Les Retrouvailles
Les Retrouvailles is the fifth studio album by French musician Yann Tiersen. Released in 2005 through Ici, d'ailleurs... record label, it features a number of high-profile guest vocalists, both French and Anglophone alike: Christophe Miossec, Dominique A, Elizabeth Fraser, Jane Birkin, and Stuart Staples. As is customary with his albums, Tiersen showcases his multi-instrumental skills, which on the album encompasses the accordion, piano, mandolin, and harpsichord, among others.
Les Retrouvailles also includes a DVD featuring a short film entitled La Traversée, directed by Aurelie du Boys, which documents the making of the album and incorporates an animated video for the non-album track, "Le Train," and also live versions of a handful of songs.Track listing
Music and lyrics written by Yann Tiersen, except where noted.
- "Western" - 2:23
- "Kala" - 4:09
- "Loin des villes" - 3:19
- "La Veillée" - 3:11
- "Plus d'hiver" - 2:23
- "A ceux qui sont malades par mer calme" - 3:30
- "A Secret Place" - 3:26
- "Le Matin" - 1:58
- "Les Enfants" - 2:00
- "Le Jour de l'ouverture" - 3:38
- "La Boulange" - 2:46
- "La Plage" - 1:57
- "Mary" - 3:38
- "7:PM" - 2:40
- "Les Retrouvailles" - 1:30
- "La Jetée" - 1:05
Personnel
- Yann Tiersen – accordion, alto saxophone, banjo, bass, Bontempi, carillon, cello, clavecin, double bass, drums, ebow, Fender Rhodes, guitar, Korg synthesizer, mandolin, marimba, melodica, organ, percussion, piano, toy piano, vibraphone, violone
- Elizabeth Fraser - vocals on "Kala" and "Mary"
- Jane Birkin - vocals on "Plus d'hiver"
- Stuart A. Staples - vocals on "A Secret Place"
- Dominique A - vocals on "Le Jour de l'ouverture"
- Miossec - vocals on "Le Jour de l'ouverture"
- Jean-François Assy - violoncello on "Kala", "La Veillée", "A Secret Place", and "La Boulange"
- Orchestre National de Paris on "Kala", "La Veillée", "Le Jour De L'Ouverture", "Mary", and "Les Retrouvailles"
- Frederic Dessus - violin on "La Veillée", "Plus d'hiver" and "Mary"
- Guillaume Fontanarosa - violin on "La Veillée", "Plus d'hiver" and "Mary"
- Bertrand Causse - vertical viola on "La Veillée", "Plus d'hiver", and "Mary"
- Anne Causse Biragnet - violoncello on "La Veillée", "Plus d'hiver", and "Mary"
- Armelle Legoff - violin on "Plus d'hiver" and "Mary"
- Frédéric Haffner - violin on "Plus d'hiver" and "Mary"
- Elliott - flute on "Les Enfants"
- Ludovic Morillon - drums on "La Boulange"
- Christine Ott - ondes Martenot on "La Boulange"
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