''Senyawa'' (; ) is a twentieth and last 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 ...

, released in 2004 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 lar ...

. The album features a

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with numerous

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n singers and bands, including Project Pop, Peterpan, Ahmad Dhani, and Ungu.

Creation

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

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 ...

, 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 Ahmad Dhani of Dewa, Ungu, Peterpan, Naif, and Project Pop as well as

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artists Erros Chandra of Sheila on 7 and Tohpati.'Senyawa' Kolaburasi Chrisye dengan Generasi Muda
. KapanLagi.com. 3 November 2004. Due to the different styles of each artists, the songs fit into numerous

genres Genre () is any style or form of communication in any mode (written, spoken, digital, artistic, etc.) with socially agreed-upon conventions developed over time. In popular usage, it normally describes a category of literature, music, or other form ...

. For example, the song "Bur-Kat (Buruan Katakan)" () with Project Pop, featured rap. Chrisye found this difficult, and took six takes to record "Bur-Kat".

Track listing

Reception

''Senyawa'' was released in 22 October 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
. '' Gatra''. 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
Gramedia. 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

music videos A music video is a video that integrates a song or an album with imagery that is produced for promotion (marketing), promotional or musical artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a music marketing device intended to ...

. 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
Gramedia. 2007. Pp. 319 - 320.

References

External links

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