''Sabda Alam'' (''Nature's Order'') is a

1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd ...

Indonesian album released by

Musica Studios PT Musica Studios is an Indonesian music company based in Jakarta. Known as Metropolitan Studios in the 1960s and then Musica Studios in the 1970s, Musica was founded by Yamin Widjaja, the owner of an electronics store. Musica is one of the lar ...

. It is

Chrisye Hajji Chrismansyah Rahadi (; born Christian Rahadi ; 16 September 1949 – 30 March 2007), better known by his stage name Chrisye (), was an Indonesian progressive pop singer and songwriter. In 2011, ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' declared him the ...

's second studio album and his first after signing with Musica. The album was written in collaboration with Guruh Sukarnoputra. It was well received and, in 2007, was listed by Rolling Stone Indonesia as one of the 150 best Indonesian albums of all time. Actually, this album was scheduled to be released in August 1977, but it was officially released in early 1978.

Production

After the success of '' Badai Pasti Berlalu'', Chrisye was approached by Amin Wijaya of

and offered a chance to record an album. Chrisye agreed upon the condition that he would be given creative freedom. Musica agreed to those conditions. Chrisye later recalled receiving much support from Amin during the recording of ''Sabda Alam''. ''Sabda Alam'' was recorded in Musica's studios in

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, Indonesia using

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. It featured Chrisye on vocals, guitar, and

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, Jockie Soerjoprajogo on

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and keyboard, and Keenan Nasution on drums and percussion, with

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by Chrisye and Yockie. Guruh Sukarnoputra, who previously collaborated with Chrisye on '' Guruh Gipsy'', contributed three songs. The songs were written and produced in a similar style as ''Badai Pasti Berlalu'', with romantic and melancholic songs. Recording took place from morning until night; Chrisye eventually fell ill from the effort. During the recording, executives from Musica were not allowed to enter, even though they requested it often.

Track listing

Reception

''Sabda Alam'' was well-received upon release and sold well.Endah, Alberthiene
Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal
Gramedia. 2007. Pp. 142 - 150. In 2007, Rolling Stone Indonesia listed ''Sabda Alam'' as the 51st best

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...

n album of all time,"150 Albums Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Masa". '' Rolling Stone Indonesia''. December 2007. (Indonesian). and in 2009 they selected "Anak Jalanan" as the 72nd best Indonesian song of all time.150 Lagu Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Masa
." '' Rolling Stone Indonesia''. December 2009. (Indonesian)

Reissues

''Sabda Alam'' has been

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d twice, once as a CD in 2004Chrisye Rilis Ulang 22 Album Lawas
". ''KotaBNI News''. 28 October 2004. and once as part of the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition in 2007.

References

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