Happenstance was the first full-length album by Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata

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...

. It was released on RCA Victor on June 8, 2004 in the U.S., and May 16, 2005 in the UK. Three months after its release in the United States, on September 8, 2004, a limited edition including two bonus tracks was released in Japan.

As of August 17, 2007 the album had sold 143,000 copies.

The album was 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...

 except for the songs "Paper Doll" (produced by Kevin Salem), and "Collide" (part of the Japanese release produced by Doug McBride).

American & UK release

1. "Be Be Your Love" (Rachael Yamagata and 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...
   
   ) —4:12
2. "Letter Read" (Rachael Yamagata) —3:44
3. "Worn Me Down" (Rachael Yamagata) —3:42
4. "Paper Doll" (Rachael Yamagata and Kevin Salem) —5:15
5. "I'll Find a Way" (Rachael Yamagata) —5:14
6. "1963" (Rachael Yamagata and Mark Batson
   Mark Batson
   Mark Batson is an American record producer, arranger, and songwriter from Bushwick, Brooklyn, now based in Los Angeles.As a co-writer and producer with Dr. Dre, he is responsible for Jay-Z's 2006 single "Lost One", as well as tracks for Eminem, 50 Cent, Game and Snoop Dogg. As a co-writer and...
   
   ) —4:02
7. "Under My Skin" (Rachael Yamagata) —4:11
8. "Meet Me by the Water" (Rachael Yamagata) —3:58
9. "Even So" (Rachael Yamagata) —4:18
10. "I Want You" (Rachael Yamagata and Dan Wilson
    Dan Wilson (musician)
    Daniel Dodd "Dan" Wilson is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, Grammy-winning songwriter and producer...
    
    ) —2:56
11. "Reason Why" (Rachael Yamagata) —5:06
12. "Moments with Oliver" [instrumental] (Rachael Yamagata) —1:02
13. "Quiet" (Rachael Yamagata) —6:02
14. "Ode To..." [unlisted track] (Rachael Yamagata) —5:47

Japanese Limited Edition release

1. "Be Be Your Love" —4:12
2. "Worn Me Down" —3:42
3. "Letter Read" —3:44
4. "Collide" —5:02
5. "Paper Doll" —5:15
6. "Moments with Oliver" —1:02
7. "Quiet" —5:02
8. "Under My Skin" —4:11
9. "1963" —4:02
10. "Edith" —7:01
11. "Even So" —4:18
12. "Meet Me by the Water" —3:58
13. "I Want You" —2:56
14. "I'll Find a Way" —5:14
15. "Reason Why" —5:06
16. "Ode to..." —5:47

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Japan 2005 Tour Sampler

Japan 2005 Tour Sampler is another Promo EP by Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata

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...

 released by RCA

RCA

RCA Corporation, founded as the Radio Corporation of America, was an American electronics company in existence from 1919 to 1986. The RCA trademark is currently owned by the French conglomerate Technicolor SA through RCA Trademark Management S.A., a company owned by Technicolor...

 in 2005.

1. "Worn me Down" (Album version from Happenstance)
2. "1963" (Album version from Happenstance)
3. "Be your Love" (Album version from Happenstance)
4. "The Reason Why" (Live version from Live at the Loft & More
   Live at the Loft & More
   Live 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...
   
   )
5. "Be your Love" (Live version from Live at the Loft & More
   Live at the Loft & More
   Live 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...
   
   )

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2004	Billboard Top Heatseekers (U.S.)	17

Singles

Title	Chart	Position
Worn Me Down	U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Top 40	33

Release history

Region	Date
United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	June 8, 2004
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	September 8, 2004
United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...	May 16, 2005

External links

• Album at Amazon