Canggih

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Canggih
KRU - Canggih.jpg
Studio album by
KRU
Released5 October 1992 (1992-10-05)
RecordedMay – August 1992
StudioChannel 11 Studio
Genre
Length41:00
Label EMI Music Malaysia
Producer KRU
KRU chronology
Canggih
(1992)		 reKRUed
(1993)
Singles from Canggih
  1. "Cherrina"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Hanya Kau"
    Released: 1992

Canggih (Sophisticated) is the debut studio album by Malaysian boy band, KRU. It was released on 5 October 1992 by EMI Music Malaysia.

Contents

Production

In 1992, after established KRU and signed up with EMI Music Malaysia, the brothers – Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim – began working on their debut album. [1] [2] [3] KRU agreed upon the condition that they would be given creative freedom to conceptualise the album. [4]

Canggih was recorded at Channel 11 Studios in Kuala Lumpur, using a lots of special effects and programmed "towards techno music". According to Norman, one of the KRU brothers, Canggih is "actually a heavy sampling of the variety of rap music". [4] He also describe the album's production "is more like an experimental project". [5] The brothers contributed all 11 tracks except "Generasiku" which was penned by Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice. [6] Although majority of the songs in the album is recorded in Malay, KRU also recorded four English songs: "U Make My Day", "Get in 2 the Hype", "Perception of Love" and "Ain't Got No Soul". [4] According to KRU, the reason they recorded English tracks in Canggih are as they wanted to reach the non-Malay music market. [5]

The song, "2020", was specially dedicated to then-fourth Prime Minister, Mahathir Mohamad and was inspired by Wawasan 2020, which was introduced by Mahathir a year before. [6] Due to language concerns, KRU change the lyrics of "2020" from 'twenty twenty' to 'duapuluh duapuluh' upon request from Malaysian public broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM). [7] [8] [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Norman, Yusry and Edry Abdul Halim except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Canggih" 1:06
2."Hanya Kau" 4:12
3."20/20" 3:22
4."U Make My Day" 4:27
5."Generasiku"
  • Ritchie Blackmore
  • Roger Glover
  • Jon Lord
  • Ian Paice
  • KRU
3:37
6."Sempoi" 4:13
7."Get in 2 the Hype" 3:26
8."Cherrina" 4:00
9."Perception of Love" 4:04
10."Ain't Got No Soul" 4:37
11."Tradisi" 0:54
12."Sekali Lagi (Gadisku)" 3:38
Total length:41:00

Release and reception

Canggih was well-received upon its release on 5 October 1992, selling over 20,000 copies and being certified platinum. [10] [11] [12] "Cherrina" and "Hanya Kau" was released as singles and made into music videos. As of 1994, Canggih has sold over 70,000 copies. [13]

However, not long after its release, the Malaysian public broadcaster RTM filed a complain about the album's content, which was deemed to promoting yellow culture. [7] [2] As a result, 9 out of the 12 songs in the album were banned from airing. [7] [9]

Reviewing the album, a media critic of the New Straits Times lauded the album "with a difference and full of surprises" and "is worth checking up on". [14]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Canggih booklet liner notes. [15]

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Malaysia [10] Platinum20,000 [10]

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
Malaysia5 October 1992 CD, Digital download [16] [17] EMI Music Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ "KRU is real hot" . New Straits Times. 26 December 1992. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  2. 1 2 Mohammad Al Faizal Abdul Karim (1 June 2025). "KRU pernah diugut 'baling telur'". Utusan Malaysia . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Norhayati Nordin (10 August 2025). "London 'sekolah' KRU". Harian Metro . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Zieman (29 September 1992). "Trio feel rap music can 'replace' rock". New Straits Times . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 "Malay rap catching on". The New Paper. 1 September 1992. p. 23. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Rap juga satu seni - KRU". Berita Harian. 8 November 1992. p. 13. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 Ainaa Aiman (23 March 2021). "KRU on the upbeat, from hip hop to music mogul". Free Malaysia Today . Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rappers' songs refused airplay due to language" . New Straits Times. 1 January 1993. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  9. 1 2 Norhayati Nordin (12 August 2025). "Ujian besar KRU". Harian Metro . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Norhayati Nordin (11 August 2025). "Akur 'tewas' dengan 4U2C". Harian Metro . Retrieved 20 August 2025.
  11. ↑ "Identiti kumpulan KRU" . Berita Minggu. 7 February 1993. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  12. ↑ "KRU semakin 'liar'" . Harian Metro. 9 November 1993. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  13. ↑ Hanim Mohd Salleh (21 April 1994). "KRU guna rap jadi 'modal' niaga". Berita Harian. p. 5. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  14. ↑ "Album review: Canggih – KRU". New Straits Times. 29 October 1992. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Canggih (liner notes). KRU. EMI Music Malaysia. 1992.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ↑ "Canggih by KRU". Spotify. 1 October 1992. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ↑ "Canggih, album by KRU". iTunes Store (MY). Apple. 1 October 1992. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
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