 After the moderate success of the first four singles ("Maman a tort", "My Mum Is Wrong" [the English-language version of "Maman a tort"], "On est tous des imbéciles" and "Plus grandir"), Farmer decided to release her first album.At the time, she had signed a contract for two albums with the recording company Polydor, which reserved the right to break the contract at any time.Fortunately, in 1986, the success of "Libertine" brought Farmer her first big hit and allowed her to produce "Cendres de lune".