# Ys (album)

Ys est un album de Joanna Newsom, sorti en 2006.

## L'album

Nommé en hommage à la ville d'Ys, l'album a été diffusé sur internet deux mois avant sa sortie. Vendu à plus de 250 000 exemplaires aux États-Unis, il entre dans de nombreux charts, dans le monde entier. Il est nommé en 2007 dans les Shortlist Music Prize (en).
L'album fait partie de nombreux classements de magazines et est entré dans Les 1001 albums qu'il faut avoir écoutés dans sa vie.

### Titres

Tous les titres sont de Joanna Newsom.
* Emily (12:07)
* Monkey & Bear (9:29)
* Sawdust & Diamonds (9:54)
* Only Skin (16:53)
* Cosmia (7:15)

### Musiciens

* Bill Callahan : voix
* Matt Cartsonis : banjo, mandoline
* Grant Geissman : guitare électrique
* Don Heffington : percussions
* Emily Newsom : voix
* Joanna Newsom : harpe, voix
* Van Dyke Parks : accordéon
* Lee Sklar : basse électrique

#### Membres de l'orchestre

* Briana Bandy, Caroline Buckman, Karen Elaine, Miriam Mayer, David Stenske, Marda Todd, Jessica Van Velzen : alto
* Giovna Clayton, Erika Duke-Kirkpatrick : violoncelles
* Patricia Cloud, Susan Greenberg : flutes
* Peter Doubrovsky, Bart Samolis, David R. Stone : basses
* Jeff Driskill, Peter Nevin : clarinettes
* Phillip Fethar : hautbois
* Sharon Jackson, Gina Kronstadt, Edmund Stein, Cameron Patrick, Vladimir Polimatidi, Julie Rogers, John Wittenberg, Shari Zippert : violons
* Peter Kent : premier violon
* John D Mitchell : basson
* Robert O'Donnell, Jr. : trompette
* Terrence Schonig : marimba, cymbalum

## Charts

| Chart (2006) | Plcae position |
| The Billboard 200 | 134 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 5 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Digital Albums | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Tastemakers | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard Comprehensive Albums | 165 |
| UK Albums Chart | 41 |
| Irish Album Charts | 50 |
| Norwegian Album Chart | 29 |
| France Album Chart | 168 |

## Récompenses et citations

* #1 – Blow Up's Top Albums of 2006
* #1 – Drowned in Sound's Top Ten Albums of 2006
* #1 – EMusic's Top Albums of 2006
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* #1 – Sound Generator's Top Albums of 2006
* #1 – Tiny Mix Tapes's Favorite Albums of 2006
* #2 – B92 Net Radio's Top Albums of 2006
* #2 – No Ripcord's Top Albums of 2006
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* #2 – Rolling Stone Germany's Top Albums of 2006
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* #3 – Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2006
* #3 – Screenagers's Top Albums of 2006
* #3 – The Wire's Records of 2006
* #3 – Rate Your Music's Top Albums of 2006
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* #4 – Stereogum's 2006 Gummy Awards
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* #5 – Idolator's 2006 Jackin' Pop Critics Poll
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* #6 – Spin's 40 Best Albums of 2006
* #6 – The Village Voice's 2006 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll
* #7 – Baltimore City Paper's Top Albums of 2006
* #7 – BOOMKAT's Top Albums of 2006
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* #7 – The Observer's Best Albums of 2006
* #7 – Time's 10 Best Albums of 2006
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* Nomination – Shortlist Prize's Top Albums of 2006
* #1 – About.com's Top 100 Albums of the 2000s
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* #18 – Tiny Mix Tapes's Favorite 100 Albums of 2000–2009
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* #83 – Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s
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* #13 – Clash Magazine's 50 Greatest Albums of Our Lifetime
* #92 – Musikexpress's The 100 Best Albums 1969–2009
* Hervé Bourhis's 555 Records
* Mention spéciale – The Guardian's 1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die