Adiwarna

Studio album by 

Siti Nurhaliza

Released 29 June 1998

Recorded 1997–1998

Genre Pop, dance, R&B, pop rock

Length 46:45

Label Suria Records

Producer Azmeer, L.Y., Malek Osman, Adnan Abu Hassan,

Salman, Ferdi Khalid NS, Azlan Abu Hassan, Johari

Teh, Zuriani

Siti Nurhaliza chronology

Cindai Adiwarna Seri Balas

(1997) (1998) (1999)

Singles from Adiwarna
 1. "Purnama Merindu"

Released: 1998

2. "Diari Hatimu"

Released: 1998

3. "Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa"

Released: 1998

4. "Sendiri"

Released: 1998

Adiwarna is the fourth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1998.
Featuring hit song, "Purnama Merindu", the first one recorded for this album. "Diari Hatimu" was
originally intended for her second album, but never made it then, so, it's re-recorded for this album.
Siti Nurhaliza wrote the lyrics for the second song, entitled "Lagu Ku Di Hatimu".
Adiwarna would be the fourth studio recorded album by Siti Nurhaliza and her third Pop album. It
has been launched in 1998. The featured album has been selected for the Best Album of The Year
during AIM 1999. It has also received 4 Platinum Award Album "Adiwarna" of its successful sales.

Contents

 1Production
 2Reception
 3Critical response
 4Track listing
 5Credits and personnel
 6Awards
 7Explanatory notes
 8References
 9External links

Production[edit]
Adiwarna was recorded by Siti Nurhaliza, with her mentor Adnan Abu Hassan handling the
arrangement and composed three songs.[1] The album containing 10 songs, Siti once again
collaborating with Adnan, LY, Johari Teh and Azmeer and other composers, while explaining her
new album gave a thousand of meanings.[1]
In an interview with Utusan Malaysia on 20 June 1998,[2] Siti said she choose Adiwarna, which
means "very good" or "very beautiful"[a] as the title for her fourth solo album, while explaining that the
term to describe all beauties in art of music that should be featured.[2] Besides that, she said
Adiwarna is also a diversity of art in an album as trying to show this time. She said: "This is not the
traditional album but ordinary pop album, simply titled only a relatively classic and Malay heritage,".[2]
[b]
 By selecting Malay elements term as the title of the album, Siti had opportunity to re-popularize
many old word that has been forgotten.[2]
Reception[edit]
Adiwarna was released on 29 June 1998,[1] just six months after Siti Nurhaliza set up her company
bearing her name, Siti Nurhaliza Productions, the album was a commercial success. Over 200,000
units sold, Adiwarna also peaked at number one on RIM's local album chart.[3] The album later sold
more than 300,000 units in Indonesian market.[4]
To promote the album, four songs in the album – "Purnama Merindu", "Diari Hatimu", "Satu Cinta
Dua Jiwa" and "Sendiri" was released as the main singles and later made into music videos.[1] Her
further singles – "Lagu Ku Di Hatimu", "Demi Kasih Sayang", "Kita Kan Bersama" and "Gelora
Asmara" also were made into music videos.[1] "Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa", the third single in the album
were translated into English as "We'll be as One". It was later on sent for the South Pacific
International Song and Singing Competition held in Australia which made her to receive 2 awards.[5]
The album's fourth single, "Sendiri" was released in Indonesia and retitled as "Mencintaimu
Selamanya".[4] "Diari Hatimu", the second single in the album faced criticism when Siti accused
for plagiarism to the song owing the similarities with "Rindang Tak Berbuah" sung by Indonesian
singer, Kirey.[6] However, the controversy began to answered when the composer, Ferdi Khalid NS is
the same person who composed both songs, for the Malaysian version, the music and lyrics was
rearranged while the melody remains unchanged.[6]

Critical response[edit]
Zainal Alam Kadir, writing for New Straits Times gave Adiwarna a 3-star rating.[7] He called the songs
in the album as ordinary, but since they were sung by Siti, they sounded fresh and different.[7]

Track listing[edit]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Purnama Merindu" Lukhman S Azmeer 4:24
2. "Sendiri" Baiduri L.Y. 5:33
3. "Kita Kan Bersama" Sham Amir Hussain Malek Osman 3:50
4. "Tak Rela Berpisah Dari Mu" Hani MJ Adnan Abu Hassan 5:14
5. "Lagu Ku Di Hati Mu" Siti Nurhaliza Salman 4:32
6. "Diari Hatimu" Ferdi Khalid NS Ferdi Khalid NS 6:00
7. "Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa" Ucu Azlan Abu Hassan 4:05
8. "Demi Kasih Sayang" Baiduri L.Y. 4:02
9. "Tak Boleh Lupa" Juwie Johari Teh 4:47
10. "Gelora Asmara" Hazida Adnan Abu Hassan 4:18
Total length: 46:45
Indonesia Version
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Mencintaimu Selamanya" Baiduri L.Y. 5:33
2. "Purnama Merindu" Lukhman S Azmeer 4:24
3. "Kita Kan Bersama" Sham Amir Hussain Malek Osman 3:50
4. "Tak Rela Berpisah Dari Mu" Hani MJ Adnan Abu Hassan 5:14
5. "Lagu Ku Di Hati Mu" Siti Nurhaliza Salman 4:32
6. "Diari Hatimu" Ferdi Khalid NS Ferdi Khalid NS 6:00
7. "Satu Cinta Dua Jiwa" Ucu Azlan Abu Hassan 4:05
8. "Demi Kasih Sayang" Baiduri L.Y. 4:02
9. "Tak Boleh Lupa" Juwie Johari Teh 4:47
 10. "Gelora Asmara" Hazida Adnan Abu Hassan 4:18
Total length: 46:45

Credits and personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Adiwarna booklet liner notes.[8]
 Andy – photography  Hani MJ – songwrit
 Ariffin – promotional unit  Nieta – promotional
 Azmeer – producer  Siti Nurhaliza – son
 Baiduri – songwriter  Ferdi Khalid NS – p
 Bard – promotional unit  Malek Osman – pro
 Adnan Abu Hassan – producer  Andy Pok – masteri
 Azlan Abu Hassan – producer  AS Design & Print –
 Hazida – songwriter  Lukhman S – songw
 Sham Amir Hussain – A & R manager, songwriter  Salman – producer
 Hana Creative Image – image  Johari Teh – produc
 Joe – promotional unit  Tina – promotional
 Joey – make-up, hair stylist  Ucu – songwriter
 Juwie – songwriter  Vincent – engineer,
 Lau – engineer  Wong – engineer, m
 L.Y. – producer  Zuriani – producer
 Tan Su Loke – executive producer

Awards[edit]
AIM 1999

 Best Female Vocal Performance

 Best Pop Album (Adiwarna)
 Best Album (Adiwarna)
Asia Pacific Song Competition (Australia) 1999

 Best Female Vocal Performance (We’ll Be As One)

 Winner of the Pop/Top 40 International Song Chart – We'll Be As One
Anugerah Juara Lagu 1999

 Best Ballad (Purnama Merindu)

Shanghai Music Festival (China) 1999

 Gold Winner (Purnama Merindu)

Anugerah Carta RIM

 Best Sold Malay Album (Adiwarna)

Voice of Asia (Kazakhstan)
 Grand Prix Winner (Purnama Merindu)

Explanatory notes[edit]
1. ^ Original:"amat bagus atau amat indah"
2. ^ Original:"Ini bukan album asli tetapi album pop biasa, cuma judulnya sahaja yang agak
klasik dan kemelayuan,"