t.A.T.u. - The Best by T.a.t.u. - Uhune

COMPILATION

Given that t.A.T.u. only had two albums to their name when The Best arrived in the fall of 2006, it might seem like it was a little early for a greatest-hits album -- which is both true and untrue. For most acts, such a quickly arriving hits compilation would be a little premature, but by 2006 the duo's lesbianism shtick was not only exposed as nothing more than a marketing gimmick, but they had also parted ways with their label, Interscope, which meant that their act was outdated and that they no longer had the support of a major label, so it was the perfect time to chronicle the half-decade where they were a Europop sensation. The Best does this exhaustively, offering up the hits -- "All the Things She Said," "Not Gonna Get Us," "How Soon Is Now," "Friend or Foe," "All About Us," plus the new single "Gomenasai" -- plus a bunch of remixes and some album tracks. Since a little t.A.T.u. can go a long way, it's best to get all the big hits in one place; the rest of the record might still be filler even on a hits disc, but at least it has all the big songs, which The Best certainly does, and that should satisfy any listener who considers the Russian duo a guilty pleasure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. All About Us

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Jessica Origliasso
Lisa Origliasso
William Steinberg
J. Alexander; Composer
Lyricist: Jessica Origliasso
Lisa Origliasso
William Steinberg
J. Alexander; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: J. Alexander
Jessica Origliasso
Lisa Origliasso
William Steinberg; Other

2. All The Things She Said

Performer: Julia Volkova
Lena Katina; Performer
Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Vocals: Lena Katina
Julia Volkova; Performer
Composer: Sergio Galoyan
Trevor Horn; Composer
Lyricist: Trevor Horn; Composer
Author: Valerij Polienko
Elena Kiper
Martin Kierszenbaum; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Bob Ludwig; Production
Composer Lyricist: Trevor Horn; Other

3. Not Gonna Get Us

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Elena Kiper
Trevor Horn
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Trevor Horn
Elena Kiper
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Trevor Horn
Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan
Elena Kiper; Other

4. How Soon Is Now?

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: John Marr
Steven Morrissey; Composer
Lyricist: John Marr
Steven Morrissey; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Steven Morrissey
John Marr; Other

5. Loves Me Not

Composer: Andy Kubiszewski
E. Buller; Composer
Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Lyricist: E. Buller
Andy Kubiszewski; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Andy Kubiszewski
Martin Kierszenbaum
Ed Buller; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: E. Buller
Andy Kubiszewski; Other

6. Friend or Foe

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: D. Stewart
Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Lyricist: D. Stewart
Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
D. Stewart; Other

7. Gomenasai

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Performer: Richard Carpenter; Performer
Composer: Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Strings Arrangement: Richard Carpenter; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Ugval
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum; Other

8. Null And Void

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Martin Kierszenbaum
A. Pokutni
V. Adarichev
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: V. Adarichev
Martin Kierszenbaum
A. Pokutni
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Producer: T.a. Music
Martin Keirzenbaum
Sergio Galeyan
Dennis Ingoldsly; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerij Polienko
A. Pokutni
V. Adarichev; Other

9. Cosmos (Outer Space)

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: L. Alexandrovski
Valerya Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum
Sergio Galoyan; Composer
Lyricist: L. Alexandrovski
Valerya Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum
Sergio Galoyan; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Sergio Galoyan
Dennis Ingoldsby
Martin Kierszenbaum; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerya Polienko
Sergio Galoyan
L. Alexandrovski; Other

10. Show Me Love

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Ivan Shapovalov
Martin Kierszenbaum
Sergej Galojan
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Other

11. Craving (I Only Want What I Can't Have)

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Lisa Lindley Jones; Composer
Lyricist: Lisa Lindley Jones; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lisa Lindley Jones; Other

12. Ne Ver, Ne Boisia

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Mars Lasar
Ivan Shapovalov
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Mars Lasar
Ivan Shapovalov
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Mars Lasar; Other

13. 30 Minutes

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Ivan Shapovalov
Martin Kierszenbaum
Sergej Galojan
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Robert Orton; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Other

14. Divine

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Brendon Whitney; Composer
Lyricist: Brendon Whitney
Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Producer: Martin Kerszenbaum
Alias; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Brendon Whitney; Other

15. Perfect Enemy

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerya Polienko
Sergio Galoyan; Composer
Lyricist: Sergio Galoyan
Valerya Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Sergio Galoyan
Dennis Ingoldsby
Martin Kierszenbaum; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerya Polienko
Sergio Galoyan; Other

16. All The Things She Said

Composer: Sergio Galoyan
Trevor Horn; Composer
Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Lyricist: Trevor Horn; Composer
Author: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerij Polienko
Elena Kiper; Production
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Bob Ludwig; Production
Composer Lyricist: Trevor Horn; Other

17. Ludi Invalidi

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
L. Alexandrovski
Valerya Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
L. Alexandrovski
Valerya Polienko; Composer
Remixing: Vanya Kilar; Production
Studio Personnel: Vanya Kilar; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
Valerya Polienko
L. Alexandrovski; Other

18. Loves Me Not

Composer: Andy Kubiszewski
E. Buller; Composer
Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Lyricist: E. Buller
Andy Kubiszewski; Composer
Engineer: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Andy Kubiszewski
Martin Kierszenbaum
Ed Buller; Production
Studio Personnel: Robert Orton
Tony Ugval; Production
Composer Lyricist: E. Buller
Andy Kubiszewski; Other

19. Nas Ne Dagoniat

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Ivan Shapovalov
Martin Kierszenbaum
Sergej Galojan
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Martin Kierszenbaum
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Martin Kierszenbaum
Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Other

20. Ya Soshla S Uma

Primary Artist: T.a.t.u.; Main Performer
Composer: Ivan Shapovalov
Elena Kiper
Sergej Galojan
Valerij Polienko; Composer
Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Elena Kiper
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Robert Orton; Production
Producer: Trevor Horn; Production
Recording: Robert Orton; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Ludwig
Robert Orton; Production
Composer Lyricist: Valerij Polienko
Ivan Shapovalov
Sergej Galojan
Elena Kiper; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

20 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

1 hour, 15 minutes and 33 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 908x908 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Electronic, Dance, Dance Pop

Label

Interscope

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Russia

Language

English (United States)
Russian

Popularity

Release Date

Sep 10, 2006

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602517064621