L'expédition

2008 studio album by Les Cowboys Fringants

L'expédition

Studio album by

Les Cowboys Fringants

Released

September 2008

Studio

Studio Victor, Studio Wild, and in L'Assomption

Genre

Alternative rock (néo-trad)

Length

50:41

Label

La Tribu

Producer

La Compagnie Larivée Cabot Champagne for La Tribu records

Les Cowboys Fringants chronology

La Grand-Messe
(2004)

L'expédition
(2008)

Sur un air de déjà vu
(2008)

L'expédition (French for 'the expedition') is an album by Les Cowboys Fringants. It was released in 2008 and reached the number one spot on the Quebec music charts.

Background

L'expédition is the sixth album of Les Cowboys Fringants, and the first where the group only has four members, after the departure of Dominique Lebeau.^[1]

The album was released on September 23, 2008, and includes 14 tracks.^[2] All the tracks share the motif of the passing of time, with the album title itself symbolizing the journey of life. Compared to previous albums, the album is seen as more calm and melancholic.^[3]^[4]

Three singles from the album occupied first place on their release in the top 100 of Quebec radios: "Entre deux taxis" (for 9 weeks), "Tant qu'on aura de l'amour" (for 5 weeks), and "La Tête haute" (for 5 weeks).

Track listing

All of the songs are written and composed by Jean-François Pauzé, except for the intro of "Les Hirondelles", which are by Marie-Annick Lépine.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Droit devant"	4:45
2.	"Chêne et roseau"	2:12
3.	"Entre deux taxis"	3:32
4.	"La Catherine"	3:03
5.	"Histoire de pêche"	3:09
6.	"Bobo"	3:37
7.	"Rue des souvenirs"	2:50
8.	"Monsieur"	3:54
9.	"La tête haute"	4:32
10.	"Les hirondelles"	4:33
11.	"Tant qu'on aura de l'amour"	2:45
12.	"La bonne pomme"	3:29
13.	"Train de vie"	2:47
14.	"Une autre journée qui se lève"	5:33
Total length:		50:41

Personnel

Les Cowboys Fringants

Karl Tremblay – vocals
Jean-François Pauzé – electric guitar, acoustic guitar, classic guitar, vocals
Marie-Annick Lépine – violin, mandolin, accordion, piano, flute, viola, keyboard, cello, melodica, Gusli, vocals
Jérôme Dupras – bass guitar, drums, electric guitar, banjo, vocals

Invited musicians

Steve Gagné – percussion, drums (on song 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, and 14)
Daniel Lacoste – electric guitar (on "Droit devant")

Charts

Chart performance for *L'expédition*
Chart (2008)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[5]	67
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[6]	2
French Albums (SNEP)^[7]	32
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	79

References

^ Laveaux, Olivier Robillard (2008-09-18). "Les Cowboys Fringants : En selle pour l'expédition". Voir.ca (in Canadian French). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "BAnQ numérique". numerique.banq.qc.ca (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ Aiollywood (2008-10-18). "Chronique de "L'expédition" du groupe Les Cowboys Fringants (2008)". Le Musicodrome (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ Papineau, Philippe (2011-11-19). "Musique - Un vent de folie souffle sur Les Cowboys fringants". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 2024-02-07.
^ "Ultratop.be – Les Cowboys Fringants – L'expédition" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Canadian Albums Chart – October 11, 2008". Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Lescharts.com – Les Cowboys Fringants – L'expédition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Les Cowboys Fringants – L'expédition". Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 March 2021.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20081004212202/http://www.cowboysfringants.com/nouvelles.shtml
https://web.archive.org/web/20081001192441/http://www.cowboysfringants.com/discographie.shtml

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