''Senyawa'' (; en, One Soul) is an Indonesian album released 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 ...

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. It was

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's last studio album and features a

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with numerous

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n singers and bands, including Project Pop, Peterpan,

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, and

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Creation

''Senyawa'' was heavily influenced by Chrisye. He became the album's producer, replacing

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, who had produced his last few albums.Senyawa
.

. ''Official press release''. He decided on a collaboration album with younger Indonesian artists, eventually working with Musica artists

of Dewa,

, Peterpan, Naif, and Project Pop as well as

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artists Erros Chandra of

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and

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.'Senyawa' Kolaburasi Chrisye dengan Generasi Muda
. KapanLagi.com. 3 November 2004. Due to the different styles of each artists, the songs fit into numerous

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. For example, the song "Bur-Kat" ( en, Say It Quickly) with Project Pop, featured

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. Chrisye found this difficult, and took six takes to record "Bur-Kat".

Track listing

Reception

''Senyawa'' was released in November 2004. However, not long after its release,

Indonesia (SMI) filed a complaint about the cover of the album, which featured the names of Erros Chandra and Tohpati on the cover, who were under contract to SMI; Erros and Tohpati were also featured on pictures in the

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. As a result, Musica Studios withdrew the album from circulation and later

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d it with a new, redesigned cover without Erros and Tohpati.Musica: Kami Lalai
. ''

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''. 3 December 2004. Chrisye later expressed regret that legal issues prevented him from recognizing Eross and Tohpati's contributions. Despite the controversy, the album sold well.Endah, Alberthiene
Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal

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. 2007. Pp. 319 - 320. Four songs from ''Senyawa'', "Cinta Yang Lain", "Menunggumu", "Bur-Kat", and "Jika Surga dan Neraka Tak Pernah Ada", were made into

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. The music video for "Menunggumu" was filmed just before Chrisye was diagnosed with

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; it was one of his last music videos.Endah, Alberthiene
Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal

. 2007. Pp. 319 - 320.

References

External links

Official Musica press release
{{Authority control 2004 albums Chrisye albums Indonesian-language albums