Marchand de cailloux

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Marchand de cailloux
Marchand de cailloux.jpg
Studio album by
Renaud
Released1 October 1991
Recorded1991
GenreRock/Chanson
Length52:52
LabelVirgin Music
ProducerPete Briquette
Renaud chronology
Putain de camion
(1989) 		Marchand de cailloux
(1991) 		Renaud cante el' Nord
(1993)

Marchand de cailloux is a studio album from French artist Renaud. It was released in 1991 and seen as a return to form after the less positive reviews for the previous album, Putain de camion.[1]

In this album Renaud again takes up socio-political themes. Le Tango des Élus mocks politicians, La ballade nord-irlandaise is a pacifist song evoking the troubles of Northern Ireland (later reprised in 2009's Molly Malone – Balade irlandaise), and 500 connards sur la ligne de départ makes fun of the "morons" who race in the African desert (i.e. the Paris-Dakar Rally[2]), oblivious to the misery surrounding them.

Track listing[]

  1. "Marchand de cailloux"
  2. "L'aquarium"
  3. "P'tit voleur"
  4. "Olé"
  5. "Les dimanches à la con"
  6. "Dans ton sac"
  7. "Le tango des élus"
  8. "La ballade nord-irlandaise"
  9. "500 connards sur la ligne de départ"
  10. "Tonton"
  11. "Je cruel"
  12. "C'est pas du pipeau"
  13. "Ma chanson leur a pas plu" (Suite)
  14. "Tant qu'il y aura des ombres"

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic5/5 stars[3]

The album received positive reviews.

"Ma chanson leur a pas plu" (suite) is a sequel to the song on Morgane de toi. Tracks 1 and 3 were included on the 2007 compilation The Meilleur Of Renaud. Track 8 was covered for the tribute album La Bande à Renaud.

References[]

  1. ^ Amazon reviews
  2. ^ One of many sites using the Renaud reference Archived 2011-06-11 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/marchand-de-cailloux-mw0000767339
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