''Ziana Zain'' is the eponymous second studio album from Malaysian pop artist

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. It was released in

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in 1993. For the album, Ziana reunited with composers

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, Saari Amri and Asmin Mudin as well as new composers such as Zuriani Khalid and Anuar. The album features one Japanese song, "Chitose-Bashi", which was originally recorded by Mieko Nishijima. The song previously appeared on the album ''Asian Voices'', a compilation album of popular Japanese songs. The track, "Hadir Mu", was originally recorded by Italian singer

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as "Amarti è l'immenso per me" for his fifth studio album ''

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''. It was translated into the Malay language and recorded by Ziana as a duet with Izzaka. The first single, "Anggapan Mu" topping the Carta Muzik-Muzik and many radio charts in Malaysia. The second single, "Putus Terpaksa", also topped Carta Muzik-Muzik, but it received mixed reviews with critics panning its high pitch structure as well as its lyrics which were rumoured to portray a girl falling in love with a

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. Both singles were shortlisted in the semi-final of 1993's

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, but neither of the songs made it to the final round. ''Ziana Zain'' has been certified Platinum by the RIM for selling 85,000 copies.

Track listing

# "Putus Terpaksa" (Saari Amri) — 5:06 # "Mimpi Mu Bukan Mimpi Ku" (Zuriani, Nanee) — 4:43 # "Hadir Mu" (featuring Izzaka) (

, Nanee) — 4:46 # "Kaulah Penentunya" (Bullet, Lap, Zuriani, Nanee) — 3:41 # "Rindu Yang Ku Pendam" (

, Bob) — 5:46 # "Kasih Ku Pertahankan" (Anuar, Azam Dungun) — 5:21 # "Ku Cinta Pada Mu" (Zuriani, Nanee) — 4:13 # "Anggapan Mu" (Asmin Mudin) — 4:35 # "Disini Selamanya" (Zuriani, Nanee) — 4:18 # "Chitose-Bashi" (Mieko Nishijima, Kenji Kadoya) — 5:02

Award

Anugerah Juara Lagu

"Anggapan Mu" and "Putus Terpaksa" reached the semi-final of 1993's

, but neither reached the final. , - , rowspan=2, 1993 , , "Anggapan Mu" , , rowspan=2, Best Ballad song , , , - , "Putus Terpaksa" , , , -

Personnel

* Producer: Zuriani, M. Nasir, Saari Amri & Anuar * Executive Producer: Aziz Bakar * Executive A&R: Shahlan & Hamid * Studio: Digitron, Trax, Artcell & Luncai Emas Studio R. Ronggeng * Assistant: Amir Mohamed * Artwork Design: Nizam & Din @ Ad Verse * Promotions: Erick Yew, Baharina Baharin, Shahrin Mohd, Jeamie Lee & Wong Mei Chen

References

{{Authority control Ziana Zain albums 1993 albums Bertelsmann Music Group albums Malay-language albums