Puspa Indah

Puspa Indah (Beautiful Flower) is a 1980 album by Indonesian singer Chrisye, working in collaboration with Guruh Soekarnoputra. It was his fourth studio album and the third with Musica Studios.

Puspa Indah
Studio album by Chrisye
Released	1980
Genre	Pop, influenced by easy listening
Length	48:00
Label	Musica Studios
Chrisye chronology
Percik Pesona (1979) Puspa Indah (1980) Pantulan Cita (1981)

Recording

After the failure of Percik Pesona (Stain of Enchantment; 1979), Chrisye decided to distance himself from the pure pop sound that had made the earlier albums Badai Pasti Berlalu (The Storm Will Surely Pass; 1977) and Sabda Alam (Nature's Order; 1978) successful.[1] After a period of introspection and contemplation, he decided to stick with pop, but give it a romantic theme with easy listening influences.[2]

Guruh Soekarnoputra, songwriter son of former president Sukarno, contributed significantly to the project; he wrote the lyrics for all the songs except "To My Friends on Legian Beach" and "Gita Cinta" ("Love Song"), as well as all the melodies except "Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan" ("Interlude - Memories"). For "To My Friends on Legian Beach", Indonesian poet Sitor Situmorang wrote the lyrics, while Eddy Iskandar handled the lyrics for "Gita Cinta". The melody for "Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan" was written by long-term collaborator Jockie Soerjoprajogo.[2]

Musically, Yockie played the keyboard and harmonica, while Chrisye played the bass and guitar, both electric and acoustic. Roesma of Musica Studios served as recording engineer during the recording sessions in Jakarta.[3]

Release and reception

Prior to the album's release, two of its singles, "Galih dan Ratna" ("Galih and Ratna") and "Gita Cinta" ("Love Song") were selected for inclusion in the 1979 film Gita Cinta dari SMA (Love Song in High School).[2] For marketing, Chrisye took a cameo role in the film as the singer of "Galih dan Ratna".[4] Puspa Indah was released by Musica Studios in mid-1980, with high sales.[2]

The success of Puspa Indah convinced Chrisye that some albums needed to be synergized with other media in order to succeed.[4] Puspa Indah has been reissued twice, once as a CD in 2004[5] and once as part of the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition in 2007.[6] In December 2007, Rolling Stone Indonesia selected Puspa Indah as the 57th best Indonesian album of all time.[7]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Marlina"	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	3:41
2.	"Lagu Putih" ("White Song")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	5:30
3.	"Kenang-Kenangan" ("Memories")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	4:40
4.	"Puspa Indah" ("Beautiful Flower")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	6:17
5.	"Lakon Manusia" ("Human Story")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	3:20
6.	"Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan" ("Interlude - Memories")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Yockie Suryoprayogo	5:00
7.	"Sirna" ("Disappear")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	3:44
8.	"To My Friends on Legian Beach"	Sitor Situmorang	Guruh Soekarnoputra	4:57
9.	"Gita Cinta" ("Love Song")	Eddy S. Iskandar	Guruh Soekarnoputra	5:11
10.	"Galih dan Ratna" ("Galih and Ratna")	Guruh Soekarnoputra	Guruh Soekarnoputra	5:11
Total length:				48:00

References

Footnotes

1. Endah 2007, p. 148.
2. Endah 2007, p. 150.
3. Album notes.
4. Endah 2007, p. 151.
5. Kota BNI 2004, Chrisye Rilis Ulang.
6. IndonesiaSelebriti.com 2007, Chrisye Rilis Album.
7. Rolling Stone Indonesia 2007, 150 Album Indonesia.

Bibliography

• "150 Album Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Masa" [150 Best Indonesian Albums of All Time]. Rolling Stone Indonesia (in Indonesian). Jakarta (32): 66. December 2007.
• Puspa Indah [Beautiful Flower] (Media notes) (in Indonesian). Chrisye. Musica Studios. 1980.CS1 maint: others (link)
• "Chrisye Rilis Album Trilogi" [Chrisye Releases a Trilogy Album] (in Indonesian). IndonesiaSelebriti.com. 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 1 January 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)