Rachel Reinert (born March 10, 1989) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and musician from Santa Ana, California.
[1] Reinert began her career as a recording artist in 2008 as a member of the country group Gloriana, contributing to gold and platinum singles and opening tours for Taylor Swift, Sheryl Crow, Rascal Flatts, Alan Jackson, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, and Zac Brown Band.
[5] Reinert signed to Nashville-based independent label Green Iris Records and released her debut solo album Into the Blue in March, 2020.
[8][1] Reinert attended Orange County School of the Arts where she took lessons in singing, guitar, and piano and also participated in the musical theater program.
[9] Later that same year, she signed her first publishing deal and began traveling back and forth from Orange County to Nashville while finishing high school through independent study.
[9] After moving to Nashville to pursue her career in country music full-time, Reinert began posting her songs on her Myspace page.
[9] After a performance at local Nashville venue 3rd and Lindsley, Reinert, Mike, and Tom were introduced to musician Cheyenne Kimball.
Cheyenne Kimball abruptly departed from Gloriana in July 2011, but Reinert, Mike, and Tom continued as a trio and kept working on their next album.
"(Kissed You) Good Night" was recognized as country radio's most played single by a group for 2012[19] and earned RIAA Platinum certification in 2013.
Gloriana's third studio album, Three, was released on June 2, 2015[21] featuring 5 tracks cowritten by Reinert: "Trouble," "Wanna Get To Know You," "Let's Take a Shot," "Get Back That Goodbye," and "Lighters.
[23] Reinert's producer and cowriter Davis Naish (Eric Church, Katelyn Tarver) helped to sculpt her sound into what she describes as her own brand of "California country.
Reinert's husband Caleb Crosby, drummer in the rock band Tyler Bryant & The Shakedown, played percussion on the majority of the tracks.
The video was directed by Josh Kranich and was shot in Nashville shortly before the city was shut down due to Coronavirus safety precautions.