''Chesapeake'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter
Rachael Yamagata. It was released on October 11, 2011, via Frankenfish Records and
Megaforce Records in North America.
Development
Recorded in
Maryland
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, ''Chesapeake'' is Yamagata's first studio album since 2008's ''
Elephants...Teeth Sinking into Heart''. She utilized the fan-funded music platform
PledgeMusic to fund the album. She parted ways from her record label, and released it through her own label called Frankenfish Records. She told Steve Baltin of
Rolling Stone
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, "It was really gratifying in that sense because I don’t have the pressures of a major label anymore. In a funny way, I think this might be a more commercial record for me in terms of reaching a broader audience because there was no attempt or requirement to be anything but what we felt like doing in the room." She reunited with
John Alagía, the producer of her debut album, ''
Happenstance'', to help produce the album.
Critical reception
James Christopher Monger of
AllMusic
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said, "by far Yamagata's most laid-back release to date, offering up ten tracks that run the gamut from lush and languid ("Saturday Morning", "Even If I Don’t") to sultry and spooky ("Starlight") and back again with the easy confidence of an artist on her home turf."
Covers
"
You Won't Let Me" was covered by
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n recording artist
Karise Eden, who won the
first series
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of ''
The Voice (Australia)''.
Track listing
Personnel
*John Alagía – Electric guitar, background vocals, Mixer
*Michael Chavez – Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, mandolin
*Tom Freund – Bass
*Pete Hanlon – Electric guitar
*Sean Hurley – Bass
*Victor Indrizzo – Drums, percussion
*Oli Krauss – Cello, strings
*Zac Rae – Farfisa Organ, electric guitar, keyboards, organ, synthesizer, tack piano, vibraphone
*Eric Robinson – Engineer, Mixer
*Kevin Salem – Dobro, electric guitar, slide guitar
*Mike Viola – Fender Rhodes, acoustic guitar, keyboards, piano, background vocals
*Rachael Yamagata – Acoustic guitar, piano, tambourine, trumpet, vocals
References
External links
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2011 albums
Rachael Yamagata albums