- Autoportrait
- 2020 - Fontana - TF1 Musique - Label Panthéon 071 197-4 CD (FRA)
- Tracklist
- Paie-Moi Ce Que Tu M'Dois (Pay Me)
- Sur Les Péniches De L'Erié Canal (Erie Canal)
- Ah!
- La Ballade De John Henry (The Legend of John Henry)
- La Matilda (Waltzing Matilda) (Banjo Paterson, Hugues Aufray)
- Dan Tucker (Old Dan Tucker)
- Le Bon Dieu S'Enerverait (Hugues Aufray, Pierre Delanoë)
- Marie Ne Pleure Pas (O Mary Don't Weep No More)
- La Soupe À Ma Grand-Mère (Hugues Aufray, Pierre Delanoë)
- Stewball (Hugues Aufray, Pierre Delanoë, Trad.)
- Hasta Luego (Claude Morgan, Hugues Aufray, Vline Buggy)
- Y'A Un Homme Qui Rode Et Qui Prend Des Noms (There'a A Man Going Around Taking Names) (Hommage A Georges Brassens)
- Musicians
- Hugues Aufray: Vocals
- Michael Jones: Vocals [10], Dobro, Electric Guitar [7, 11 & 12]
- Le "Collège Jean's Band"
- Laurent Vernerey: Bass [1-4 & 6-11]
- Fred "Diego" Alfonsi: Drums [1, 3, 4 & 6-11]
- Christian Séguret: Acoustic Guitar, 5-String Banjo, Fiddle, Dobro [1-4, 6-9 & 11]
- Max Pol Delvaux: Acoustic Guitar, Dobro, Slide Guitar [2, 4, 7, 10 & 12]
- Cyril Tarquiny Acoustic Guitar [5]
- Yoan Dalgard: B3 Organ, Piano [1-6, 7 & 9-11]
- Alexandre Léauthaud: Accordion [3, 5, 6, 8, 10 & 11]
- Christophe Cravero: Violin [1-4, 6, 10 & 11]
- Christophe Dupeu: Harmonica [4 & 12]
- Christian Martinez, Christophe Nègre, Fabien Cyprien: Brass [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 & 11]
- Bastien Still: Hélicon [1, 6, 8 & 9]
- Christophe Battaglia: Tambourine [1, 6] & Backing Vocals [1, 3 & 7]
- Georges Seba: Backing Vocals [7]
- Zemphira Akoka-Connolly conducted by Emilie Akoka: Vocal - Duo [2]
- Gildas Arzel, Nolwenn Arzel, Kilian Arzel, Christophe Battaglia, Christian Séguret, Jessica Tsogo, Sara Seba, Georges Seba, Jacques Douglas Mbida: Backing Vocals [1, 6, 8 & 11]
- Michael Jones, Marion Capuano, Hugues Aufray, Murielle Megevand, Max Pol Delvau & Christophe Battaglia, Anne Vally: Backing Vocals [3]
- Credits
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Artistic Conception: Hugues Aufray
- Production: Christophe Battaglia
- Artistic Direction: Hugues Aufray & Alain Yahmi
- Pre-Production: Max Pol Delvaux
- Recording & Mixing: Christophe Battaglia Studio La Battaraobile, Villejuif & Studio Abbey Road, London
- Assisted by Dan Hayden [3,7,10,11,12]
- Arrangements: Christophe Battaglia [1-4 & 6-12]
- Max Pol Delvaux & Christophe Battaglia [5]
- Arrangements & Brass Direction: Christian Martinez [1, 2,4-6, 8, 10 & 11]
- Mastering: Jean Pierre Chalbos, La Source Mastering
- Project Manager: Philippe Zouari
- Personal Assistant To Hugues Aufray: Murielle Megevand Villejuif & London, February-June 2020
- Painting: Oil on wood, Hugues Aufray, 1999
- Photos of Hugues Aufray: Yann Orhan, SloSlo
- Self-portrait photo: Jean-Luc Barilla
- Artwork: Barilla.Design
- Photo pages 14-15: Shutterstoek, vp_art
- Many thanks to:
- Gildas Arzel, who opened this path for me, guided my steps and got me going again, as well as to his children Nolwenn and Kilian Arzel
- Christophe Battaglia who put the sounds, rhythms and my voice in order, also introducing me to the famous Abbey Road Studios London
- Christian Séguret, the long-time faithful companion of our memory paths to Max Pol Delvaux, for his precious, discreet help and his unwavering friendship
- Zemphira Connolly-Akoka, my 8-year-old Irish great-granddaughter, who recorded her voice by phone from Dublin
- Finally, thanks to Murielle Megevand who supported me with courage and all her heart
- Special thanks to Michael Jones, his guitar, his voice, his talent
- Thanks to Sébastien d'Assigny and Monique Monnet for their constant support
- Finally Thanks to all the teams at TF1 Musique and Fontana-Universal who believed in this new adventure, supported me and allowed me to experience it!
Original French translated via Google Translate.
