Percik Pesona

Percik Pesona was Chrisye's second solo album and fifth album overall.[2] 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.[1] Songwriting was handled by Chrisye, Jockie Soerjoprajogo, and Guruh Soekarnoputra.[1] Backing vocals were provided by rising star Rafika Duri.[1] 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').[1]

Three drummers played on the album.[1] 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.[1] The title of the song was decided by a vote.[1]

Percik Pesona was released in 1979, with Chrisye's favourite "Lestariku" ("My Eternity") as its first single.[1] "Dewi Khayal" ("Goddess of Fantasy") and "Angkuh" were later released as further singles.[1] The album was poorly received.[1]

After the failure of the album, Chrisye asked several other artists why Percik Pesona could have failed so badly.[3] In reply, they said that the failure was two-fold.[3] 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.[3] In his biography, Chrisye retrospectively suggested that he should have known that the album would do poorly when he felt no passion for it.[3]

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