''L'expédition'' ( French for 'the expedition') is an album by

Les Cowboys Fringants Les Cowboys Fringants () are a Quebecker folk rock band formed in 1995 in Repentigny, Quebec. The French word ''fringant'' can be translated as "dashing", or "frisky". They perform '' Quebecker'' néo-trad music (modernized Quebec folk music ...

. It was released in 2008 and reached the number one spot on the

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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. The album was released on September 23, 2008, and includes 14 tracks. 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. 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.

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,

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, 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

References

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 Les Cowboys Fringants albums 2008 albums {{2000s-folk-album-stub