Percik Pesona

Percik Pesona
Studio album by Chrisye
Released 1979
Genre Pop, progressive rock
Label Musica Studios

Percik Pesona (Stain of Enchantment) is a 1979 album by Indonesian singer Chrisye. The album was received poorly, with Chrisye later reflecting that he had undergone second album syndrome.[1]

Production

Percik Pesona was Chrisye's second solo album and fifth album overall.[2] It was produced after the massive success of Chrisye's debut solo album Sabda Alam (Nature's Order) and soon after the death of Amin Widjaja, one of the founders of Musica Studios.[1] Songwriting was handled by Chrisye, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, and Guruh Soekarnoputra.[1] Backing vocals were provided by rising star Rafika Duri.[1] Chrisye, although shocked by Amin's passing and feeling little passion for the music, provided the vocals, mixing pop and jazz; he also hit high notes on "Kehidupanku" ("My Life').[1]

Three drummers played on the album.[1] Chrisye's childhood friend Keenan Nasution played drums on "Kehidupanku", while Jimmy Manopo played drums on "Angkuh" ("Arrogance"); Fariz RM played drums for the rest of the album.[1] The title of the song was decided by a vote.[1]

Release and reception

Percik Pesona was released in 1979, with Chrisye's favourite "Lestariku" ("My Eternity") as its first single.[1] "Dewi Khayal" ("Goddess of Fantasy") and "Angkuh" were later released as further singles.[1] The album was poorly received.[1]

After the failure of the album, Chrisye asked several other artists why Percik Pesona could have failed so badly.[3] In reply, they said that the failure was two-fold.[3] Firstly, new singers with successful first albums often emulate only the positive aspects of the first release, assuming that those are the reason it was successful; they were also under pressure to succeed.[3] In his biography, Chrisye retrospectively suggested that he should have known that the album would do poorly when he felt no passion for it.[3]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Kehidupanku" ("My Life")Fariz RM and Junaedi Salat 4:49
2. "Lestariku" ("My Eternity")Junaidi Salat 4:27
3. "Percik Pesona" ("Stain of Enchantment")Yockie Suryoprayogo and Fariz RM 4:39
4. "Dewi Khayal" ("Goddess of Fantasy")Yockie Suryoprayogo and Fariz RM 4:47
5. "Cakrawala" ("Horizons")Agus B. 4:00
6. "Dirimu dan Diriku" ("You and I")Agus B. 3:54
7. "Indahnya Alam" ("The Beauty of Nature")Agus B. 3:59
8. "Angkuh" ("Arrogance")Yockie Suryoprayogo and Tamy Lesapura 4:29
9. "Kenang Biru" ("Blue Memories")Yockie Suryoprayogo and Guruh Soekarnoputra 4:29
10. "Damba di Dada" ("Yearning in My Chest")Chrisye and Junaedi Salat 4:31

References

Footnotes
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.10 Endah 2007, p. 147.
  2. ↑ Endah 2007, p. 368.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Endah 2007, p. 148.
Bibliography
  • Endah, Alberthiene (2007). Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal [Chrisye: A Musical Memoir] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 978-979-22-2606-5.
  • Percik Pesona [Stain of Enchantment] (Media notes) (in Indonesian). Chrisye. Musica Studios. 1979.