''Dekade'' (; en, Decade) is a

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album published by

Musica Studios PT Musica Studios is an Indonesian music company based in Jakarta. Known as Metropolitan Studios in the 1960s and then Musica Studios in the 1970s, Musica was founded by Yamin Widjaja, the owner of an electronics store. Musica is one of the la ...

and

Chrisye Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi (; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), born Christian Rahadi (), better known by his stage name Chrisye (), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011 ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' declared hi ...

's nineteenth studio album. It is also his only

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Creation

The idea for ''Dekade'' came when Chrisye thought about previously popular songs that were later forgotten. Believing that all

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s of modern music draw inspiration from the past, he spoke with

Erwin Gutawa Erwin Gutawa Sumapraja (born 16 May 1962) is an Indonesian composer. In 1985, he started his professional music career by joining the jazz band Karimata, later becoming an independent composer in 1991. As a composer, he won the 1992 Midnight S ...

, who agreed that they should make a

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to the history of Indonesian

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. They worked together to find songs that they could obtain the rights to use and that matched Chrisye's

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. Eventually, they decided on "Kr. Pasar Gambir dan Stambul Anak Jampang" to represent the 1940s, "Di Bawah Sinar Bulan Purnama" to represent the 1950s, "Dara Manisku" to represent the 1960s, "Anggrek Bulan" and "Pengalaman Pertama" to represent the 1970s, "Kisah Kasih di Sekolah" and "Sakura dalam Pelukan" to represent the 1980s, "Kangen" to represent the 1990s, and "Seperti Yang Kau Minta" to represent the 2000s.CHRISYE – DEDIKASI – DEKADE
''

''. 9 October 2002. The songs that were chosen originated from a variety of genres, including

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, and

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. Upon Chrisye's request,

approached

Sophia Latjuba Sophia Inggriani Latjuba, known professionally as Sophia Latjuba (born 8 August 1970) is a German-born Indonesian actress and singer now based in the United States. Of German-Jewish, Bugis and Javanese descent, she is the mother of actress and s ...

to be his

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partner. According to Chrisye, he chose her for her "unique" voice. Although Sophia Latjuba was surprised to be asked and was under contract to a different label, she accepted. Chrisye and Sophia Latjuba recorded their

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' studio in Jakarta, while the Allan Eaton Orchestra recorded the music in their studio in

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, Australia.

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was done by Erwin Gutawa. Work also took place at Sing-Sing Studio in Melbourne and 301 Studio in Sydney. All told, over fifty people worked on the album.

Track listing

Reception

''Dekade'' was well received, selling over 300,000 copies and being certified

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on Chrisye's 54th birthday. By October 2003 it had sold 350,000 copies.

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s were released for four songs, including both songs featuring Sophia Latjuba: "Seperti Yang Kau Minta", "Kisah Kasih di Sekolah", "Kangen", and "Anggrek Bulan".

followed the release of ''Dekade'' with a concert at Plenary Hall in Jakarta in 2003. Tickets sold out and the audience numbered several thousand. The sound was handled by Danesh Item, Pardi, Doni Lamuri, Rudra, Edy Jacobus, Lucas Harnadi, and Niki Hirio.World Stage: Chrisye “DeKaDe” - In Concert A look at live sound in Indonesia
" '' Live Sound International''. 2003.

References

External links

Official Musica press release
{{Authority control 2002 albums Chrisye albums Indonesian-language albums Covers albums