Lyudi Invalidy

Lyudi Invalidy
Studio album by t.A.T.u.
Released	21 October 2005
Recorded	February — May 2005
Genre	Alternative Rock Electronic Rock
Length	40:57
Language	Russian English (2 tracks)
Label	Universal, Interscope
Producer	Sergio Galoyan, Dennis Ingoldsby, T.A. Music, Martin Kierszenbaum, Robert Orton, Boris Renski (executive)
t.A.T.u. chronology
Dangerous and Moving (2005) Lyudi Invalidy (2005) The Best (2006)
Singles from Lyudi Invalidy
"Lyudi Invalidy" Released: 12 October 2005

Lyudi Invalidy (Cyrillic: Люди инвалиды; Translated: Invalid People) is the second Russian-language studio album by t.A.T.u., released on October 21, 2005 in Russia. Lately the album was released in some Eastern European countries, Germany and Mexico.

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 Shapovalov introduced the tracks "Lyudi Invalidy", "Ty Soglasna", "Nich'ya" and "Chto Ne Hvatayet" 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".

Demos of "Kosmos", "Vsya Moya Lyubov", and "Obez'yanka Nol'" as well as an acapella version of the last, were released prior to the albums release. All the demos were sung by Lena only, and were recorded in both Moscow and Los Angeles with Sergio Galoyan from mid to late 2004 to early 2005.

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 Invalidy is not a remix. It is the same single featuring a Russian arrangement versus a pop one.

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

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", though it is most accurate as invalid people. However, the group on several occasions have stated that the title refers to morally disabled persons, not disability in the physical sense.

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 (see 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.

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) – CNGT. 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.

Track listing

1. "Lyudi Invalidy (Intro)" (I. Shapovalov) – 0:49
2. "Novaya Model (Новая модель)" (S. Galoyan, V. Polienko) – 4:12
3. "Obezyanka Nol (Обезьянка ноль)" (V. Adarichev, A. Pokutni, V. Polienko) – 4:25
4. "Loves Me Not" (E. Buller, A. Kubiszewski) – 3:14
5. "Kosmos (Космос)" (S. Galoyan, V. Polienko) – 4:12
6. "Ty Soglasna (Ты согласна)" (V. Adarichev, A. Pokutni, V. Polienko) – 3:10
7. "Nichya (Ничья)" (Nekkermann, V. Polienko) – 3:02
8. "Vsya Moya Lubov (Вся моя любовь)" (S. Galoyan, M. Kierszenbaum, V. Polienko) – 5:52
9. "All About Us" (J. Alexander, B. Steinberg, L. Origliasso, J. Origliasso) – 3:00
10. "Chto Ne Hvataet (Что не хватает)" (I. Demyan) – 4:25
11. "Lyudi Invalidy (Люди инвалиды)" (I. Shapovalov, V. Polienko) – 4:35

Certifications, peaks and sales

See also

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• Dangerous and Moving Tour - The associated tour
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References