AkustiChrisye

AkustiChrisye is a 16th studio album by the Indonesian singer Chrisye released in 1996 which was produced by Erwin Gutawa. It includes acoustic versions of several of his earlier songs, as well as new material.

AkustiChrisye
Studio album by Chrisye
Released	1996
Genre	Acoustic
Label	Musica Studios
Chrisye chronology
Sendiri Lagi (1993) AkustiChrisye (1996) Kala Cinta Menggoda (1997)

Production

Chrisye and Erwin Gutawa, a conductor who had coordinated Chrisye's first solo concert in 1994, began working on what was to become AkustiChrisye in 1995.[1] Realising that Western artists such as Frank Sinatra had found success in rearranging their older songs, the two decided to do the same with Chrisye's older work.[2] They chose the songs "Kala Sang Surya Tenggelam" ("When the Sun Set"), "Anak Jalanan" ("Street Child"), and "Smaradhana" ("Passion") from the 1978 album Sabda Alam, as well as "Gita Cinta – Puspa Indah" ("Love Song – Beautiful Flower"), a remix of two songs from the 1980 album Puspa Indah. The album also saw several new songs, written by other artists.[3]

The album focused on using acoustic music, which Chrisye described as simple but still requiring serious work.[4] At the time the genre had seen a resurgence in Indonesia, with the state broadcaster TVRI carrying several shows which featured acoustic music.[5] The audio was recorded at Studio 301 in Sydney, Australia, with a full orchestra providing backing in a period of three hours. Gutawa had chosen to record in Australia as better equipment was available there,[4] and, although expensive, Aciu Widjaja of Musica Studios agreed immediately.[2]

Release and reception

The album was released as a cassette by Musica Studios in 1996[4] to popular success. "Damai Bersamamu" was the album's only single,[6] while both it and "Kala Sang Surya Tenggelam" received music videos.[7][8] Chrisye would later emphasise acoustic music on his 1997 album Kala Cinta Menggoda (When Love Tempts),[4] and continue his collaboration with Gutawa until 2002's Dekade (Decade).[9]

AkustiChrisye has been reissued twice, once as a CD in 2004[10] and once as part of the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition in 2007.[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Damai Bersamamu" ("Peace with You")	Johny Sahilatua	5:10
2.	"Kala Sang Surya Tenggelam" ("When the Sun Set")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	4:47
3.	"Zamrud Katulistiwa" ("The Equator")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	5:22
4.	"Pagi" ("Morning")	Chrisye & Adjie Soetama	5:44
5.	"Gita Cinta – Puspa Indah" ("Love Song – Beautiful Flower")	Guruh Soekarnoputra & Eddy D. Iskandar	5:21
6.	"Smaradhana" ("Passion")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	6:03
7.	"Kesan di Matamu" ("Impression in Your Eyes")	Chossy Pratama	4:00
8.	"Aku Suka" ("I Like It")	Cecep AS & Sam Bobo	5:12
9.	"Di Mana" ("Where")	Chrisye & Lulu Gutawa	4:44
10.	"Anak Jalanan" ("Street Child")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	5:20

References

Footnotes

1. Endah 2007, pp. 294–295.
2. Endah 2007, p. 300.
3. Endah 2007, p. 301.
4. Kompas 1996, Nama dan Peristiwa.
5. Rakaryan S. 1997, Chrisye: Pintar-Pintar Kitalah.
6. Endah 2007, p. 304.
7. Liner notes for Chrisye: By Request.
8. Liner notes for Chrisye: In Memoriam.
9. Endah 2007, pp. 318–319.
10. KotaBNI.com 2004, Chrisye Rilis Ulang.
11. IndonesiaSelebriti.com 2007, Chrisye Rilis Album.

Bibliography

• Chrisye: By Request (VCD). Chrisye. Musica Studios. 2006.CS1 maint: others (link)
• Chrisye: In Memoriam (VCD). Chrisye. Musica Studios. 2007.CS1 maint: others (link)
• "Chrisye Rilis Album Trilogi" [Chrisye Releases a Trilogy Album] (in Indonesian). Media Entertainment Online. 9 October 2007. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
• "Chrisye Rilis Ulang 22 Album Lawas" [Chrisye Rereleases 22 Old Albums]. KotaBNI News (in Indonesian). 28 October 2004. Archived from the original on 5 April 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2012.
• Endah, Alberthiene (2007). Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal [Chrisye: A Musical Memoir] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 978-979-22-2606-5.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• "Nama dan Peristiwa" [Names and Events]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. 7 April 1996. p. 8.
• Rakaryan S. (1 December 1997). "Chrisye: Pintar-Pintar Kitalah" [Chrisye: We're Smarter]. Kompas (in Indonesian). Jakarta. p. 1.