''Sendiri'' (''Alone'' in the

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) is a 1984 album by Indonesian singer

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. It was his ninth

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and eight with

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as well as his third album released in 1984 after ''Metropolitan'' and ''Nona'' (Miss).

Production

After the release of ''Nona'' (''Miss''; 1984), Chrisye broke off his three album collaboration with

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and

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as he was tired of

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. Looking for a change, he approached

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to be the music director. Addie, who considered Chrisye his idol, was initially uncertain if he was of the same caliber as Chrisye's previous partners. Chrisye, who had been observing Addie's work with his friend Keenan Nasution as well as

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's debut album ''Citra Biru'' (''Blue Image''; 1981) and enjoyed what he heard, insisted. Once Addie was convinced to work on the album, he approached the issue aggressively. Chrisye's recent trilogy had been heavily inspired by

, which was a departure from the original romantic pop sound that Chrisye had had with the successful albums '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'' (''The Storm will Surely Pass''; 1977) and ''

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'' (''Fragile Nature''; 1978); Addie insisted that the new album should harken back to those earlier albums. Together Chrisye and Addie planned the album in Addie's home in

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; Addie later recalled that they both overthought the issues, as both were perfectionists. Addie also served as

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with Irsan. Eros wrote the lyrics to nine of the songs on the album. Addie arranged for the musicians. Heidi Awuy played the harp, Yudhianto played the

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and oboe, while Chrisye's brother-in-law Raidy Noor (who also composed the song "Windy") played the bass. Uce Haryono played the guitar, while

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played guitar. A string section, consisting of Suryati Supilin, Su Yin, Edo, Kwang Tju, and Zulkifli, was hired to provide further backing. Vina Panduwinata was booked to perform "Lestariku" ("My Eternity") in a duet with Chrisye; Addie later told her that the song had been written with a duet with her in mind.

Style

The titular song, "Sendiri", is accompanied only by piano and cor anglais music. According to Addie, when he proposed such an arrangement Chrisye initially had difficulty believing that it could be successful; at the time, no such arrangement had been used on an Indonesian song.

Reissues

''Sendiri'' was released in 1984 with a cover was designed by Chrisye's childhood friend Gauri Nasution and photography by Tara and Firman. It was well received and spawned three singles: "Kisah Insani", "Sendiri", and "Lestariku" ("My Eternity"). ''Sendiri'' won that year's

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for best selling album, selling over 100,000 copies. ''Sendiri'' has been

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d twice, once as a CD in 2004 and once as part of the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition in 2007.

Track listing

References

;Footnotes ;Bibliography * * * * * * * * {{Authority control 1984 albums Chrisye albums Indonesian-language albums