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Valerie Carter
real name Valerie Gail Zakian Carter
Winter Haven, United States · 1953-02-05 – 2017-03-03
Valerie Carter is credited on 565 releases across 126 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1972–2024 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
565
Credits
126
Albums
6
Decades active
435
In collections
Biography
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Valerie Carter (born February 5, 1953, Winter Haven, Florida, USA – died March 4, 2017, St. Petersburg, Florida, USA) was an American singer-songwriter. She was perhaps best known as a back-up vocalist who worked with many artists including James Taylor and Jackson Browne.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
565 releases · 126 albums · active 1972–2024
- Performance · 772
- Other credits · 13
Studios: Warner Bros. Recording Studios · Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Sound Factory · The Burbank Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Running On Empty
1977

Christopher Cross
1979

The End Of The Innocence
1989

Gorilla
1975

The Last Record Album
1975

Thanks I'll Eat It Here
1979

Foolish Behaviour
1980

Nicolette
1978

In The Pocket
1976

The Very Best Of Jackson Browne
2004

Faces
1980

The Next Voice You Hear - The Best Of Jackson Browne
1997

Born Again
1979

(Live)
1993

Ghost Riders
1980

The Very Best Of Linda Ronstadt
2002

Inside Job
2000

Greatest Hits Volume 2
2000

Hourglass
1997

New Moon Shine
1991

Playing For Keeps
1980

The Warner Bros. Albums 1970-1976
2019

Vol. II
2007

The Road To Ensenada
1996
Frequent collaborators
- Jackson Browne
- Various
- James Taylor (2)
- Judy Collins
- Eddie Money
- Tom Jans
- Linda Ronstadt
- Nicolette Larson
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