The album was produced in Pete Townshend's Eel Pie Studios in London, England by Robin Millar, who had already worked for Sade and the Fine Young Cannibals.

The album also featured three tracks in English, including a cover of the James Brown number "It's a Man's World".

The British rock musician Chris Rea accompanied Kaas on the tracks "Out of the Rain" and "Ceux qui n'ont rien" (Eng: "Those who have nothing") on guitar.

A remix of "Reste sur moi" (Eng: "Stay on me"), a song composed by Marc Lavoine, reached the top 20 of the U.S. dance charts.

Currently Je te dis vous is considered one of the best albums of modern chanson,[1] displaying the key qualities of the genre.

It appeared for 14 weeks in the top ten, then dropped slowly on the chart[2] and finally achieved double platinum status.