KRUmania

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KRUmania
KRU - KRUmania.jpg
Compilation album by
KRU
Released3 March 1997 (1997-03-03)
Recorded1992–1997
Genre
Length71:37
Label EMI Music Malaysia
Producer KRU
KRU chronology
Ooh! La! La!
(1996)		KRUmania
(1997)		 The Way We Jam
(1998)
Singles from KRUmania
  1. "Fanatik"
    Released: 1997
  2. "Getaran Jiwa"
    Released: 1997

KRUmania is the debut compilation album by Malaysian boy band, KRU. It was released on 3 March 1997 by EMI Music Malaysia. The compilation includes several of their popular songs, as well as new material. [1] [2]

Contents

Background

To mark their fifth year in the Malaysian music industry, KRU began selected some of their popular hits for what would become KRUmania. [3] They selected "Cherrina" from Canggih (1992), two songs from reKRUed (1993), eight songs from both Awas! (1994) and Awas da Soundtrack (1995) and three songs from Ooh! La! La! (1996). KRU also included a medley of their tracks from their first three albums. They felt that the compilation revolves on their life experience through their music career. [4] The album also included three new songs, including "Fanatik", its lead single. [5]

KRU also recorded new version of P. Ramlee's "Getaran Jiwa", a theme song for his 1960 film, Antara Dua Darjat . [6] [7] It was performed as a "digital duet" where the KRU brothers sang along with archived Ramlee's recorded vocals. [8] [9] P. Ramlee had died in 1973. The rendition of "Getaran Jiwa" have earned KRU a recognition from The Malaysia Book of Records as the first Malaysian artist to have a digital duet with a deceased musician. [10] However, KRU faced criticism over their collaboration with P. Ramlee for that song, [11] [12] while Malaysian public broadcaster, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) banned the song, citing religious concerns. [13]

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Fanatik" (feat. DanceKRU, Elite & Indigo) N/A3:52
2."Awas!" Awas!4:27
3."Apa Saja"  Ooh! La! La! 4:18
4."Maniamedley" (Hanya Kau, Inikah Ertinya Cinta & Katanya) N/A4:04
5."Negatif" Awas!3:53
6."Mengerti"  reKRUed 5:08
7."Untukmu" Awas!3:41
8."Freaky G" Ooh! La! La!2:45
9."Di Pintu Syurga" (feat. Elite) N/A4:00
10."Ooh! La! La!" Ooh! La! La!3:30
11."Janji Tinggal Janji" reKRUed4:55
12."I'll Be Waiting" Awas da Soundtrack4:06
13."Di Dalam Dilema" Awas!4:20
14."2" Awas da Soundtrack4:04
15."Malam Kita" Awas da Soundtrack3:43
16."Cherrina" Canggih3:55
17."E’nuff Eez E’nuff" Awas!3:21
18."Getaran Jiwa" (feat. P. Ramlee)
  • P. Ramlee
  • S. Sudarmaji
N/A3:48
Total length:71:37

Notes

Release

KRUmania was released on 3 March 1997 to popular success and sold over 80,000 copies in 5 days upon its release. [14] "Fanatik" and "Getaran Jiwa" was released as singles and later made into music videos. [15]

References

  1. ↑ "KRU muncul dengan Krumania" . Harian Metro. 14 January 1997. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  2. ↑ Gerald Chuah (12 February 1997). "Hectic programme keeps KRU busy" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Marina Abdul Ghani (19 March 1997). "Job well done by KRU" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Hazizun Ibrahim (16 April 1997). "KRU sibuk buat kempen" . Harian Metro . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Ariani Rustam (16 April 1997). "A question of blind faith?" . New Straits Times . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Saniboey Mohd Ismail (17 January 1997). "KRU, P Ramlee berduet" . Harian Metro . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "KRU sings with P Ramlee". The New Paper. 28 January 1997. p. 22. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Hanim Mohd Salleh (26 January 1997). "KRU guna teknologi canggih 'duet' dengan P.Ramlee". Berita Harian. p. 10. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "P. Ramlee sings anew with KRU". The Straits Times. 10 March 1997. p. 7. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Shuib Taib (6 March 1997). "Mixing P. Ramlee vocals with KRU" . New Straits Times . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  11. ↑ "KRU kesal Getaran Jiwa dipertikai" . Berita Minggu. 6 April 1997. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  12. ↑ Chen May Yee (April 4, 1997). "Malaysian Pop Song Banned Out of Concern for the Dead". The Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 25 December 2016.
  13. ↑ "Remix of Getaran Jiwa may be banned" . New Straits Times. 24 March 1997. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  14. ↑ "KRU jelajah negara" . Harian Metro. 8 March 1997. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  15. ↑ Roslen Fadzil (24 February 1997). "Gergasi muncul lagi" . Harian Metro . Retrieved 3 September 2020.
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