Dangerous and Moving
Dangerous and Moving is the second English-language studio album of the Russian singing duo tATu from the year 2005. 's Russian counterpart appeared in the same year and is called Люди Инвалиды ( Ljudi Inwalidy ).
Background and publication
2001 had t.A.T.u. with their debut album, 200 Po Wstretschnoi in Russia and Eastern Europe gained great notoriety in 2002 and 2003, its success extended to the first English-language album 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane and the associated single All The Things She Said on Western Europe, Japan and North America. In June 2003, announced t.A.T.u. In a television interview on VIVA that they wanted to start recording a new album. In January 2004, work began on a second Russian-language album under the working title Podnebesnaya in Moscow. In March 2004, parted t.A.T.u. However, by their manager and producer Ivan Nikolayevich Shapovalov by not prolonging the artist contract with him. This was due to personal differences and the allegation that Shapovalov would be considered too little on the success of the duo, and would primarily market themselves and his other projects. So Shapovalov had in the TV reality series " tATu в Поднебесной " ( w Podnebesnoi tATu - " tATu under heaven " ), the tATu and accompanied the team at work on the album, advertised to a large extent for other projects, and also set itself repeatedly targeted in scene. In addition, the selected songs Shapovalov did not like two singers, which is why the song selection changed in essential ingredients.
The remaining songs were edited without exception greatly in their sound or their melody.
The album was produced again, among others, Trevor Horn and Sergio Galoyan, both of whom had already worked on the previous albums. However, it took half a year until the album recordings could begin again in August 2004. Not only the production team had to be reorganized, the pregnancy Julija Wolkowas delayed the resumption of work. The recordings retreated until May 2005 back, and found in eight different studios in Moscow, London and Los Angeles.
By separating Manager Shapovalov and the temporary suspension of work on the album, the release of the album shifted about one year, which meant that tATu came in many countries back into oblivion, and were referred to as one- hit wonder.
Title list
Publication and success
First, the album was released on October 5, 2005 in Japan, where it debuted at number ten on the album charts. The album marketed there much worse than the previous 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane, in 2003 went straight to number one on the album charts. The sales figures were far below those of the previous album back: 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane sold in the week of release than 500,000 times in Japan, Dangerous and Moving only 23,000 times. A total of 100,000 Dangerous and Moving albums were sold in Japan, which was enough for a gold record.
In Taiwan, a similar picture emerged. Dangerous and Moving reached there though number four in the album charts, but fell after just three weeks already out of the top 20. Although remained here, the sales figures behind those of the previous album, Dangerous and Moving was in Taiwan over 15,000 copies sold, what tATu were awarded in December 2005 with a gold record. On December 2, the duo which is one of the biggest concerts in the history of tATu gave a concert in front of 20,000 Chung- Sheng Stadium in Kaohsiung, acted.
On October 10, the album was in the UK, published on October 11 in North America, and October 14 in Europe and Latin America. Also there were, except for Latin America, the successes of 2003 are not repeated. In Germany the album reached number twelve of the album charts, and remained in these no fewer than six weeks. In the United States, the album had a brief interlude at number 131 on the Billboard charts, but from which it fell out after only one week. A total of 93,000 Dangerous and Moving albums were sold in the United States. In most European countries, the album peaked at least the top 20 or top 30 of the album charts, which, although a distinctive feature, however, was of Eastern European artists still in juxtaposition with the previous album only moderate.
In Latin America, the album was more successful. In Mexico, for example, it reached number five on the album charts, stayed in it until into 2006, and there has been honored for sales of over 50,000 copies the Golden - record. In total, over one million Dangerous and Moving albums were sold in Latin America, which is also due to the large-scale promotional tour from 2005 until 2006.
Criticism
Roger Holland of PopMatters.com favored Dangerous and Moving in his criticism of the previous album, 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane, and called All About Us as the best song of the album. Holland sees t.A.T.u. Although as " perfect pop package ", but criticized the small number of Russian songs on the album, which according to his criticism 's defining songs of tATu were, so the album in his opinion, " Russian beauty and soul " missing. In his final evaluation, the album gets to PopMatters.com eight out of ten. Benjamin Fox of laut.de other hand, labeled the album as " little changed " in comparison to the previous album, and sees Gomenasai as "the only audible ballad" on - the rest is "a series of cheerful trifles ". Fuchs awards on laut.de in its final evaluation one of five possible points, while in the reader rating gets the album five out of five.
James Blake writes in his music criticism for the BBC, tATu but seem to have more depth than might have expected at the beginning, and called Dangerous and Moving as much rounded than 200 km / h in the Wrong Lane. Leave it as the " nadir of the album " designated Gomenasai on the sidelines, the album is an interesting signpost for future music what the title Craving (I Only Want What I Can not Have) best embodies. In addition, writes Blake, Dangerous and Moving is the proof that tATu more musical than just clever Selbstinszenierer in the media are.
Czech music critic Jana Henychová of musicserver.cz called the album " a nice compromise between quality pop and dance music. " Even Henychová refers to a "particular linguistic originality " of TATUS Russian songs, and would welcome more Russian-language songs on the album. Overall, they referred to the album yet as " a resounding success " and " full of strong songs and hits. " Only the title song Dangerous and Moving, which was later published in his Russian-language version in Russia as a single, Henychová sees in her criticism as a slightly weakening of exception.
Rolling Stone called Dangerous and Moving in the November 2005 edition as " more aggressive than the first album ," and was " Above all, the Russian-language tracks produce a solid voltage ". In addition, the Rolling Stone wrote that there is no doubt that the album enough qualities possessed to storm the charts.
Singles
Were released as singles from the album:
- Friend or Foe (10 March 2006 )
- Gomenasai (12 May 2006)
Former, All About Us, became a successful comeback for the group, and reached in almost all European charts the top 10. The second single, Friend or Foe, celebrated some successes in Russia, Poland and Hungary, but remained beyond largely ignored. Gomenasai, the most recently released single, placed himself in the German and Austrian charts, here on the rear placement ranks.
Dangerous and Moving Tour
In the years 2005 and 2006, the Dangerous and Moving Tour was held to advertise the album. With this addition to the songs of the new album and the older hits were presented. The Dangerous and Moving Tour differed from previous performances of the band by the rare use of playback - was almost always listen to live singing. For the first time in the band's history also paid special attention to Latin America, where six concerts were held, four in Mexico and one each in Argentina and Brazil. Overall, the duo visited four continents and gave 38 concerts.