Rachael Yamagata – Tightrope Walker (CD, EUROPE)

23 September 2016

Frankenfish Records / Thirty Tigers

FF923

01. Tightrope Walker 02. Nobody 03. EZ Target 04. Over 05. Let Me Be Your Girl 06. Break Apart 07. I’m Going Back 08. Rainsong 09. Black Sheep 10. Money Fame Thunder
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CD edition Tightrope Walker by Rachael Yamagata featuring Russell Simins on the track EZ Target, CD also includes booklet listing all of the people who supported the pledge campaign. Also issued as a double vinyl LP and on CD with a bonus track in South Korea. The album was first sent out in mp3 format to pledgers of the campaign on 8 September 2016. The Pledge Music page for this release features a photos and videos from the studio. http://rachaelyamagata.com/ https://soundcloud.com/rachael-yamagata https://www.facebook.com/rachaelyamagata http://www.pledgemusic.com/projects/yamagatatightropewalker https://twitter.com/rachaelyamagata
SONG CREDITS:
STUDIO GEOGRAPHY: Moonlight, The Village, Applehead Add’l studios: Shawn Everett at Subtle McNuggets / Kevin Salem at The Distortion Tank / Michael Chaves at The Bunny Ranch / Oli Kraus at Hill House Studio / Dan Piscina at The Pool in North Hollywood / Matt Chamberlain and Chris Steffen at Cyclops Sound / Victor Indrizzo at Band House Studios / Randy Cooke at Emerald City Studios Vocals on all songs – Rachael Yamagata Most backgrounds cut by RY on Pro Tools while in a bathrobe All Songs: Writer: Rachael Yamagata Published: Shady Porch Songs (BMI) 01. Tightrope Walker Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums and percussion: Ben Perowsky Upright Bass: Owen Biddle Acoustic Guitar: Zach Djanikian, Owen Biddle, RY Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem Mellotron: John Alagia Saxophones: written, arranged and performed by Zach Djanikian Glockenspiel, shaker, brush piano strings: RY 02. Nobody Produced by RY, John Alagia and Pete Hanlon Additional engineering by Chris Bittner Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums: Lee Falco Bass: Brandon Morrison Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem, Pete Hanlon Piano, Moog, bells: Zach Djanikian Percussion: Pete Hanlon 03. EZ Target Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon and Chris Bittner Additional engineering by Dan Piscina Recording and Engineering of themselves: Matt Chamberlain/ Chris Steffen, Victor Indrizzo Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums: Matt Chamberlain, Victor Indrizzo, Russell Simins Programming: John Alagia Drum editing: RY, JA, Dan Piscina Bass, B3 organ and string pads: John Alagia Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem Banjo and Piano: Zach Djanikian Moog: Owen Biddle Cello: Oli Kraus Casio drums: Matt Chamberlain Shakers and clap pad: Victor Indrizzo Chains, cabasa, kalimba, thumb piano: Russell Simins 04. Over Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Dan Piscina Additional engineering by Pete Hanlon Recording and Engineering of themselves: Oli Kraus, Randy Cooke, Michael Chaves Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums: Randy Cooke Programming and percussion: John Alagia Synth Bass: John Alagia and RY Acoustic Guitar: Michael Chaves Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem, Michael Chaves Piano: RY Strings – written, arranged and performed by Oli Kraus Additional backing vocals: John Alagia, Jamie Hartman 05. Let Me Be Your Girl Produced by RY and John Alagia Additional Production by Kevin Salem Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon Recording and Engineering of themselves: Michael Chaves Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums and percussion: Aaron Comess Bass: John Alagia Ukulele: Michael Chaves Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem, Pete Hanlon Piano: Jon Solo Organ, Rhodes, Farfeeza, add’l backing vox: John Alagia Wurly: Zach Djanikian Saxophones – written, arranged and performed by Zach Djankian 06. Break Apart Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon Recording and Engineering of themselves: Michael Chaves Mixed by Shawn Everett Drums: Aaron Comess Bass: Owen Biddle Acoustic Guitar: RY, John Alagia Electric Guitar: Kevin Salem, Michael Chaves, Clive Barnes Piano: Jon Solo, RY Keyboard pads: Kevin Salem Shaker, Tambourine: RY 07. I’m Going Back Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon Recording and engineering of themselves: Oli Kraus Mixed by Dan Piscina Key Bass, Piano: RY Strings – written, arranged and performed by Oli Kraus 08. Rainsong Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon Recording of rain by RY on her iPhone Recording and engineering of themselves: Matt Chamberlain/ Chris Steffen Mixed by Dan Piscina Drums: Matt Chamberlain Programming: RY and Pete Hanlon Bass: Owen Biddle Acoustic Guitar: Kevin Salem Mandolin: Zach Djanikian Piano and shaker: RY Flute and string pads: John Alagia Saxophones – written, arranged and performed by Zach Djanikian Tambourine: Pete Hanlon Spoken word: Paloma Gil English to French of RY’s prose: Louise Hayat-Camard, Paloma Gil 09. Black Sheep Produced by RY and John Alagia Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon and Kevin Salem Mixed by Kevin Salem Drums and shaker: Manuel Quintana Upright Bass: Owen Biddle Acoustic Guitar: Kevin Salem, Zach Djanikian Electric Guitar and harmonica: Kevin Salem 10. Money Fame Thunder Produced by RY and John Alagia Additional Production by Pete Hanlon Recorded and Engineered by Pete Hanlon and Chris Bittner Additional engineering by Dan Piscina and Billy Centenaro Recording and engineering of themselves: Michael Chaves Mixed by Shawn Everett Additional mixing by Billy Centenaro and John Alagia Drums: Manuel Quintana Programming: Pete Hanlon Bass: Owen Biddle Acoustic Guitar: John Alagia Electric Guitar: Michael Chaves, Pete Hanlon Piano and mellotron: RY Wurly, organ, omnisphere and percussion: John Alagia Strings – written, arranged and performed by Oli Kraus PRESS: BRIAN BUMBERY AT BBGUN PRESS BOOKING: ASH MOWRY-LEWIS AND JONATHAN ADELMAN AT PARADIGM LEGAL: NICK FERRARA MANAGEMENT: RaHcEal YaMagoUda PRODUCTION CREDITS: Rachael Yamagata and John Alagia traded time as the boss and gave up the Grand Canyon for this, worked in overcoats and snow hats, joy and pain and brought out the best in each other (except for that one night of betas) Pete Hanlon turned house into studio, recorded all as ace engineer and also produced us, the band and the songs from the start with keen ear and dedication The incomparable Kevin Salem as always brought everything to the next level and dug gold and grit to make me shine and mixed ‘Black Sheep’ to perfection Michael Chaves for everything always Shawn Everett blew our minds mixing and his innovation was transformational Dan Piscina undeniable mix master of two of my favs Billy Centenaro mix guru comrade on ‘Money Fame Thunder’ Chris Bittner rad engineer partner at Applehead Jeff Greenberg generously hosted our seek at the village and stood guard over my spirit and sanity All At The Village went above and beyond and Spencer Fuller saved our ass more than once Pete Caigan hooked us up and Brad Blackwood at Euphonic Masters was genius at CD and Digi mastering Jeff Powell vinyl mastering guru. Hats off to all the musicians who brought stellar ideas and passion to this and branded these songs with their particular gifts. A labor of love was felt by all.
SLEEVE NOTES:
“SPECIAL THANKS TO MY FAMILY WHO INSPIRE ALL THAT I AM AND DO BEYOND WORDS, IN PARTICULAR MY MOTHER WHO IS MY SILENT PARTNER IN ANY GIFTS I EVER CREATE – THANK HER NOT ME / TO MY LIFE COACHES AND SPIRITUAL GUIDES OF GOODNESS RAE ANNE KAPLAN AND ED ROMANOFF / THANKS MUCHOS TO MY PLEDGE LOVELIES AND BENJI ROGERS, SCOTT GRAVES, NICOLE OLVER AND ALL TEAM PLEDGE MUSIC / TO MY AGENTS ASH MOWRY-LEWIS AND JOHNATHAN ADELMAN AND ALL AT PARADIGM AS WELL AS MY CHAMPIONS OVERSEAS NIC AND PETRA VOGELSTEIN / TEAM SONY KOREA / TO THE BEHIND THE SCENES FRIENDS AND COLLEAGUES WHO PUT MY BEST FOOT FORWARD WITH THEIR TALENTS AND LOVE AND ARE MASTERS IN SPREADING OF THE WORD BRIAN BUMBERY AND ALL AT BBGUN, JUNGMAN KIM, EMILY WACHTEL, KACIE WILLIAMS, SHERVIN LAINEZ, LAURA CROSTA, CHANDLER COYLE, LYNN GROSSMAN AND SECRET ROAD, JESSE O’DRISCOLL, SIMONE SCHIESS, KATE HYMAN AND BMG / CHRYSALIS TEAM, JOSH RUBEN, MICHAEL CHAVES, DONNA STRIDE, ANDY GRUSH, KATE CARBONE AND TEAM, MICHELE ROMOND / BIANCA GATTO / MICHELE SASSE AND ALL TEAM CHEZ DANCE, FELICIA RANGEL, GREGORY COLBERT AND TEAM, DARREN PALTROWITZ, LORETTA MUNOZ, JEFF JULIANO, JAY COYLE, MISSI CALLAZZO, SECTION 101, MY BRILLIANT TOURING BAND MEMBERS PAST AND PRESENT, LEE DANNAY / TJ FLOOD AND ALL TEAM THIRTY TIGERS AND ANYONE ELSE I MAY HAVE MISSED. I LOVE YOU. TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FANS WHO RESTORE ME AND GIVE ME THE GIFT OF THEIR LOVE. THIS ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO MY MOTHER BARBARA RUBEN ‘Black Sheep’ and ‘I’m Going Back’ in tribute to the great resilience, heart and spirit of many, in particular, Ben Yamagata and Dan Carlisle respectively. ‘Break Apart’ – remembering always Brett Kilroe and Bob Goldstone…”
DETAILS:
ARTWORK: Photos of Rachael Yamagata: Shervin Lainez Art Direction: Jesse O’Driscoll and Simone Schiess BARCODE: 6 96859 97011 5 MATRIX: “[GZ Logo] C91518 FF923”