Pancawarna Explained

Pancawarna
Type:Studio album
Artist:Siti Nurhaliza
Cover:pancawarna.jpg
Recorded:1998–1999
Genre:Pop, dance, R&B, pop rock
Label:Suria Records
Producer:Azmeer, Zulkefli Majid, Helen Yap, Adnan Abu Hassan, Siso, Mark Wong, Ajai, Ross Ariffin, Alfa/Rummie & Salman
Prev Title:Seri Balas
Prev Year:1999
Next Title:Sahmura
Next Year:2000

Pancawarna is the fifth studio album from Malaysian pop singer Siti Nurhaliza released in 1999.

"Kau Kekasihku" is the most highlighted song in this album for its popularity plus the voice of Siti Nurhaliza, the composition by Ajai and the melancholic lyrics by Alam Maya. It is said to have been the first song ever composed by Ajai himself to Siti.

Almost every song in this album really challenge Siti's vocal performance and the most highly enduring songs would be "Kurniaan Dalam Samaran" and "Nian Di Hati".

In Lembaran Cinta Pudar Siti made an attempt to have a brief monologue which is quite intriguing to listeners.

The song title Lelaki (warkah seorang anak) was specially dedicated to then-Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mahathir Mohamad. The lyrics were written by Habsah Hassan and composed by one of the Kopratasa's member (Siso). This song is made special just for him as a remembrance of his contribution to Malaysia.

Reception

Pancawarna was released on 7 May 1999 to popular success and receive positive reviews from music critics. According to Marina Abdul Ghani of The Malay Mail, Pancawarna which means colourful in English refers to the wide varieties of music styles that were featured in the album.[1] The album received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. Saniboey of Harian Metro gave the album three stars.[2] He commented the album missed its target, inconsistent with its melodies, and too cheesy.[2] Zainal Alam Kadir of New Straits Times gave the album three and half stars.[3] He echoed Saniboey's opinion on the presence of multiple heart-wrenching ballads in the album, but he has no qualms with Siti's vocals.[3] In a positive review by Marina of The Malay Mail, she commended Siti's vocals and how well she carried her vocals on all songs featured in the album.[1] Pancawarna was well-received by the public. More than 100,000 units of Pancawarna were sold and it also charted at number one on RIM's local album chart.[4] [5]

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Adiwarna booklet liner notes.[6]

Awards

Platinum

Juara Lagu 2000

Juara Lagu 2001

Anugerah Majalah Rish (URS) 2001

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Another winner from Siti!. Marina Abdul Ghani. 11 August 1999. The Malay Mail. subscription . 17 December 2017.
  2. Web site: (Ulasan album). Album reviews. Saniboey. 20 July 1999. Harian Metro. subscription . 17 December 2017.
  3. News: Nadia working on a new album. Zainal Alam Kadir. New Straits Times. 4 (Life & Times). 19 July 1999. 17 December 2017.
  4. Web site: Jualan album solo Siti cecah sejuta unit. Siti's solo album sales reach one million units. Zul Husni Abdul Hamid. ms. 15 January 2001. Berita Harian. subscription . 26 November 2017.
  5. News: (Hisham Harun's Hit List. Hisham Harun. New Straits Times. 4 (Life & Times). 6 August 1999. 17 December 2017.
  6. Adiwarna . Siti Nurhaliza. 1998 . liner notes . Suria Records.

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