The initial album was released on Mercury / Universal Music containing 14 songs interpreted by 15 artists.

The musical project was supervised by Renaud himself, assisted by Dominique Blanc-Francard and Alain Lanty.

It reached the top of SNEP, the official French Albums Chart in its first week of release.

The album shows photos of artists photographed by Barbara d'Alessandri wearing a red bandana, Renaud's signature paraphernalia.

The album cover also shows a big "R" logo made of a red bandana.