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 (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)
 * "7:PM" - 2:40
 * 1) "Les Retrouvailles" - 1:30
 * 2) "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"