List of songs recorded by Chrisye

During his 40-year career, the Indonesian pop singer Chrisye (1949–2007)[1] recorded more than 200 songs as a vocalist, writing many of them by himself or in collaboration with others.

[1] Beginning with Badai Pasti Berlalu (1977), Chrisye wrote some of his own songs; his first songwriting credit was "Merepih Alam".

[2] After changing collaborators several times over his early solo albums, starting with Sabda Alam (1978),[1] in 1983 Chrisye recorded a trilogy of albums for which Jockie Soerjoprajogo and Eros Djarot – with whom he had worked on Badai Pasti Berlalu – wrote or co-wrote most of the songs.

[4] After the trio disbanded in 1984, Chrisye produced another three albums with young songwriter Adjie Soetomo.

[6] During the final twelve years of his career, Chrisye worked with several young artists, with arrangement generally handled by Erwin Gutawa.

Indonesian pop singer Chrisye performing live
Chrisye performing live
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One of Chrisye's earliest recorded songs as a vocalist was "Chopin Larung", based on Frédéric Chopin 's Fantaisie-Impromptu , in 1976. [ 11 ]
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Fariz RM wrote several of Chrisye's earlier songs.
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Erwin Gutawa spent more than a decade arranging songs for Chrisye, including a completely new arrangement of Badai Pasti Berlalu and several earlier songs.
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Ahmad Dhani wrote several of the songs that Chrisye sang; the two also sang a duet together.
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Taufiq Ismail helped Chrisye in writing "Ketika Tangan dan Kaki Berkata".
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For Senyawa , Chrisye performed a duet with Ariel of Peterpan , titled "Menunggumu"
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"Tears Never Dry" by Stephen Simmonds was adapted for "Jika Surga dan Neraka Tak Pernah Ada"; Simmonds received a songwriting credit. [ 12 ]
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Krisdayanti was one of several artists who recorded "Asalkan Pilih Jalan Damai" with Chrisye for the 2004 presidential election . [ 13 ]