Another Journey: The Beginning | ||||
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Released | February 1, 2023 | |||
Genre | Pop rap | |||
Label | Inspire Music | |||
Producer | Rossa | |||
Rossa chronology | ||||
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Another Journey: The Beginning is a 2023 album by the Indonesian singer Rossa.
After nearly six years of not releasing a new album, Indonesian pop singer Rossa released Another Journey: The Beginning in February 2023 under the Inspire Music label. The album was released to coincide with the month of love and to mark Rossa's 25-year career in the Indonesian music industry. [1]
This album contains ten songs in collaboration with several skilled composers such as Yovie Widianto, Enda Ungu, Melly Goeslaw, Ryan D'Masiv, Glenn Fredly, Candra Darusman as well as several talented young composers such as Andmesh Kamaleng, Mahalini, Boy William and Barsena Bestandhi.
According to Rossa as producer, for her album concept this time she has the theme "Main Pop Girls" which is inspired by great female singers such as Madonna, Britney Spears, Adele, Dua Lipa, Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and so on. As well as K-pop Idols like IU, Lee-Hi & Taeyeon.
This album, which was produced by Rossa, immediately received Double Platinum (150,000 copies) in just 22 days after its launch and became the fastest and highest selling album in 2023. Meanwhile on iTunes this album occupied the No.1 position just a few minutes after its release , as well as becoming the No.1 best-selling pop album for Indonesian female singers. Three months after its release, this album received 4x Platinum because it sold more than 300,000 copies. [2]
The album is the first album of a trilogy that Rossa will be releasing between 2023 and 2025. [3]
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