''Prasasti Seni'' is the eleventh studio album from Malaysian pop singer-songwriter

Siti Nurhaliza Dato' Sri Hajah Siti Nurhaliza Tarudin ( Jawi: سيتي نورهاليزا بنت تارودين ; IPA: ; born 11 January 1979) is a Malaysian singer, songwriter, actress and businesswoman with more than 300 local and international awards. ...

. The album was released on 12 April 2004 in

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, Singapore and

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and at a later time in

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on 23 May 2004. This album also includes a heart-shaped

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that features a video message from Siti and a video clip of "Pejam Matamu". Notable singles include "Dialah Di Hati", which is also nominated in Best Song category in Anugerah Industri Muzik, "Lagu Rindu" & "Seindah Biasa".

Production

''Prasasti Seni'' was heavily influenced by Siti Nurhaliza. Prasasti, a Malay loanword from

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carries the meaning of "stone inscription" or "a marker signifying existence". She explained the rationale on chosen the title as, "Songs that are sung by me are my marks of existence in the local music scene. The title of the album is very significant to me in divulging what I have kept in my heart for my beloved fans."

Artwork

The album cover photography was designed by Rauna Jud and filmed in Janda Baik, Pahang. The cover depicts Siti Nurhaliza styling a white

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. It was also nominated for the Best Album Cover at the 2005

Anugerah Industri Muzik ''Anugerah Industri Muzik'' (literally: "Music Industry Award"), commonly known by the acronym AIM, is an award ceremony which celebrates the Malaysian music industry. The award is organized by the Recording Industry Association of Malaysia (R ...

Release and reception

''Prasasti Seni'' was released on 12 April 2004 in

, Singapore and

and later in

on 23 May 2004. To promote the album, "Seindah Biasa" was released as the first single in the album. This was later followed by "Dialah di Hati" (second single), "Lagu Rindu" (third single) and "Pendirianku" (fourth single). The album was well received by fans as more than 100,000 units and 700,000 units were sold in both Malaysian and Indonesian markets respectively.

Critical response

''Prasasti Seni'' was well received by music critics. Many of the critics reviewed her vocals in the album favourably. Faridul Anwar Farinordin of ''

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'' gave the album three and half stars. He praised the new direction of the album as "fresh" and "more adult contemporary". Echoing similar points made by Faridul, Jad Mahidin of ''Sunday Mail'' also agreed that Siti has matured musically and gave the album a four-star review. In a glowing review by Meor Shariman of ''

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'', he praised the album as one of her best, commending it as "better than her award-winning '' E.M.A.S''". Reviewer from ''Harian Metro'' also reviewed the album as a better album than its predecessor and praised Siti for venturing into fresher new sounds.

Track listing

Awards

Explanatory notes

References

External links

''Prasasti Seni''
on

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