Background and release
The album was a turning point for Balavoine as it saw a departure of his backing band Clin d’Œil who had accompanied Balavoine since his 1977 album Les aventures de Simon et Gunther... . On Vendeurs de larmes, only keyboardist Hervé Limeretz and drummer/keyboardist Jean-Paul Batailley remained among the musicians. The album was recorded in Ibiza, which was also a big change for Balavoine, having previously only recorded in studios around Paris. [1]
The album was released in April 1982 and sold over 600 thousand copies, becoming Balavoine third best-selling album after Le chanteur and Sauver l'amour . The first single was "Vivre ou survivre", also released in April 1982. It became a top-ten hit and sold over 300 thousand copies. [2] The second single released was the title track "Vendeurs de larmes" and also achieved success selling over 80 thousand copies. [2]
In 1982, the album also won the "Prix Diamant de la chanson française" award. [1]
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