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.
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, 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) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Billboard) 2
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