Lyudi Invalidy

"This article is about the t.A.T.u album, for the song with the same name, see Lyudi Invalidy (song)

Infobox Album |
Name = Люди Инвалиды
Type = Album
Artist = t.A.T.u.


Released = October 19 2005
Recorded = February - May 2005
Genre = Electronic, Alternative rock, Ambient
Length = 40:57
Label = Universal, Interscope
Producer = Martin Kierszenbaum Robert Orton Sergio Galoyan Dennis Ingoldsby

Language = Russian English (2 tracks)
Last album = "Dangerous and Moving" (2005)
This album = "Lyudi Invalidy" (2005)
Next album = "The Best" (2006)
Misc = Singles
Name = Lyudi Invalidy
Type = studio
single 1 = Lyudi Invalidy
single 1 date = October 21, 2005

"Lyudi Invalidy" (Cyrillic: "Люди инвалиды"; Translated: "Invalid People") is the second Russian album by the duo t.A.T.u., released on October 19 2005.

Track listing

Album info and production

Technically, the production for "Lyudi Invalidy" began in 2003. It was during 2003 when t.A.T.u.'s then producer introduced the tracks "Lyudi invalidy", "Ty soglasna", "Nich'ya" and "Chto ne khvatayet" to the girls, and the songs were recorded. For instance, an early version of Nich'ya was played during the Show Me Love Tour. Demos from all four songs were also released to fans, and heard on "Podnebesnaya". After leaving Shapovalov, and then taking a hiatus, t.A.T.u. negotiated with Shapovalov and the songs writers and composers to rerecord the songs. The music was changed on all of the songs, and in some the lyrics were altered. When the album was released in 2005, it only credited Shapovalov for the song "Lyudi invalidy".

"Lyudi invalidy" features two songs from the English release, being "Loves Me Not" and "All About Us". On this album, "Loves Me Not" has different music than the version of "Dangerous and Moving". It is important to note that the version of "Loves Me Not" featured on Lyudi invalidi is not a remix. It is the same single featuring a Russian arrangement versus a pop one.

"Obezyanka Nol'", Yulia's favourite tune from the album, was also included on "Dangerous and Moving".

Demos

Note: These demos are from August (4th - 20th) 2004, Recorded in Moscow with Sergio Galoyan.
* "Kosmos" (Elena Katina) — 4:40

Note: These demos are from January 17th 2005 - April 18th 2005, Recorded in Los Angeles with Sergio Galoyan.
* "Obezyanka Nol'" (Elena Katina) — 4:36
* "Obezyanka Nol' (Acapella)" (Elena Katina) — 3:46
* "Vsya Moya Lyubov'" (Elena Katina) — 5:50

Singles

Although "Lyudi invalidy" is the only actual single from "this" album, some may consider that "All About Us" was also a single from this album. "Loves Me Not" also was played on Russian radio during 2006, along with "All About Us", "Novaya Model" and "Obez'yanka Nol'".

Controversy of "Disabled People"

The title of the album has caused much confusion and controversy. The words "Lyudi invalidy" can translate into English as "Disabled/Handicapped/Invalid People," it is most accurate as invalid people. However, the group on several occasions have stated that they mean morally disabled persons, which really rules out handicapped and somewhat based on translation, it rules out disability in the sense of physical.

t.A.T.u. were sued in November, 2006 by the Komi Republic claiming the album and song degraded disabled people. Specifically, they were offended by writing in the booklet (which can be found below), and the lyrics to the song "Lyudi invalidy". t.A.T.u. expressed that they were not worried about being sued, and Katina added "Of course, we meant moral invalids, people who do not have soul and human feelings." When asked if they had anything against disabled people, she stated that she finds it offensive to refer to people by that term, and added "We take pictures together and make sure they have priority seats [at concerts] ." No more news has been given about the lawsuit, and it is assumed to have been dropped. t.A.T.u. in previous interviews had always explained what they meant by Lyudi invalidy.

Booklet

Below is the text found in the booklet, translated from Russian, that had caused controversy.

"Lyudi invalidy are born the ways they'll die. They do not know what it is to be a human, they are a fake, a doll made out of a human-like billet. They have legs, hands, other parts of the body, physically you can not tell them apart from a human, but Lyudi invalidy do not live, they function. Their functions are drawn by mechanic laws and four other clues: cruelty, fatuity, greed, turpitude. ЖГЖП. Everything they do is effective, predictable, dim and destructive. All the bad, very bad and awful happenings are the result of Lyudi invalidy's activities. We live among them and rarely notice this big human fake."

*Note: Люди инвалиды (Lyudi invalidy) means "Invalid People".
*Note: ЖГЖП (transliterated "ZH-G-ZH-P") stands for Жестокость ("cruelty"), Глупость ("nonsense"), Жадность ("greed"), Подлость ("corruptness") – CFGT. "ЖГЖП" is also found on some t.A.T.u. merchandise, and it is also on the inner ring of the CD for "Lyudi Invalidy".

Translated Lyrics

"...Don't take from others, don't give what's yours. Shut your eyes and die, love and die. Swear to me, tell me that it's nonsense. Die and pretend that you'll love forever.

Evening without love, morning without sadness. Invalid people, invalid people

No one waits for the lost, no one wants the sad. These people don't live, they are drowned like kittens. Shut your eyes and die, tell me that it's nonsense. Shut your eyes and lie to me that you'll love forever..."

Certifications, Peaks and Sales

References

See also

* Dangerous and Moving Tour - The associated tour
* ""