Rachael Yamagata (Unofficial) on purevolume™

Alternative / Folk Rock

This is an UNOFFICIAL, fan-updated web-page with music by the talented artist Rachael Yamagata.

She also made an appearance in Jason Mraz's second album, singing a song with him called "Did You Get My Message?". She also sings on "Fireflies" and "The Believer" on Rhett Miller's solo CD, "Barfly" on Ray Lamontagne's "Till the Sun Turns Black" and "Let it Ride", "Cold Roses", and "Friends", on Ryan Adams' Cold Roses. She sings backup on six tracks on the Bright Eyes' album Cassadaga.

Her first full-length album, Happenstance, followed in June 2004. It was produced by John Alagia (Dave Matthews, John Mayer, Ben Folds Five). "I Want You" features several members of prominent American Klezmer group The Klezmatics. Videos were made for the first and second singles "Worn Me Down" and "1963".She is currently at work on her as yet untitled album, which she hopes to release sometime this year.

Her songs have featured on several TV shows, including Nip/Tuck, Men in Trees,One Tree Hill and The O.C., to which she made a guest performance in season 2. Yamagata also contributed a song to Mandy Moore's 2007 album, Wild Hope. Yamagata's second studio album, yet untitled, is slated for release for late-spring to late-summer of 2007.

You can go to her official website: www.rachaelyamagata.com