Safa (album)

''Safa'' (Pureness) is the seventh studio album by Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza. It was released on 11 January 2001 by Suria Records. Five singles were released from the album, with "Percayalah" released as the lead single.

Production

''Safa'' was heavily influenced by Siti Nurhaliza. She began working on the album by the first quarter of 2000 following the commercial success of her previous six albums. Siti said that the album's title, ''Safa'' means Pureness, while stated that the album is meaningful to her and specially dedicated to her fans. For the album, she worked with Ahmad Izham Omar and Aubrey Suwito as the album's producer as well as Adnan Abu Hassan (who previously produced her previous albums), Azmeer, Zulkifli Majid, Pak Ngah and Helen Yap.

Track listing

Release and reception

''Safa'' was released on what would have been Siti Nurhaliza's 22nd birthday, on 11 January 2001. It peaked at number two on RIM's local album chart. It was Malaysia's best-selling local album of the year when more than 80,000 units were sold in 2001 alone.

''Safa'' received mixed to positive reviews from music reviewers. Zainal Alam Kadir of the ''New Straits Times'' gave the album two and half stars. Zainal wasn't pleased with the presence of too many ballads in the album. He reviewed the album, "None of the songs is memorable enough. Siti's voice might be the only saving grace." In a more positive review by Marina Abdul Ghani of ''The Malay Mail'', she commended Siti's vocals and singled out "Percayalah" as her favorite song from the album. She wrote Siti's rendition of the song as "next to perfect". She concluded her review as "''Safa'' offers a variety of polished songs that showcases Siti's versatility as a singer." Saniboey Mohd Ismail of ''Harian Metro'' rated the album with four stars. In his final comment, he wrote, " ..Siti's 2001 beginning is really good with ''Safa'', although it is really hard for me to say this is her best album." In a three out four star review by Joko of ''Tembang'', he reviewed Siti's vocals in ''Safa'' favourably. He commended how ''Safa'' explored Siti's vocals to the maximum and the clarity and quality of Siti's voice.

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Safa'' booklet liner notes.

* Siti Nurhaliza - vocals, backing vocals
* Haslan - backing vocals
* Ailena Ali (Lin) - backing vocals
* Sanizar Ayin - backing vocals
* Swara - backing vocals
* Zulkifli Majid - backing vocals, composer, producer, A&R
* AS Design & Print - cover, design, printing
* Tan Su Loke - executive producer
* Wong - producer
* A.D. Ho - photography
* Nurul Shukor - make-up artist
* Kenzo - wardrobe, recorder
* Ahmad Izham Omar - composer, producer
* Aubrey Suwito - composer, producer
* Azmeer - composer, producer
* Helen Yap - composer, producer
* Pak Ngah - composer, producer
* Adnan Abu Hassan - composer, producer, backing vocals
* Ajai - composer, producer, backing vocals
* Jason Foo - production manager
* Azmi Ali - promotion
* Bard - promotion
* Rahayu - promotion
* Shahrin Halim - promotion
* Vincent Chan - recorder
* Koh - recorder
* PRO Recording Studio - recording studio
* Genesis Mastering Lab - mastering

Footnotes

* Note 1: In the Hits of the World section of ''Billboard'', ''Safa'' was listed at number three for the RIM's overall Malaysia album chart for week ending 6 February 2001. As the highest positioning local album in the chart, ''Safa'' by default should be at number one for RIM's local album chart. However, on Hisham Harun's Hit List section of ''The New Straits Times'', for week ending 5 February 2001, ''Safa'' was not even listed for RIM's local album chart. It is unclear which information is correct.

Explanatory notes

References

External links

''Safa'' by Siti Nurhaliza
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2001 albums
Malay-language albums
Siti Nurhaliza albums
Suria Records albums