[5] However, in contrast to his previous work, the album incorporates elements of Gnawa music,[6] as seen on the track "Gnaoui.

[5][6] The meaning of the title track "Liberté" has been described by the artist as the attainment of freedom at the cost of ones innocence.

[8] The album features two covers two songs by the Algerian artist Blaoui Houari; "Zabana" and "Papa".

[6] The Guardian, Friday 8 May 2009, in reviewing the CD, commenced with the comment that "Khaled, the "king of Rai", became a celebrity across Europe and the Middle East in the early 1990s, provoking scenes worthy of Beatlemania..." and noted that the new CD continued his "growing interest in acoustic styles".

[7] On November 21, 2009, Khaled performed tracks from the album at the MGM Grand Las Vegas.