Rachael Yamagata（1977年9月23日出生）是美國維吉尼亞州阿靈頓市的美國歌手兼鋼琴演奏家。她在Bumpus樂隊開始了自己的音樂生涯，之後成為了獨奏歌手，並發行了五張EP和四張錄音室專輯。她的歌曲出現在許多電視節目中，並且與傑森•瑪茲（Jason Mraz），瑞德•米勒（Rhett Miller），明亮的眼睛，瑞安•亞當斯（Ryan Adams），「嘟嘟」（Toots）和「五月人」（Maytals）和雷•拉蒙塔涅（Ray Lamontagne）合作。
早期生活和教育
她出生於日本，美國的父親和一個義大利 – 德國媽媽。Yamagata畢業於Holton-Arms學校（需要引文），並曾就讀於西北大學和Vassar學院。
職業
Yamagata成為芝加哥樂隊Bumpus 的主唱，並在樂隊度過了六年的巡迴演出，寫作和錄音之後，於2001年離開，開始了個人生涯。2002年9月，她與Arista的Private Music 達成了兩張唱片的交易，她的同名EP由Malcolm Burn製作，Rachael Yamagata EP於10月發行。她的第一個完整專輯，偶然，隨後在2004年專輯通過產生約翰·阿拉格婭在羅盤點工作室。在2003年至2005年之間，山形曾在紐約演出過Amoeba Records 和The HotelCafé等場館。好萊塢。
山形是精選的專輯真愛由圖茨和Maytals，從而贏得了葛萊美獎，2004年最佳雷鬼專輯，並展示了許多著名的音樂家，包括威利·納爾遜，埃裡克·克萊普頓，傑夫·貝克，三分球阿納斯塔西奧，格溫·史蒂芬尼 / No Doubt的，本·哈珀（Ben Harper），邦妮·雷特（Bonnie Raitt），馬努·趙（Manu Chao），《根源》，瑞安·亞當斯（Ryan Adams），基思·理查茲（Keith Richards），圖茨·希伯特（Toots Hibbert），保羅·道格拉斯（Paul Douglas），傑基·傑克遜（Jackie Jackson），肯·布斯（Ken Boothe）和Skatalites。
Yamagata與Mandy Moore一起巡迴演出，並為Moore的2007年專輯Wild Hope演唱了一首歌。
在2008年5月，山形發行了三首歌曲EP，即Loose Ends。她的第二張全長專輯《大象…牙齒沉入心臟》於2008年10月發行。Billboard認為這張專輯的音調比其前任更暗沉。當月，她的兩首歌曲現場錄音錄像帶出現在LiveDaily Sessions中，並演唱了歌曲「 Faster」和「 Sunday Afternoon」。2009年4月，山形在電視劇《一生難忘》中演唱了自己的歌曲《大象》。]
Yamagata通過Pledgemusic在2011年秋季以數字方式發行了一張新專輯。她的第三張錄音室專輯切薩皮克（Chesapeake）於2011年10月通過Frankenfish Records發行。2012年，山形發行了她的下一張EP，名為Heavyweight。山形出現多次作為嘉賓歌手的其他藝術家包括：賈森·瑪耶茲的『你收到我的信息？』，『螢火蟲』和『信徒』，由瑞德·米勒，上圖茨和的Maytals的專輯True Love，Ray Lamontagne的歌曲「 Barfly」 以及Ryan Adams的《Cold Roses》中的幾首歌曲專輯。她為「 亮眼 」專輯「 卡薩達加」中的六首歌曲配樂。Yamagata為前Luscious Jackson成員Jill Cunniff的歌曲「 Kaleidoscope」貢獻了寫作，鍵盤和人聲。Yamagata還在30 Rock的情節「 Kidney Now！」中進行合奏表演。電影Dear John的配樂以Yamagata與Dan Wilson的二重唱《 You Take My Troubles Away》為特色。她還演唱翻唱專輯中的Muppets歌曲「 我要在某天回去 」 ，Muppets：綠色專輯。
Yamagata再次與PledgeMusic合作發行了她的專輯《Tightrope Walker》，該專輯於2016年9月23日發行。她還提供了Happenstance的數字聲音版本作為認捐獎勵。
個人生活
山形有一個雙胞胎兄弟本治。她的同父異母兄弟喬什·魯賓（Josh Ruben）是CollegeHumor的演員和導演。
Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing five EPs and four studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with Jason Mraz, Rhett Miller, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne.
Early life and education
She was born to a Japanese-American father and an Italian-German mother. Yamagata graduated from the Holton-Arms School[citation needed] and attended Northwestern University and Vassar College.
Career
Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago group Bumpus and spent six years touring, writing and recording with the band before leaving in 2001 to begin a solo career. In September 2002, she obtained a two-record deal with Arista’s Private Music and her self-titled EP produced by Malcolm Burn, Rachael Yamagata EP was released in October. Her first full-length album, Happenstance, followed in 2004. The album was produced by John Alagía at Compass Point Studios. Between 2003 and 2005, Yamagata played venues such as Amoeba Records and The Hotel Café, both in Hollywood.
Yamagata was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani / No Doubt, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.
Yamagata toured with Mandy Moore and contributed a song to Moore’s 2007 album, Wild Hope.
In May 2008, Yamagata released a three-song EP, Loose Ends. Her second full-length album Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart was released in October 2008. Billboard characterized the album as much darker and sadder in tone than its predecessor. That month, her two-song live acoustic video performance appeared on LiveDaily Sessions and featured the songs 「Faster」 and 「Sunday Afternoon」. In April 2009, Yamagata performed her song 「Elephants」 on the television drama One Life to Live.
Yamagata digitally released a new album in the fall of 2011 through Pledgemusic. Her third studio album Chesapeake was released through Frankenfish Records in October 2011. In 2012 Yamagata released her next EP called Heavyweight. Yamagata has appeared numerous times as a guest vocalist for other artists including: Jason Mraz’s 「Did You Get My Message?」, 「Fireflies」 and 「The Believer」 by Rhett Miller, on Toots & the Maytals’s album True Love, the song 「Barfly」 by Ray Lamontagne, and several songs on Ryan Adams』 Cold Roses album. She contributed vocals to six songs on the Bright Eyes album Cassadaga. Yamagata contributed writing, keyboards and vocals to the song 「Kaleidoscope」 by Jill Cunniff a former member of Luscious Jackson. Yamagata also performs with an ensemble cast on the 30 Rock episode 「Kidney Now!」 The soundtrack for the film Dear John features the song 「You Take My Troubles Away」, Yamagata’s duet with Dan Wilson. She also performs the Muppets song 「I’m Going to Go Back There Someday」 on a cover album, Muppets: The Green Album.
Yamagata again partnered with PledgeMusic for her album Tightrope Walker, released on September 23, 2016. She also offered an acoustic digital version of Happenstance as a pledge reward.
Personal life
Yamagata has a twin brother, Benji. Her half brother, Josh Ruben, is an actor and director for CollegeHumor.
專輯列表：
2003 – EP [EP]
2004 – Happenstance
2005 – Live At The Loft & More [EP]
2008 – Elephants…Teeth Sinking Into Heart (2CD)
2008 – Loose Ends [EP]
2011 – Chesapeake
2012 – Heavyweight [EP]
2016 – Tightrope Walker
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