Rachael Yamagata
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Rachael Yamagata is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. She was born on September 23, 1977, in Arlington, Virginia. She started her career as the singer for the group Bumpus, with whom she spent 6 years touring and recording. She finally left the group in 2001 to pursue a solo career, landing a two-record year with the Arista offshoot Private Music. Her debut EP, titled Rachael Yamagata, was released in October 2003. The EP was produced by Chris Holmes and earned attention in the music world; her first full-length album Happenstance (2004) would follow soon after. Happenstance was produced by John Alagia, and the single âWorn Me Downâ made it to Number 33 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 chart. It also includes a re-recorded version of âThe Reasons Why,â from her debut EP. Rachael Yamagata appeared on the 2004 album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, as one of several guest vocalists such as Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, and Bonnie Raitt. Her EP Loose Ends was released in 2008, followed shortly by her second full-length album Elephants⦠Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2008). Over the course of the next few years, Rachael Yamagata collaborated with artists such as Jason Mraz, Ray Lamontagne, and Ryan Adams. Her third album Chesapeake was released in 2011. In 2016, Rachael Yamagata had two album releases: an acoustic re-recording of the songs from Happenstance, titled Acoustic Happenstance (2016), and a new album of original music titled Tightrope Walker (2016). In 2018, she released a new EP titled Porch Songs. In 2019, she wrote three songs for the Korean One Spring Night TV series. Her sixth album, Starlit Academy, followed in October 2025.
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Rachael Yamagata
We Could Still Be Happy [From 'One Spring Night' (Original Television Soundtrack), Pt. 4]
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Top Tracks
- Track Popularity
- Elephants
- Even If I Don't
- Quiet
- Would You Please by Malcolm Burn
- Don't
- Brown Eyes
- The Only Fault (Hidden Track)
- What If I Leave
- Duet
- Starlight
- Worn Me Down by Malcolm Burn
- Holy Water Tears featuring Peter Buck
- Sunday Afternoon
- Accident
- No Direction (From â²One Spring Nightâ², Pt. 1)
- Prime Suite
- Sidedish Friend
- Be Be Your Love
- Broken Machine featuring Paul Cardall
- All That I Wanted featuring Peter Buck
- Paper Doll
- Sun Also Rises by Rachael Yamagata
- 2000 Light Years From Home by Altered States
- I Wish You Love
