Canggih
1992 studio album by KRU
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Canggih (Sophisticated) is the debut studio album by Malaysian boy band, KRU. It was released on 5 October 1992 by EMI Music Malaysia.
Production
In 1992, after established KRU and signed up with EMI Music Malaysia, the brothers – Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim – began working on their debut album.[1][2][3] KRU agreed upon the condition that they would be given creative freedom to conceptualise the album.[4]
Canggih was recorded at Channel 11 Studios in Kuala Lumpur, using a lots of special effects and programmed "towards techno music". According to Norman, one of the KRU brothers, Canggih is "actually a heavy sampling of the variety of rap music".[4] He also describe the album's production "is more like an experimental project".[5] The brothers contributed all 11 tracks except "Generasiku" which was penned by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.[6] Although majority of the songs in the album is recorded in Malay, KRU also recorded four English songs: "U Make My Day", "Get in 2 the Hype", "Perception of Love" and "Ain't Got No Soul".[4] According to KRU, the reason they recorded English tracks in Canggih are as they wanted to reach the non-Malay music market.[5]
The song, "2020", was specially dedicated to then-fourth Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad and was inspired by Wawasan 2020, which was introduced by Mahathir a year before.[6] Due to language concerns, KRU change the lyrics of "2020" from 'twenty twenty' to 'duapuluh duapuluh' upon request from Malaysian public broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM).[7][8][9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Canggih" | 1:06 | |
| 2. | "Hanya Kau" | 4:12 | |
| 3. | "20/20" | 3:22 | |
| 4. | "U Make My Day" | 4:27 | |
| 5. | "Generasiku" |
| 3:37 |
| 6. | "Sempoi" | 4:13 | |
| 7. | "Get in 2 the Hype" | 3:26 | |
| 8. | "Cherrina" | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "Perception of Love" | 4:04 | |
| 10. | "Ain't Got No Soul" | 4:37 | |
| 11. | "Tradisi" | 0:54 | |
| 12. | "Sekali Lagi (Gadisku)" | 3:38 | |
| Total length: | 41:00 | ||
Release and reception
Canggih was well-received upon its release on 5 October 1992, selling over 20,000 copies and being certified platinum.[10][11][12] "Cherrina" and "Hanya Kau" was released as singles and made into music videos. As of 1994, Canggih has sold over 70,000 copies.[13]
However, not long after its release, the Malaysian public broadcaster RTM filed a complain about the album's content, which was deemed to promoting yellow culture.[7][2] As a result, 9 out of the 12 songs in the album were banned from airing.[7][9]
Reviewing the album, a media critic of the New Straits Times lauded the album "with a difference and full of surprises" and "is worth checking up on".[14]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Canggih booklet liner notes.[15]
- KRU – vocals, backing vocals, mixer, composer, arranger, producer
- Mohd Arzmy - executive producer
- Ritchie Blackmore - composer
- Roger Glover - composer
- Jon Lord - composer
- Ian Paice - composer
- Henry Teh - mixer
- Detroit Eng - recorder
- Ben - recorder
- Thana - recorder
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Malaysia[10] | Platinum | 20,000[10] |
Release history
| Region | Release date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 October 1992 | CD, Digital download[16][17] | EMI Music Malaysia |