''Mimpi'' (meaning ''Dream'') is a

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by Indonesian singer

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, features 2 hit singles "Mimpi" and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". The album was released in 1989 under label Atlantic Records,

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. The song "Mimpi" eventually got placed at number 47 on

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's " 150 Greatest Indonesian Songs of All Time" list. ''Mimpi'' has sold approximately 1 million copies in Indonesia.

Album information

Anggun couldn't reach her big popularity actually when release her rock debut, ''

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'' in 1986. It needed a longer time to make her being a superstar. This was the album that brought Anggun's name into her big fame as a lady rocker in Indonesia. However, it is not her solo album, but a compilation album of Indonesian rockers such as

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, Deddy Stanzah, and Euis Darliah. Anggun only sang 2 songs: "Mimpi" and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". Both singles were written by Teddy Sudjaja and Pamungkas NM. The first single, "Mimpi" became a big hit in Indonesia at the time and then followed by the second single, "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". Due to the success of the album Anggun was also known as "single/compilation singer", that often released an album with a mere one/two singles on it.

Re-released

Sixteen years after the release of "Mimpi" and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi", Anggun re-released the songs along with "

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" on her ''

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'' album in 2006 under label

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in Indonesia and Malaysia. The songs were re-recorded in the new version with arrangement by

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and orchestra group Saunine. "Mimpi" was chosen again as its lead single off the album and became a hit again for the second time.

Track listing

# "Mimpi" -

# "Bayang Bayang Ilusi" -

# "Siapa Aku" - Deddy Stanzah # "Suara Hati" - Gito Rollies # "Tatap Dunia" - Deddy Dores # "Api Telah Padam" - Gito Rollies # "Aku Melangkah" - Andry Kasman # "Citraku" - Euis Darliah # "Sungguh Bosan" - Andry Kasman # "Negosiasi" - Deddy Stanzah

References

External links

Anggun's Mimpi Description
{{Anggun Anggun albums 1990 compilation albums