Marchand de cailloux


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.
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, and 500 connards sur la ligne de départ makes fun of the "morons" who race in the African desert, 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"
  14. "Tant qu'il y aura des ombres"

    Reception

The album received positive reviews.
"Ma chanson leur a pas plu" 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].