Les Retrouvailles Explained

Les Retrouvailles
Type:	Album
Artist:	Yann Tiersen
Cover:	Yann_Tiersen_Les_Retrouvailles_2005.jpg
Released:	23 May 2005
Genre:	Classical crossover
Length:	43:33
Label:	Ici, d'ailleurs...
Producer:	Yann Tiersen and Fabrice Laureau
Prev Title:	Yann Tiersen & Shannon Wright
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	On Tour
Next Year:	2006

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 (of the Cocteau Twins), Jane Birkin, and Stuart Staples (of the Tindersticks). 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.

1. "Western" - 2:23
2. "Kala" (Fraser, Tiersen) - 4:09 (Sung by Elizabeth Fraser)
3. "Loin des villes" - 3:19
4. "La Veillée" - 3:11
5. "Plus d'hiver" - 2:23 (Sung by Jane Birkin)
6. "A ceux qui sont malades par mer calme" - 3:30
7. "A Secret Place" (Staples, Tiersen) - 3:26 (Sung by Stuart A. Staples)
8. "Le Matin" - 1:58
9. "Les Enfants" - 2:00
10. "Le Jour de l'ouverture" (Ané, Miossec, Tiersen) - 3:38 (Sung by Miossec and Dominique A)
11. "La Boulange" - 2:46
12. "La Plage" - 1:57
13. "Mary" - 3:38 (Sung by Elizabeth Fraser)
14. "7:PM" - 2:40
15. "Les Retrouvailles" - 1:30
16. "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"

Charts

Chart (2005)	Peak position
Belgian Albums Chart (Vl)^[1]	40
Belgian Albums Chart (Wa)^[2]	96
^[3]	6
Swiss Albums Chart^[4]	48

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yann Tiersen - Les Retrouvailles . ultratop.be . 10 May 2012 .
2. Web site: Yann Tiersen - Les Retrouvailles . ultratop.be . 10 May 2012 .
3. Web site: Yann Tiersen - Les Retrouvailles . lescharts.com . 10 May 2012 .
4. Web site: Yann Tiersen - Les Retrouvailles . hitparade.ch . 10 May 2012 .