Rachael Yamagata
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Rachael Yamagata 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 four EP's and three studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with other musicians including Jason Mraz
, Rhett Miller
, Ryan Adams
, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne
.
-based attorney; and her mother, an artist/painter living in New York City
. Yamagata graduated from the Holton-Arms School
for Girls in Bethesda
, Maryland
and attended Northwestern University
and Vassar College
.
group Bumpus and spent six years touring, writing and recording with the band. In 2001, left Bumpus and began 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 June 2004 and received favorable reviews. The album produced by John Alagia
at Compass Point Studios
featured the song "I Want You" and she made videos for the songs Worn Me Down and 1963.
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
. A full length album Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart
was released in October 2008. The song "Jonah" was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album and another bonus song "He Loves You Deep Inside" was made available online. Billboard
characterized the album as much darker and sadder in tone than its predecessor. That same month, a 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.
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
and on Toots & the Maytals
's True Love
, the song Barfly by Ray Lamontagne
, and several songs on Ryan Adams' Cold Roses
album. She contributed vocals to six tracks 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
.
Her songs have appeared on several TV shows, including The L Word
, Charmed
, How I Met Your Mother
, ER
, Nip/Tuck
, Men in Trees
, Alias
, One Tree Hill
, Brothers & Sisters, Grey's Anatomy
and The O.C.
, on which she made a guest performance.
.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
and pianist from Arlington, Virginia
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...
. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus
Bumpus
Bumpus is a surname not as common as many in the western European/North American tradition. The name may be a derivation of the names Bumpuss, Bumpers, Bumpas, or Bumpass...
before becoming a solo artist and releasing four EP's and three studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with other musicians including Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
, Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller
Stewart Ransom Miller II , better-known as Rhett Miller is the lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's and a successful solo musician. He graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas, a private boys' school in Dallas in 1989 and briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College on a creative...
, Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne
Ray LaMontagne
Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after...
.
Early life and education
Yamagata's childhood was divided between her divorced parents; her father, a Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
-based attorney; and her mother, an artist/painter living in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. Yamagata graduated from the Holton-Arms School
Holton-Arms School
Holton-Arms is an independent college-preparatory school for girls in grades 3–12, located in Bethesda, Maryland. The School's mission is to cultivate the unique potential of young women through the “education not only of the mind, but of the soul and spirit.” Holton-Arms is an independent...
for Girls in Bethesda
Bethesda, Maryland
Bethesda is a census designated place in southern Montgomery County, Maryland, United States, just northwest of Washington, D.C. It takes its name from a local church, the Bethesda Meeting House , which in turn took its name from Jerusalem's Pool of Bethesda...
, Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
and attended Northwestern University
Northwestern University
Northwestern University is a private research university in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, USA. Northwestern has eleven undergraduate, graduate, and professional schools offering 124 undergraduate degrees and 145 graduate and professional degrees....
and Vassar College
Vassar College
Vassar College is a private, coeducational liberal arts college in the town of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the United States. The Vassar campus comprises over and more than 100 buildings, including four National Historic Landmarks, ranging in style from Collegiate Gothic to International,...
.
Career
Yamagata became the vocalist for the ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
group Bumpus and spent six years touring, writing and recording with the band. In 2001, left Bumpus and began a solo career. In September 2002, she obtained a two-record deal with Arista
Arista Records
Arista was an American record label. It was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operated under the RCA Music Group. The label was founded in 1974 by Clive Davis, who formerly worked for CBS Records...
's Private Music and her self-titled EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
produced by Malcolm Burn, Rachael Yamagata EP
Rachael Yamagata Ep
EP is a 2003 album by Rachael Yamagata, released by BMG. All songs and lyrics were written by Yamagata except "These Girls", which was co-written by Chris Holmes...
was released in October.
Her first full-length album, Happenstance
Happenstance (Rachael Yamagata album)
Happenstance was the first full-length album by Rachael Yamagata. It was released on RCA Victor on June 8, 2004 in the U.S., and May 16, 2005 in the UK...
, followed in June 2004 and received favorable reviews. The album produced by John Alagia
John Alagía
John Alagía is an accomplished music producer. He is best known for his work with the Dave Matthews Band and John Mayer. Alagia is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of Georgetown University...
at Compass Point Studios
Compass Point Studios
Compass Point Studios were founded in 1977 by Chris Blackwell, the owner of Island Records.In the late 1970s and mid-1980s, many musical artists from across the world came to the Bahamas to record music at its facilities. Many producers, including Chris Blackwell himself, used the studio to produce...
featured the song "I Want You" and she made videos for the songs Worn Me Down and 1963.
Yamagata toured with Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore
Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
and contributed a song to Moore's 2007 album, Wild Hope
Wild Hope
-Singles:#"Extraordinary"#"Nothing That You Are" #"All Good Things" - Unreleased tracks :*"Changed My Mind" *"Shades" *"Never Again"...
.
In May 2008, Yamagata released a three-song EP, Loose Ends
Loose Ends (Rachael Yamagata EP)
Loose Ends is a 2008 digitally released EP by Rachael Yamagata that was made available for download from her official website. The album contains three songs, running for almost twelve minutes, and served as a taster for fans in advance of her delayed second full-length album, which was originally...
. A full length album Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart
Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart
Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart is the second full-length album by Rachael Yamagata. It was released on 7 October 2008 via Warner Bros. Records in North America, 22 October 2008 in Japan, and 2 March 2009 in the UK.-Development:...
was released in October 2008. The song "Jonah" was included as a bonus track on the Japanese edition of the album and another bonus song "He Loves You Deep Inside" was made available online. Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
characterized the album as much darker and sadder in tone than its predecessor. That same month, a 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
One Life to Live
One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social...
.
Yamagata digitally released a new album in the fall of 2011 through Pledgemusic
Pledgemusic
PledgeMusic is an online Direct-to-Fan / Fan-funded music platform utilising a Threshold Pledge System / Provision Point Mechanism, launched in August 2009, that facilitates musicians reaching out to their fan-base to financially contribute to upcoming recordings or other musical projects...
. Her third studio album Chesapeake was released through Frankenfish Records in October 2011.
Yamagata has appeared numerous times as a guest vocalist for other artists including: Jason Mraz
Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
's Did You Get My Message?, Fireflies and The Believer by Rhett Miller
Rhett Miller
Stewart Ransom Miller II , better-known as Rhett Miller is the lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's and a successful solo musician. He graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas, a private boys' school in Dallas in 1989 and briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College on a creative...
and on Toots & the Maytals
Toots & the Maytals
Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...
's True Love
True Love (Toots & the Maytals album)
True Love is an album by Toots & the Maytals. It is a collection of Toots & the Maytals classics re-recorded with guest artists including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, No Doubt, Ben Harper, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards and The Skatalites....
, the song Barfly by Ray Lamontagne
Ray LaMontagne
Raymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after...
, and several songs on Ryan Adams' Cold Roses
Cold Roses
-Performers:* Ryan Adams – Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano* J.P. Bowersock – Electric guitar* Cindy Cashdollar – Steel guitar, resonator guitar, vocals* Brad Pemberton – Drums, vocals...
album. She contributed vocals to six tracks on the Bright Eyes album Cassadaga
Cassadaga (album)
Cassadaga is the seventh studio album by Bright Eyes, released on April 10, 2007. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list...
.
Yamagata contributed writing, keyboards and vocals to the song Kaleidoscope by Jill Cunniff a former member of Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson
Luscious Jackson are an alternative rock group formed in 1991. The band's name was inspired by now-retired American basketball player Lucious Jackson....
. Yamagata also performs with an ensemble cast on the 30 Rock
30 Rock
30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live...
episode "Kidney Now!
Kidney Now!
"Kidney Now!" is the twenty-second episode and season finale of the third season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock, and the 58th overall episode of the series. It was directed by series producer Don Scardino, and written by show producers Jack Burditt and Robert Carlock...
" The soundtrack for the film Dear John features the song You Take My Troubles Away, Yamagata's duet with Dan Wilson
Dan Wilson (musician)
Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...
. She also performs the Muppets song I'm Going To Go Back There Someday on a cover album
Cover Album
-Tracklisting:#Misono to Utaou! Animedley I # #...
, Muppets: The Green Album
Muppets: The Green Album
Muppets: The Green Album is a cover album of popular Muppet songs by various contemporary music artists. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on August 23, 2011 on CD and as a digital download in the iTunes Store....
.
Her songs have appeared on several TV shows, including The L Word
The L Word
The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood...
, Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
, How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother
How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting...
, ER
ER (TV series)
ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television...
, Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck
Nip/Tuck is an American drama series created by Ryan Murphy, which aired on FX in the United States. The series focuses on McNamara/Troy, a plastic surgery practice, and follows its founders, Sean McNamara and Christian Troy...
, Men in Trees
Men in Trees
Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships...
, Alias
Alias (TV series)
Alias is an American action television series created by J. J. Abrams which was broadcast on ABC for five seasons, from September 30, 2001 to May 22, 2006...
, One Tree Hill
One Tree Hill (TV series)
One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster...
, Brothers & Sisters, Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in...
and The O.C.
The O.C.
The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons...
, on which she made a guest performance.
Personal life
Yamagata has a twin brother, Benji. Her half brother, Josh Ruben, is an actor and director for CollegeHumorCollegeHumor
CollegeHumor is a comedy website owned by InterActiveCorp and based in New York City. The site features daily original comedy videos and articles created by its in-house writing and production team, in addition to user-submitted videos, pictures, articles and links. In early 2009, CollegeHumor's...
.
Studio albums
- HappenstanceHappenstance (Rachael Yamagata album)Happenstance was the first full-length album by Rachael Yamagata. It was released on RCA Victor on June 8, 2004 in the U.S., and May 16, 2005 in the UK...
(2004) - Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into HeartElephants...Teeth Sinking Into HeartElephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart is the second full-length album by Rachael Yamagata. It was released on 7 October 2008 via Warner Bros. Records in North America, 22 October 2008 in Japan, and 2 March 2009 in the UK.-Development:...
(2008) - Chesapeake (2011)
EPs
- EPRachael Yamagata EpEP is a 2003 album by Rachael Yamagata, released by BMG. All songs and lyrics were written by Yamagata except "These Girls", which was co-written by Chris Holmes...
(2003) - Live at the Loft & MoreLive at the Loft & MoreLive at the Loft & More is a 2005 album by Rachael Yamagata, released by BMG. It was produced by Kevin Salem except track 4, which was produced by John Alagia...
(2005) - Loose EndsLoose Ends (Rachael Yamagata EP)Loose Ends is a 2008 digitally released EP by Rachael Yamagata that was made available for download from her official website. The album contains three songs, running for almost twelve minutes, and served as a taster for fans in advance of her delayed second full-length album, which was originally...
(2008) - Covers EP (2011)
Singles
- "Worn Me Down"
- "Letter Read"
- "1963"
- "Be Be Your Love"
- "Elephants"
- "Faster"
- "Sunday Afternoon"
- "Starlight"
- "Deal Breaker"
- "Even If I Don't"
Live/Compilations
- Live at the Bonnaroo Music FestivalLive at the Bonnaroo Music FestivalLive at the Bonnaroo Music Festival is a live show you can download and make your own CD. The Rachael Yamagata session was recorded on June 12th, 2004 at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in Manchester, Tennessee.-Tracklist:# Be Be Your Love 05:51...
(2004), released exclusively on Bonnaroo - Sony Connect SetsSony Connect SetsSony Connect Set is 4 songs live EP recorded exclusively for downloads at Sony Connect by Rachael Yamagata.-External links:**...
(2005), released exclusively on Sony ConnectSony ConnectThe CONNECT Music Store was Sony's music store built within the SonicStage music management application for Microsoft Windows-based personal computers. It was one of the world’s largest online music download stores with over 2.5 million tracks to preview and purchase, with over 10,000 new songs... - KCRW Sessions: Rachel Yamagata (2005), released exclusively on iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
- Napster session: Rachael Yamagata (2005), released exclusively on NapsterNapsterNapster is an online music store and a Best Buy company. It was originally founded as a pioneering peer-to-peer file sharing Internet service that emphasized sharing audio files that were typically digitally encoded music as MP3 format files...
Other contributions
- Bumpus (1999)
- Steroscope(Bumpus) (2001)
- WFUV: City Folk Live VIIWFUV: City Folk Live VIIWFUV: City Folk Live VII is a compilation album released by WFUV in November 2004 to highlight songs performed live in the studio by some of the year's favorite guests...
- "Worn Me Down" (2004) - Toots & the MaytalsToots & the MaytalsToots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...
- True LoveTrue Love (Toots & the Maytals album)True Love is an album by Toots & the Maytals. It is a collection of Toots & the Maytals classics re-recorded with guest artists including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, No Doubt, Ben Harper, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards and The Skatalites....
(2004) - Ryan AdamsRyan AdamsDavid Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
- Cold RosesCold Roses-Performers:* Ryan Adams – Vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano* J.P. Bowersock – Electric guitar* Cindy Cashdollar – Steel guitar, resonator guitar, vocals* Brad Pemberton – Drums, vocals...
(2005) - Jason MrazJason MrazJason Thomas Mraz , also known as Mr. AZ and Mr. Raz, is an American singer-songwriter. Mraz released his debut album, Waiting for My Rocket to Come, which contained the hit single "The Remedy ", in 2002, but it was not until the release of his second album, "Mr. A-Z", in 2005, that Mraz achieved...
- Mr. A-ZMr. A-Z-Personnel:*Jason Mraz – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitarAdditional personnel*Ian Sheridan – bass on tracks 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12, backing vocals on track 4...
(2005) - Chris HolmesChris HolmesChris Holmes may refer to:* Chris Holmes , US musician and member of the band W.A.S.P.* Chris Holmes , British Paralympian* Chris Holmes, American musician and producer who toured with The Smashing Pumpkins...
- Blister of the Spotlight (2006) - Rhett MillerRhett MillerStewart Ransom Miller II , better-known as Rhett Miller is the lead singer of the alternative country band Old 97's and a successful solo musician. He graduated from St. Mark's School of Texas, a private boys' school in Dallas in 1989 and briefly attended Sarah Lawrence College on a creative...
- The Believer (2006) - Ray LaMontagneRay LaMontagneRaymond "Ray" Charles Jack LaMontagne is a Grammy-award winning American singer-songwriter. LaMontagne has released four studio albums, Trouble, Till the Sun Turns Black, Gossip in the Grain and God Willin' & the Creek Don't Rise. He was born in New Hampshire and was inspired to create music after...
- Till the Sun Turns BlackTill the Sun Turns BlackTill The Sun Turns Black is singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne's second full-length release, which was released on August 29, 2006. The album was produced by Ethan Johns and recorded at Allaire Studios in Shokan, New York. The album was a commercial success, becoming a top 40 album, selling 28,000...
(2006) - Bright Eyes - Four WindsFour WindsFour Winds is an EP by the indie rock band Bright Eyes, that was released on March 6, 2007. The title track is the first single from their album Cassadaga. The other 5 tracks are exclusive b-sides from the 2006 recording sessions. It is marketed as being "quietly enchanting" and including "a...
(2007) - Bright Eyes - CassadagaCassadaga (album)Cassadaga is the seventh studio album by Bright Eyes, released on April 10, 2007. Around 25 to 30 songs were recorded in 2006, with 13 of these appearing on the final track list...
(2007) - Ben Arthur - Mouhfeel (2007)
- Mandy MooreMandy MooreAmanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...
- Wild HopeWild Hope-Singles:#"Extraordinary"#"Nothing That You Are" #"All Good Things" - Unreleased tracks :*"Changed My Mind" *"Shades" *"Never Again"...
(2007) - Jill Cunniff - City BeachCity Beach (album)City Beach is the title of the solo album released by Luscious Jackson member Jill Cunniff. It was released on February 20, 2007 on CD. It was also released on 12" vinyl, which also include an exclusive track co-written by author, journalist, musician and cult heroine Vivian Goldman, "Like Smoke"...
(2007) - John FrancisJohn Francis (Musician)John Francis Maher , performing as John Francis, is an American singer-songwriter from Warwick Township, Pennsylvania. Francis dropped his last name and adopted his first and middle names as his stage moniker. He won the ASCAP Sammy Cahn lyricist award in 2006, and the Jay Gorney award for...
- "The Better Angels" (2010) - Katharine McPheeKatharine McPheeKatharine Hope McPhee is an American pop singer, songwriter, actress, model, and television personality. She gained fame as a contestant on the fifth season of the Fox reality show American Idol in 2006, eventually finishing as the runner-up.Her self-titled debut album was released on RCA Records...
- UnbrokenUnbroken (Katharine McPhee album)Unbroken is the second album from American Idol season five runner-up Katharine McPhee. The album was released on January 5, 2010 by Verve Forecast Records, her first album on the label. It debuted at #27 on the Billboard 200, selling 15,000 copies in its first week...
(2010) - Terra NaomiTerra NaomiTerra Naomi is an alternative, rock, and pop artist, who rose to fame through a performance of her song "Say It's Possible" on the video sharing site YouTube...
- To Know I'm Ok (2011) - Muppets: The Green AlbumMuppets: The Green AlbumMuppets: The Green Album is a cover album of popular Muppet songs by various contemporary music artists. The album was released by Walt Disney Records on August 23, 2011 on CD and as a digital download in the iTunes Store....
(2011), performing "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday"
Songs in other media
Yamagata's songs have appeared in a number of films and television shows. These include:| Year | Title | Type | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Miss Match Miss Match Miss Match is a 2003 American television series created by Jeff Rake and Darren Star and produced by Twentieth Century Fox, Darren Star Productions and Imagine Entertainment. It aired in the U.S. on NBC, Australia on Network Seven, Arena and FOX8, and in the UK on Living, Channel 4 and is currently... |
TV series episode: "Who's Sari Now?" | "Worn Me Down" |
| 2004 | One Tree Hill One Tree Hill (TV series) One Tree Hill is an American television drama created by Mark Schwahn, which premiered on September 23, 2003, on The WB Television Network. After its third season, The WB merged with UPN to form The CW Television Network, and, since September 27, 2006, the network has been the official broadcaster... |
TV series episode: "The Trick is to Keep Breathing" | "Be Be Your Love" |
| 2005 | Elizabethtown Elizabethtown (film) Elizabethtown is a 2005 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe starring Orlando Bloom and Kirsten Dunst. Alec Baldwin has a small role as a CEO of an athletic shoe company and Susan Sarandon appears as a grieving widow... |
Film | "Jesus Was A Cross Maker" |
| ER ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994 to April 2, 2009. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment, in association with Warner Bros. Television... |
TV series episode: "Back in the World" | "I'll Find A Way" | |
| In Her Shoes | Film | "Collide" | |
| The O.C. The O.C. The O.C. is an American teen drama television series that originally aired on the Fox television network in the United States from August 5, 2003, to February 21, 2007, running a total of four seasons... |
TV series episode: "The Second Chance" | "Reason Why" | |
| TV series episode: "The New Kids on the Block" | "Worn Me Down" | ||
| One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
TV series episode | "I'll Find A Way" | |
| Prime Prime (film) Prime is a 2005 American romantic comedy film starring Uma Thurman, Meryl Streep and Bryan Greenberg. It was written and directed by Ben Younger... |
Film | "I Wish You Love" | |
| Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (film) The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants is a 2005 American film, based on the novel The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants by Ann Brashares released by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by Ken Kwapis and written by Delia Ephron.The film's production budget was $25 million... |
Film | "Be Be Your Love" | |
| Smallville Smallville Smallville is the hometown of Superman in comic books published by DC Comics. While growing up in Smallville, the young Clark Kent attended Smallville High with best friends Lana Lang, Chloe Sullivan and Pete Ross... |
TV series episode: "Smallville Beginnings" | "Reason Why" | |
| 2006 | Bella Bella (film) Bella is a 2006 film directed by Alejandro Gomez Monteverde starring Eduardo Verastegui and Tammy Blanchard. Set in New York City, the film is about the events of one day and the impact on the characters' lives.-Plot:... |
Film | "Meet Me By the Water" |
| How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother How I Met Your Mother is an American sitcom that premiered on CBS on September 19, 2005, created by Craig Thomas and Carter Bays.As a framing device, the main character, Ted Mosby with narration by Bob Saget, in the year 2030 recounts to his son and daughter the events that led to his meeting... |
TV series episode: "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M. "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." is the 18th episode in the first season of the television series How I Met Your Mother. It originally aired on April 10, 2006.- Plot :... " |
"Quiet" | |
| The Last Kiss The Last Kiss The Last Kiss is a 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film which is based on the 2001 Italian film L'ultimo bacio, directed by Gabriele Muccino. The plot revolves around a young couple and their friends struggling with adulthood and issues of relationships and commitment.The film stars Zach Braff,... |
Film | "Reason Why" | |
| Men in Trees Men in Trees Men in Trees is an American romantic television dramedy series which premiered on September 12, 2006 on ABC and starred Anne Heche who played relationship coach Marin Frist. The series was set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska and concerned Marin Frist's misadventures in relationships... |
TV series episode: "The Caribou in the Room" | "I Want You" | |
| TV series episode: "Talk for Tat" | "I Want You" | ||
| One Find Day One Fine Day (TV series) One Fine Day is a South Korean television drama starring popular actor Gong Yoo from The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince and Sung Yu Ri from First Love of a Royal Prince... |
TV series episode | "I'll Find a Way" | |
| 2007 | Definitely, Maybe Definitely, Maybe Definitely, Maybe is a 2008 romantic comedy film directed by Adam Brooks, and starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Rachel Weisz, Elizabeth Banks, Abigail Breslin and Kevin Kline.-Plot:... |
Film | "Meet Me By the Water" |
| Holiday in Handcuffs Holiday in Handcuffs Holiday in Handcuffs is an American television movie that originally aired on ABC Family on December 9, 2007, as a part of the network's 25 Days of Christmas programming block. The film stars Melissa Joan Hart, Mario Lopez, Markie Post and Timothy Bottoms.... |
Film | "I Want You" | |
| The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
TV series promo: Fifth season preview | "Be Be Your Love" | |
| Los Serrano Los Serrano Los Serrano is a Spanish television drama comedy which premiered on April 22, 2003 and is played on the channel Telecinco. It tells the story of the Serrano family, who lives in Round Santa Justa No 133, located in the fictional neighborhood of Santa Justa, in the Ribera del Manzanares, in Madrid... |
TV series episode: "Las Fases del Amor" | "I'll Find a Way" | |
| 2008 | Brothers & Sisters | TV series episode: "Just A Sliver" | "Duet" |
| Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia Cashmere Mafia is an American television dramedy which ran on ABC from January 6, 2008 to February 20, 2008. The series was created by Kevin Wade, who also served as executive producer alongside Darren Star, Gail Katz, Jeff Rake and Michael Pressman, with Susie Fitzgerald co-executive producing.... |
TV series episode: "The Deciders" | "Reason Why" | |
| The L Word The L Word The L Word is an American co-production television drama series originally shown on Showtime portraying the lives of a group of lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people and their friends, family and lovers in the trendy Greater Los Angeles, California city of West Hollywood... |
TV series episode: "Lifecycle" | "The Other Side" | |
| 2009 | 30 Rock 30 Rock 30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that airs on NBC. The series is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live... |
TV series episode: "Kidney Now!" | "He Needs a Kidney" (as part of supergroup) |
| The City The City (MTV series) The City is an MTV reality television series. The first spin-off of MTV's, The Hills, it follows one of the show's former cast members, Whitney Port, as she moves to New York City to work for fashion designer Diane von Fürstenberg. The program premiered on December 29, 2008 and concluded its first... |
TV series episode | "Horizon" | |
| Fuga de cerebros(Brain Drain) | Film | "The Reason Why" | |
| Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy Grey's Anatomy is an American medical drama television series created by Shonda Rhimes. The series premiered on March 27, 2005 on ABC; since then, seven seasons have aired. The series follows the lives of interns, residents and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Mercy West Hospital in... |
TV series episode: "I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me" | "Brown Eyes" | |
| TV series episode: "I Will Follow You into the Dark" | "Duet" | ||
| Hotel for Dogs Hotel for Dogs (film) Hotel for Dogs is a 2009 American children's comedy film based on the 1971 Lois Duncan novel of the same name. The film, directed by Thor Freudenthal and adapted by Jeff Lowell, Bob Schooley, and Mark McCorkle, stars Johnny Simmons, Emma Roberts, Jake T. Austin, Lisa Kudrow, Kevin Dillon, Kyla... |
Film | "Reason Why" | |
| One Life to Live One Life to Live One Life to Live is an American soap opera which debuted on July 15, 1968 and has been broadcast on the ABC television network. Created by Agnes Nixon, the series was the first daytime drama to primarily feature racially and socioeconomically diverse characters and consistently emphasize social... |
TV series episode: "Elephants" | "Elephants" | |
| Private Practice | TV series episode: "Homeward Bound" | "Don't" | |
| So You Think You Can Dance So You Think You Can Dance (season 6) So You Think You Can Dance, also known as SYTYCD, is a United States television reality program and dance competition airing on the Fox Broadcasting Company network. Season six premiered on Wednesday, September 9, 2009, with Nigel Lythgoe and Mary Murphy returning as permanent judges and Cat Deeley... |
TV series episode: "The Top 16 Perform" | "Be Be Your Love" | |
| Taking the Stage Taking the Stage Taking the Stage is a musical reality show set at the School for Creative and Performing Arts in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is produced by Nick Lachey, a SCPA alumnnus, for MTV. The first season chronicled the lives of five high school students and their friends as they train for careers in the arts... |
TV series episode: "Dance Off" | "Elephants" | |
| 2010 | Gravity Gravity (TV series) Gravity is an American comedy-drama television series created by Jill Franklyn and Eric Schaeffer. It premiered on April 23, 2010 on Starz in the United States.On June 30, 2010, Starz reported that Gravity had been canceled.-Premise:... |
TV series episode: "Damn Skippy" | "Elephants" |
| Life Unexpected Life Unexpected Life Unexpected is an American television series that ran for two seasons, from 2010 to 2011.The show premiered on The CW on Monday, January 18, 2010. The 13-episode first season run ended on April 12, 2010... |
TV series episode: "Love Unexpected" | "Duet" | |