ray Parker Jr.
Guitar Solo : Ray Parker Jr.
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Jeff Porcaro

Background vocals : Valerie Carter
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard
Concermaster : Sid Sharp

03 - What's Become Of Us

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : David Hungate
Electric Guitars & Guitar Solo : Jay Graydon
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Victor Feldman
Background vocals : Valerie Carter, Vini Poncia, Wendy Haas

Arp String Ensemble : James Newton Howard

04 - Taking The Long Way Home

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Guitars : Steve Lukather
Acoustic 12-String Guitar : Steve Lukather
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Sax Solo : Don Myrick
Background vocals : Valerie Carter, David Lasley

Synthesizers : James Newton Howard & Steve Porcaro 

05 - Lady In The Dark

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : David Hungate
Electric Guitar, 12-String Guitar & Guitar Solo : Steve Lukather
Piano : James Newton Howard 
Percussion : Jeff Porcaro
Background vocals : Valerie Carter

Side 2

01 - The Story Of Love

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Steve Lukather
Piano & Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Sax Solo : Tom Saviano
Background vocals : Valerie Carter

Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84

02 - The Blue Side

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : David Hungate
Guitar : Jay Graydon
Acoustic Guitar : Davey Johnstone
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Lenny Castro 
Background vocals : Valerie Carter, David Lasley

Strings Aarranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard
Concermaster : Jimmy Getzoff

03 - Change In Luck

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Chuck Rainey
Electric Guitar : Steve Lukather
Piano : Victor Feldman
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Organ : Mike Utley
Percussion : Lenny Castro 

Background vocals : Valerie Carter
Strings Arranged & Conducted by James Newton Howard
Concermaster : Sid Sharp

04 - Trying To Get To You

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass : Verdine White
Guitar : Steve Lukather
Electric Piano : James Newton Howard
Percussion : Lenny Castro
Sax Solo : Don Myrick

Background vocals : Valerie Carter, David Lasley
Horns : Chuck Findley, Jim Horn, Steve Madaio
Horns Arranged by Tom Tom 84
Strings Arranged & Conducted by Jimmy Haskell
Concermaster : Jimmy Getzoff

05 - Wild Child

Drums : Jeff Porcaro
Bass & Bass Solo : David Hungate
Electric Guitar : Steve Lukather
Acoustic Guitar : Fred Tackett
Electric Piano : Victor Feldman
Vibe Solo, Water Chimes, Marimba & All Percussion : Victor Feldman