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Percik Pesona
Studio album by Chrisye
Released	1979
Genre	Pop, progressive rock
Length	44:42
Label	Musica Studios
Chrisye chronology
Sabda Alam (1978) Percik Pesona (1979) Puspa Indah (1980)

Percik Pesona (Stain of Enchantment) is a 1979 album by Indonesian singer Chrisye and is his third album and the second with Musica Studios. The album was poorly received, with Chrisye later reflecting that he had undergone second album syndrome.

Production

Percik Pesona was Chrisye's second solo album and fifth album overall. It was produced after the massive success of Chrisye's debut solo album Sabda Alam (Nature's Order) and soon after the death of Amin Widjaja, one of the founders of Musica Studios. Songwriting was handled by Chrisye, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, and Guruh Soekarnoputra. Backing vocals were provided by rising star Rafika Duri. Chrisye, although shocked by Amin's passing and feeling little passion for the music, provided the vocals, mixing pop and jazz; he also hit high notes on "Kehidupanku" ("My Life').

Three drummers played on the album. Chrisye's childhood friend Keenan Nasution played drums on "Kehidupanku", while Jimmy Manopo played drums on "Angkuh" ("Arrogance"); Fariz RM played drums for the rest of the album. The title of the song was decided by a vote.

Release and reception

Percik Pesona was released in 1979, with Chrisye's favourite "Lestariku" ("My Eternity") as its first single. "Dewi Khayal" ("Goddess of Fantasy") and "Angkuh" were later released as further singles. The album was poorly received.

After the failure of the album, Chrisye asked several other artists why Percik Pesona could have bombed so badly. In reply, they said that the failure was doubled. Firstly, new singers with successful first albums often emulate only the positive aspects of the first release, assuming that those are the reason it was successful; they were also under pressure to succeed. In his biography, Chrisye retrospectively suggested that he should have known that the album would do poorly when he felt no passion for it.

Track listing

References

Footnotes

1. ^ Endah 2007, p. 147.
2. Endah 2007, p. 368.
3. ^ Endah 2007, p. 148.

Bibliography

• Endah, Alberthiene (2007). Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal [Chrisye: A Musical Memoir] (in Indonesian). Jakarta: Gramedia Pustaka Utama. ISBN 978-979-22-2606-5.
• Percik Pesona [Stain of Enchantment] (Media notes) (in Indonesian). Chrisye. Musica Studios. 1979.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

• 1979 albums
• Chrisye albums
• Indonesian-language albums