''Tout est calme'' (''All Is Calm'') is a collaboration mini album by

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, and Olivier Mellano. The album was recorded at Studio Le Chalet in

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, except for "L'Étal", which was recorded and mixed in

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, and then mastered at the Electric City studio in

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. It was released through Ici, d'ailleurs... on 29 March 1999. The mini collaboration album peaked at number 45 on the

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Track listing

All songs were written and composed by

. The Married Monk collaborated on all pieces except "La Relève" and "L'Étal". Yann Tiersen sings on "Les Grandes Marées", "Tout est calme", "La Relève", and "La Terrasse".

Personnel

;Musicians *

- vocals, guitar, mandolin, violin, viola, cello, banjo, piano, toy piano, organ, bass, melodica, vibraphone, bells, percussion, Leslie speaker * The Married Monk ** Christian Quermalet - guitar, banjo, piano, organ, drums, percussion ** Fabio Viscogliosi - guitar, mandolin, electric piano, organ, percussion ** Philippe Lebruman - bass, guitar, piano, electric piano, organ, melodica, vibraphone, percussion ** Jean-Michel Pirès - drums, percussion *

- vocals on "La Rupture" * Olivier Mellano - guitar on "La Crise" and "La Pharmacie" ;Production * Dominique Brusson – engineer * Fabrice Tizon – engineer * Yann Tiersen – mixing * Uwe Teichert – mastering * Frank Loriou – artwork * Philippe Lebruman – photography

Charts

References

1999 albums Yann Tiersen albums {{1990s-album-stub