Valerie Carter - Ooh Child: The Columbia Years

Long-awaited 2-on-1 CD edition of acclaimed singer-songwriter Valerie Carter's two Columbia solo albums - Just A Stone's Throw Away (1977) and Wild Child (1978). Includes bonus track 'Let's Be Lovers Again' - her 1980 hit duet with Eddie Money.The late great Valerie Carter was a singers-singer - who through her career sang backup for everyone from James Taylor and Jimmy Webb to Willie Nelson and Neil Diamond as well as a hit songwriter for Judy Collins and Jackson Browne.?.A lost classic of post Laurel Canyon Americana, Just A Stone's Throw Away features her warm, soulful cover of the Five Stairsteps' 'Ooh Child' and a stellar supporting cast including Linda Ronstadt, Maurice White (Earth Wind & Fire), Lowell George (Little Feat), Jackson Browne, Deniece Williams and more.??The slick LA-rock orientated Wild Child includes the mellow west coast groove 'Da Doo Rendezvous' and a who's-who of top session players including Steve Lukather, Jeffrey & Steve Porcaro (Toto) and Jay Graydon. ?.20 page booklet includes lyrics, photos and new essay by project-producer/ex-Attitude editor Adam Mattera.