ALBUM 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 Written by Rachael Yamagata
All Songs Published by Shady Porch Songs (BMI)

PHOTOS OF RY: SHERVIN LAINEZ
ART DIRECTION: JESSE O’DRISCOLL AND SIMONE SCHIESS
PRESS: BRIAN BUMBERY AT BBGUN PRESS
BOOKING: ASH MOWRY-LEWIS AND JONATHAN ADELMAN AT PARADIGM
LEGAL: NICK FERRARA
MANAGEMENT: RaHcEal YaMagoUda

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…

TRACK CREDITS

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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