Harmoni Cinta

Harmoni Cinta (Love's Harmony) is an album by Gita Gutawa. It was released in 2009 by Sony Music Indonesia, with a part of the sales used to send poor students to school. Produced over a period of nine months, it was a collaboration between Gutawa and numerous Indonesian musicians, including her father Erwin, Melly Goeslaw, and Glenn Fredly.

Harmoni Cinta
Studio album by
Gita Gutawa
Released2009
RecordedJune 2008 – March 2009[1]
GenrePop
LabelSony Music Indonesia
ProducerErwin Gutawa
Singles from Harmoni Cinta
  1. "Aku Cinta Dia"
    Released: March 2009
  2. "Parasit"
    Released: April 2009
  3. "Meraih Mimpi"
    Released: August 2009
  4. "Mau Tapi Malu"
    Released: October 2009
  5. "Harmoni Cinta"
    Released: January 2010
  6. "Selamat Datang Cinta"
    Released: March 2010
  7. "Ayo (Come On)"
    Released: January 2013

Production

Production of Harmoni Cinta required nine months, from June 2008 to March 2009. It involved numerous Indonesian musicians, including Gita Gutawa's father Erwin, as well Glenn Fredly, Yovie Widyanto, and Melly Goeslaw.[1] Singaporean songwriter Dick Lee also contributed the song "Remember", while "Aku Cinta Dia", a cover of the title song of Chrisye's album Aku Cinta Dia, was also included.[2]

The vocals were recorded in Aluna Studio, Jakarta and the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra and Sofia Symphonic Orchestra recorded their pieces in their respective cities. Six of the songs were mixed at 301 Studio in Sydney, while the remaining six were mixed at Aluna Studio; "Aku Cinta Dia" was later mastered at Sterling Sound Mastering in New York.[2] As such, work on the album took place on four different continents: Asia, Europe, Oceania, and North America.[1]

Gita Gutawa played a greater role in the recording of Harmoni Cinta then her self-titled debut album. She assisted in deciding the concepts behind the album, choosing the songs included, and writing five of them.[3]

Styles

Gita Gutawa described the album as combining light, enjoyable, teen pop with orchestrated classic pop.[1] She stated that, similar to her debut album Gita Gutawa, Harmoni Cinta dealt with themes of young love, friendship, family ties, and worldliness.[4]

"Parasit" tells of the puppy love between two pre-teens, using terms indicative of biology, physics, and geography, including the Sahara Desert, Antarctica, and outer space. The following love song, "Harmoni Cinta", has "extravagant"[C] orchestral backing, while "Mau Tapi Malu" has Gita singing "coquettishly"[D] with Mey Chan and Maia Estianty. "Remember" featured English and Indonesian-language lyrics with traditional instruments. Meanwhile, "Selamat Datang Cinta", "Meraih Mimpi", "Lullaby" and "When You Wish Upon a Star" are slower and more minimalistic.[5]

Release and reception

Harmoni Cinta was released on 8 May 2009 and targeted at 8- to 18-year-olds.[3] The release gala was themed "Save a Teen with Harmony" because Gutawa had just been chosen as a youth ambassador for the education-oriented Sampoerna Foundation; a percentage of the sales were to be donated to the foundation, with every 20 albums sold raising enough to send one person to school.[6] The song "Meraih Mimpi" was used as the theme song for the Indonesian adaptation of Sing to the Dawn, released in 2009.[5]

Nobby of KapanLagi.com noted that Harmoni Cinta left a very similar impression to Gutawa's debut album, writing that it was even more "mature and honed."[E][5]

Track list
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Parasit" ("Parasite")Gita GutawaErwin Gutawa4:26
2."Harmoni Cinta" ("Love's Harmony")Melly GoeslawMelly Goeslaw3:53
3."Selamat Datang Cinta" ("Welcome Love")Glenn FredlyGlenn Fredly4:33
4."Mau Tapi Malu" ("Want It, But Shy"[A])Maia EstiantyMaia Estianty4:57
5."Meraih Mimpi" ("Chasing Dreams"[B])Alicia Pan, Terry Tyelee, & Adrian Yuen, adapted by Cindy BernadetteAlicia Pan, Terry Tyelee, & Adrian Yuen2:28
6."When You Wish Upon a Star"Leigh Harline and Ned WashingtonLeigh Harline and Ned Washington3:26
7."Salah Jatuh Cinta" ("Wrong to Fall in Love")Dewiq and Gita GutawaDewiq and Gita Gutawa3:38
8."Remember"Dick Lee, with Gita Gutawa on chorusDick Lee5:21
9."Ayo (Come On)"Gita GutawaGita Gutawa3:52
10."Melangkah Lagi" ("Take Another Step")Eross and Gita GutawaYovi Widyanto4:20
11."Aku Cinta Dia" ("I Love Him")Adjie SoetamaAdjie Soetama3:55
12."Lullaby"Erwin, Lulu, and Gita GutawaErwin, Lulu, and Gita Gutawa3:27

Notes
  1. ^
    Together with Duo Maia
  2. ^
    Based on "Sing to the Dawn", published by Me & Mrs Mom Pte. Limited.[2]
  3. ^
    Original: ... mewah ..."
  4. ^
    Original: ... centil ..."
  5. ^
    Original: ... matang dan terasah."

References
Footnotes
  1. KapanLagi.com 2009-05-09, Harmoni Cinta.
  2. Harmoni Cinta, liner notes.
  3. Republika 2009-05-10, Harmoni Cinta.
  4. KapanLagi.com 2009-05-08, Harmoni Cinta.
  5. Nobby 2009-05-29, Gita Gutawa.
  6. KapanLagi.com 2009-05-09, Gita Gutawa.
Bibliography
  • Harmoni Cinta (booklet). Gita Gutawa. Jakarta: Sony Music Indonesia. 2009.CS1 maint: others (link)
  • "Gita Gutawa, Sumbangkan Pendapatan Untuk Pendidikan" [Gita Gutawa, Donating a Portion of Each Sale for Education]. KapanLagi.com. 9 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  • "Harmoni Cinta, Album Empat Benua Gita Gutawa" [Harmoni Cinta, Gita Gutawa's Four Continents Album]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). 8 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  • "Harmoni Cinta, Album Empat Benua Gita Gutawa" [Harmoni Cinta, Gita Gutawa's Four Continents Album]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). 9 May 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  • "Harmoni Cinta, Dua Sisi Gita Gutawa" [Harmoni Cinta, Two Sides of Gita Gutawa]. Republika (in Indonesian). 10 May 2009. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
  • Nobby (29 May 2009). "Gita Gutawa: 'Harmoni Cinta,' Kemegahan Orkestra Cinta Remaja" [Gita Gutawa: 'Harmoni Cinta', the Grandness of Orchestras and Teen Love]. KapanLagi.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 27 August 2011.
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