''Jurang Pemisah'' (; ''Dividing Canyon'') is the debut studio album by Indonesian singer

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

. It was produced and released by Pramaqua Records.

Background

After the success of ''

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'' and "

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", Chrisye was approached by Pramaqua records in 1977. They offered him a chance to record his first studio album. Working with Yockie Suryoprayogo, he recorded ''Jurang Pemisah''.Endah, Alberthiene
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Gramedia. 2007. Pp. 125–129. Chrisye performed the vocals on seven songs and played the bass, Jockie played the keyboard, guitar, and drums, and provided vocals on three. Ian Antono and Teddy Sujaya played the guitar and drums respectively for the songs "Mesin Kota" (''Machines in the City'') and "Dia" ("''Her''"). According to Yockie, ''Jurang Pemisah'' was "a portrait of social reality", dealing with themes such as the environment and politics. The

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song, for example, was about

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causing a divide between the different social strata. Another, "Jeritan Sebrang" (''Shriek from the Other Side'') was considered a portrait of supporters of the

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. Yockie took inspiration from and blended elements of

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and

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to create and

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the album. The album was released that same year with "high hopes", with the songs "Jurang Pemisah" (''Dividing Canyon'') and "Jeritan Seberang" planned to become

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. However, sales were lackluster.Tresnawati.
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. ''

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''. 2 April 2007. In his biography, Chrisye commented that ''Jurang Pemisah'' sold "like chicken shit"; warm at the beginning, but cooling off quickly. It did not receive any critical praise upon release.

Track listing

Notes

References

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