According to Allmusic, "this collection of 12 self-penned tracks shows that the 87-year-old is still capable of cutting it alone".

[2] Album cover photograph is taken by Karl Lagerfeld.

[3] The songs were written and recorded in France and Belgium.

For the arrangements, Eumir Deodato (Frank Sinatra, Aretha Franklin, Björk) and Yvan Cassar (Mylène Farmer, Johnny Hallyday)[4] were invited and the album "travels to Brazil and Paris, with an occasional little trip to Broadway and even Spain for Flamenca, flamenco".

[3] One of the songs, "J'ai Connu" (Gypsy jazz), addresses the genocides that have occurred during Aznavour's lifetime.