''Mimpi'' (meaning ''Dream'') is a
compilation album
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by Indonesian singer
Anggun, features 2 hit singles "Mimpi" and "Bayang Bayang Ilusi". The album was released in 1989 under label Atlantic Records,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
. The song "Mimpi" eventually got placed at number 47 on
Rolling Stone Indonesia'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, ''
Dunia Aku Punya'' 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
Gito Rollies, 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 "
Takut" on her ''
Best Of'' album in 2006 under label
Sony BMG
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in Indonesia and Malaysia. The songs were re-recorded in the new version with arrangement by
Andy Ayunir 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" -
Anggun
# "Bayang Bayang Ilusi" -
Anggun
# "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
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Anggun albums
1990 compilation albums