Siti Nurhaliza II
1997 studio album by Siti Nurhaliza
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Siti Nurhaliza[note 1] is the second studio album by Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza, released on 27 January 1997 by Suria Records.[1]
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| Released | 27 January 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1996–1997 | |||
| Genres | Dance-pop, R&B, pop rock, rock, traditional | |||
| Length | 53:58 | |||
| Label | Suria Records | |||
| Producers | Adnan Abu Hassan, LY, Zul Mahat, Fauzi Marzuki, Xiao Wong, Helen Yap, David Foster | |||
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Recorded after the release of her debut self-titled album (1996), Siti Nurhaliza II was her two of six collaborations with Adnan Abu Hassan and also one of her two albums released in 1997, the other being Cindai, her first traditional album. For the first time of Siti's career, she wrote the lyrics for the song, "Demi Kasih Kita".
Production
Siti Nurhaliza II was produced by Suria Records for Siti Nurhaliza in 1997, a year after she release her debut album and marks her second collaboration with Adnan Abu Hassan.[2]
Her first single, "Aku Cinta Padamu" became her breakthrough hits in Indonesia and retitled as "Betapa Ku Cinta Padamu" for the Indonesian version.[3][4] The song also covered in English version as "I Wonder" by an Australian boy band North, in their second album, Straight Up.[5] Siti Nurhaliza re-recorded an English song "The Colour of My Love" originally performed by Celine Dion who considered by Siti as her idol, from her 1993 album of the same title. This marks the first time Siti performing a song in English.[6] For the song "Rindu Di Antara Kita", it features vocals by Siti Nurhaliza and Ciang Teng, where Siti sung in Malay while Ciang Teng sung in Mandarin.[7] Siti also recorded "Sri Mersing", her first traditional song in the album.[8]
Adnan Abu Hassan, the album's producer contributes three songs in the album — "Demi Kasih Kita", "Wajah Kekasih" and "Rindu Di Antara Kita". Other musicians contributes their songs in the album are husband and wife LY and Baiduri ("Aku Cinta Padamu" and "Kesilapanku, Keegoanmu"), Fauzi Marzuki, Zul Mahat, Xiao Wong, Helen Yap, Arthur Ganov and David Foster.[2]
Release and reception
Siti Nurhaliza II was released on 27 January 1997 (17 days after Siti Nurhaliza celebrates her 18th birthday) and was well-received, sold over 400, 000 copies[3] and being certified 6× platinum.[9][10][non-primary source needed] Ten music videos were produced for Siti Nurhaliza II. The first single from the album, "Aku Cinta Padamu", where its music video was filmed at the foreground of Kuala Lumpur Tower.[3] For the "Bisikan Asmara" music video, Siti Nurhaliza was accompanied by two male dancers in a white background studio.[3]
Siti Nurhaliza II was reported to have sold more than 350,000 units in Malaysia and 500,000 units in Indonesia.[11][12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aku Cinta Padamu" ("I Love You") | Baiduri | LY | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Wajah Kekasih" ("Lover's Face") | Hani M.J | Adnan Abu Hassan | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Tirai Semalam" ("Yesterday's Veil") | S. Amin Shahab | Fauzi Marzuki | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Demi Kasih Kita" ("For the Sake of Our Love") | Siti Nurhaliza | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Kesilapanku, Keegoanmu" ("My Fault, Your Ego") | Baiduri | LY | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Khayalan Cinta" ("The Fantasy of Love") | Ucu | Xiao Wong | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Usah Diragui" ("Don't Doubt") | Habsah Hassan | Zul Mahat | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Rindu di Antara Kita" ("The Longing Feeling Between Us"; featuring Ciang Teng) | Hani M.J, Ciang Teng | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Bisikan Asmara" ("Whisper of Romance") | Amran Omar | Helen Yap | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Sri Mersing" ("Mersing") | Copyright Control | Copyright Control | 5:00 |
| 11. | "The Colour of My Love" (Bonus Track) | Arthur Ganov | David Foster | 3:30 |
| Total length: | 53:58 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aku Cinta Padamu" | Baiduri | LY | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Wajah Kekasih" | Hani M.J | Adnan Abu Hassan | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Tirai Semalam" | S. Amin Shahab | Fauzi Marzuki | 5:04 |
| 4. | "Demi Kasih Kita" | Siti Nurhaliza | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Kesilapanku, Keegoanmu" | Baiduri | LY | 5:25 |
| 6. | "Khayalan Cinta" | Ucu | Xiao Wong | 5:09 |
| 7. | "Usah Diragui" | Habsah Hassan | Zul Mahat | 4:53 |
| 8. | "Rindu di Antara Kita" (featuring Ciang Teng) | Hani M.J, Ciang Teng | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:38 |
| 9. | "Bisikan Asmara" | Amran Omar | Helen Yap | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Sri Mersing" | Copyright Control | Copyright Control | 5:00 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Betapa Kucinta Padamu" | Baiduri | LY | 5:23 |
| 2. | "Wajah Kekasih" | Hani M.J | Adnan Abu Hassan | 5:16 |
| 3. | "Bisikan Asmara" | Amran Omar | Helen Yap | 4:53 |
| 4. | "Kesilapanku, Keegoanmu" | Baiduri | LY | 5:25 |
| 5. | "The Colour of My Love" | Arthur Ganov | David Foster | 3:30 |
| 6. | "Aku Cinta Padamu" | Baiduri | LY | 5:23 |
| 7. | "Demi Kasih Kita" | Siti Nurhaliza | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:47 |
| 8. | "Khayalan Cinta" | Ucu | Xiao Wong | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Usah Diragui" | Habsah Hassan | Zul Mahat | 4:53 |
| 10. | "Tirai Semalam" | S. Amin Shahab | Fauzi Marzuki | 5:04 |
Credits
Credits adapted from Siti Nurhaliza II booklet liner notes.[13]
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Notes
- This is her second album with no title same as her first album. Mostly known as Aku Cinta Padamu or Siti Nurhaliza II.