Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan (also known as simply Collaborating Harmony) is the first compilation album by Indonesian musician and songwriter Dwiki Dharmawan. It was released by Sony Music Indonesia on 6 February 2014, almost a year after his special album, Menembus Batas. Created as part of his thirtieth anniversary celebration, the album was inspired by Dwiki's musical journey in Indonesian music over the years and consists of twelve tracks that are mostly remakes of Dwiki's songs, along with the new song "Kerinduanku". Sony Indonesia's founder Jan Djuhana served as the album's executive producer, with Badai, Erwin Bragi, Tanto of the Groove, Tito P. Soenardi and others contributed production.
| Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan | ||||
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| Compilation album by Dwiki Dharmawan and various artists | ||||
| Released | 6 February 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
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| Length | 50:53 | |||
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| Label | Sony | |||
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| Singles from Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan | ||||
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The compilation album was announced on 9 December 2013. Musically, it is primarily a pop record with elements of teen pop, jazz fusion, rock, and orchestral music. The album was preceded by the lead single "Imaji" sung by Shena Malsiana, which previously released on 11 December 2013. A physical version of the album was released on 25 February 2014 to generally positive reviews from critics, who complimented its fresh arrangement and interaction with the "new generation" singers and music directors.
Background
editOn 9 December 2013, during the conference at RCTI Kebon Jeruk Studio, it was reported that Alex Rudiart and Shena Malsiana involved on a then-upcoming compilation album with a then-unknown arranger and musician,[1] which was later confirmed to be Dwiki Dharmawan. Shortly after, Dwiki began explaining which music genre heard by teenagers and younger children.[2] The title Collaborating Harmony describes Dwiki's musical journey in Indonesian music for the last three decades.[3] From most of his songs, twelve of them are chosen to be sung by young singers. The album originally consists of thirty tracks, then shrunk to twenty as an official from Sony Music Jan Djuhana announced them and finally reduced to ten in which representing songs' harmony and theme, including songs by Krakatau and television drama theme songs. He also wrote and self-arranged the new song, "Kerinduanku" ("My Longing"),[4] and remakes of his previously written English-language songs, "Lamalera's Dream" and "We Are Many We Are One". It was preceded by the album's lead single and title track "Imaji" ("Image") sung by Shena Malsiana, released on 11 December 2013,[5] which received positive reviews, including its rearrangement.[6] The album itself released digitally on 6 February, followed by the physical release on 25 February.[4]
Production
editTo produce Collaborating Harmony, Dwiki enlisted new collaborators to fit in with modern-day Indonesian music, such as songwriter Badai and young singers, including singer Shena Malsiana performing "Imaji", Mikha Angelo of Overtunes performing "Sekitar Kita", Dalagita performing "Biru Selintas Rindu", child actress Lana Nitibaskara performing "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" and Alex Rudiart performing "Melangkah Di Atas Awan".[7][8] Sonically, this album adopted more of the "teen pop musical trends",[a] as described by Dwiki.[2]
Reception
editCollaborating Harmony received generally positive reviews upon its release. Sapto Purnomo of Liputan 6 wrote that this album "brings up the fresh concept", with some of his previous songs reinterpreted with "a modern-day style".[9]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by Dwiki Dharmawan, with tracks 2, 3 and 6 are respectively co-written by Donny, Pra Budi Dharma and Toto Tasmara.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Performed by | Length |
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| 1. | "Imaji" ("Image"; originally by Krakatau) | Mira Lesmana | Shena Malsiana | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Biru Selintas Rindu" ("Love is blue"; originally by Utha Likumahuwa) |
| Dalagita | 4:17 |
| 3. | "Sekitar Kita" ("Around us"; originally by Krakatau) | Trie Utami | Mikha Angelo | 4:05 |
| 4. | "Hati Seluas Samudra" ("The heart is as wide as an ocean"; originally by Uchy Amyrtha) | Ags. Arya Dipayana | Nindy Ayunda | 4:18 |
| 5. | "Dengan Menyebut Nama Allah" ("Saying the name of Allah"; originally by Novia Kolopaking) | Arya Dipayana | Lana Nitibaskara | 4:28 |
| 6. | "Sia-Sia 'Ku Menunggu" ("I'm so futile to wait"; originally by Dwiki) | Dwiki | XO-IX | 4:27 |
| 7. | "Deru Debu" ("Thundering dust"; originally by Ita Purnamasari) | Dwiki | Margareth Siagian | 3:44 |
| 8. | "Melangkah Di Atas Awan" ("A walk in the clouds"; originally by Ronnie Sianturi) | Eddy D. Iskandar | Alex Rudiart | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Lamalera's Dream" | Ivan Nestorman | Dira Sugandi | 5:28 |
| 10. | "Bidadari Yang Terluka" ("Rage of angel") | Iskandar | Purnamasari | 4:25 |
| 11. | "Kerinduanku" ("My longing") | Dwiki | Sita Nursanti | 4:03 |
| 12. | "We Are Many We Are One" | Nestorman |
| 3:03 |
| Total length: | 50:53 | |||
Personnel
editPersonnels adapted from album's liner notes.[10]
- Dwiki Dharmawan — composition (all tracks), lyrics (tracks: 7 & 11), arrangements (tracks 9, 11, 12), production
- Doadibadai Hollo — arrangements (tracks: 1, 8), synths (track 1), keyboard (tracks: 1, 8)
- Ronny Koten — drums (track 1)
- Lucky Barus — guitar (track 1)
- Choky Cassandra — bass (track 1)
- Arie Kurniawan — saxophone (track 1)
- Tanto the Groove — arrangements (track 2)
- Erwin Bragi — arrangements (track 3)
- Tito P. Soenardi — arrangements (tracks: 4 & 5)
- Donny Adoen — composition (track 2)
- Pra Budi Dharma — composition (track 3)
- Mira Lesmana — lyrics (track 1)
- Ferina — lyrics (track 2)
- Trie Utami — lyrics (track 3)
- Ags. Arya Dipayana — lyrics (tracks: 4 & 5)
- Eddy D. Iskandar — lyrics (tracks: 8 & 10)
- Ivan Nestorman — lyrics (tracks: 9 & 12)
- Sumobeat — arrangements (track 6)
- Aria Baron — arrangements (track 7)
- Takaeda — arrangements (track 10)
Release history
edit| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 6 February 2014 | Sony | |
| Indonesia | 25 February 2014 | CD |
Notes
edit- ^ Original: " ...lebih mengadopsi tren anak muda."
References
edit- ^ "Alex Rudiart & Shena Terlibat di Album Kompilasi". Okezone. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Demi Album Baru, Dwiki Dharmawan Gaul dengan Anak Muda". Liputan 6 (in Indonesian). 25 February 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Jejak Musik Dwiki Dharmawan Ada di Album Collaborating Harmony". Tribun Seleb. 25 February 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ a b P. J. Leo 2014, 30 Years in Music.
- ^ "Shena Malsiana Kesulitan Mendaurulang Lagu Lawas Milik Trie Utami". Tribun Seleb. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ ""Imaji" Versinya Lebih Bagus dari Tri Utami, Ini Tanggapan Shena" [Her Image Was Better Than Tri Utami, Shena Malsiana Responded]. KapanLagi (in Indonesian). Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- ^ Hardian, Edi (25 February 2014). "Dwiki Dharmawan Gaet The Overtunes hingga XO-IX di Collaborating Harmony". Okezone. Retrieved 10 March 2014.
- ^ Bahar 2014, Rayakan.
- ^ Purnomo, Sapto (25 February 2014). "Dwiki Dharmawan Senang Bisa Kolaborasi dengan Penyanyi Baru". Liputan 6. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
- ^ Liner notes for Collaborating Harmony.
- Further reading
- "Rayakan 30 Tahun Berkarya, Dwiki Dharmawan Rilis Album Collaborating Harmony" [Celebrates tricenary, Dwiki Dharmawan released Collaborating Harmony]. Hai. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 7 March 2014. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- Leo, P. J. (27 February 2014). "Guess what?: Dwiki celebrates 30 years in music with new album". Retrieved 7 November 2023.
- Dharmawan, Dwiki. Collaborating Harmony: Dwiki Dharmawan (liner notes). Sony Music Indonesia.