Valerie Carr (born 1936, New York City, United States) is an American singer, best known for being a one hit wonder. Career Valerie Carr recorded for King Records in the mid-1950s before being signed by Roulette Records in 1958, where she remained until 1962. At Roulette, one of her 45 rpm recordings, "When The Boys Talk About The Girls", peaked on the 1958 Billboard chart at No. 19, and also reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart. The B-side of the record was her cover of Toni Arden's only million-seller hit, "Padre". The song, a ballad of love lost, was also covered by Elvis Presley and is included on his 1973 album Elvis ("The Fool"). In 1959, Carr put out two moderately successful LPs, Song Stylist Extraordinaire and Ev'ry Hour Ev'ry Day of My Life. In 1960, she recorded "Oh Gee" / "You Belong in Someone Else's Arms", the B-side written by Burt Bacharach and Bob Hilliard. Her 1961 single "I Left There Crying" made it into the US Top 50. Carr was reportedly one of Buddy Holly's favorite singers. References 1936 births Living people 20th-century African-American women singers Singers from New York City Traditional pop music singers 21st-century African-American people 21st-century African-American women