With a tempo of 96 bpm, and was written and composed by Francis Cabrel, the song Les Chemins de Traverse is from the second album of the same name released in 1979, two years after his first album Les Murs de poussière.
Pierre-Alain Dahan was the drummer and the percussionist for this album. He was a composer and performer, and notably from the disco group Voyage. After the Voyage, he continue his career as a studio drummer for artists such as Serge Gainsbourg, and Johnny Hallyday.