''Gajah'' (''Elephant'') is the second studio album by Indonesian singer-songwriter
Tulus. The album was released on February 19, 2014, by Demajors. The album occupied the eighth position in
iTunes
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Indonesia in July. A few months after release, the single "Gajah" entered the charts in Indonesia. "Sepatu" had re-released single for
Japanese
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' version "Kutsu" (セパトゥ〜くつ〜) and lyrically had translated by Hiroaki Kato, a
Japanese
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artist. Other singles from the album were "1000 Tahun Lamanya" and "Jangan Cintai Aku Apa Adanya".
The songs were written by Tulus, except "Baru", written by Tulus and Ferry Nurhayat. ''Gajah'' was listed to entering for Top 9 Indonesian Album by Indonesian
Tempo
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magazine.
The album won two awards (Best of the Best Album and Best Pop Album) at the
2015 Anugerah Musik Indonesia. The album was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the
1st Indonesian Choice Awards
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, but lost to
Raisa' ''
Heart to Heart''.
Track listing
Commercial responses
The single "Sepatu" as released on iTunes on August 22, 2013. The song received positive reviews and sold well on iTunes.
The album ''Gajah'' was launched on February 19, 2014, through iTunes and physical release on CD. The album received positive reviews, selling 5,000 copies in its first week and 60,000 copies in the first two months, the best selling album from Demajors since ''Endah N Rhesa'', which sold 30,000 copies.
Personnel
* Tulus – lead vocals, lyrics, co-producer
* Riri Muktamar – executive producer
*
Ari Renaldi
Ari Renaldi is an Indonesian music producer, composer, arranger, sound and mixing engineer, music director and musician. His production credits include Mocca, Tulus, Vidi Aldiano, Raisa Andriana, Afgan, Yura Yunita, Sezairi Sezali, Maudy Ayu ...
– producer, mixing, mastering, arranger, arasemen, drums, piano, percussion, and keyboard
* Rudy Zulkarnaen – arranger (track no 5), arasemen (track no 5), bass, contrabass
* Yonathan Godjali – daras music idea (track no 6)
* Topan Abimanyu – guitar (track no 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9)
* Anto Arief – guitar (track no 1)
* Brury Effendi – trumpet, flugelhorn
* Matt Ashworth – saxophone
* Raga Dipa Eka Kirana – violin
* Laksmitada Dewi Nurul Qolbiah – violin
* Tommy Ilham Junaedi – violin
* Andan Adrian – cello
* Ammy Kurniawan – guitar (track no 8)
* Ferry Nurhayat – backing vocal (track no 1, 7, 8)
* Lia Amalia – backing vocal (track no 7, 8)
Awards and nominations
References
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2014 albums
Indonesian-language albums