Malaysian boy band, KRU have recorded material for 14 studio albums as well as non-album singles. The majority of the group's original material is written and composed by the brothers themselves, most notably, Edry Abdul Halim, who is mainly involved in writing for their material, having contributed to lyrics and compositions for their major releases since their debut. [1] [2] After signing with EMI Music Malaysia, KRU began to recorded material for their debut studio album, Canggih , which was ultimately released in October 1992. The album, which spawned five singles including "Cherrina" and "Hanya Kau", encompassed pop, hip-hop, techno and R&B genres. [3] [4] But, Radio Televisyen Malaysia (RTM) complained that the album's contents promoting yellow culture. As a result, 9 out of 10 songs in the album were banned from airing. [5] [6] Their second album, reKRUed was released in October 1993, preceded by singles "Mengerti" and "Janji Tinggal Janji". [7] [8] The album received considerable attention from music critics for its rap and a cappella influences. [9]
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In 1994, KRU released their third album in an extended play (EP) format, Awas!. The album contains 6 songs including a new version of "Janji Tinggal Janji", which was included in reKRUed. [10] [11] Its title track was inspired by signboards and revolves on the stories of homewreckers. [5] [12] The group continued with similar musical styles for their subsequent albums. KRU's debut English album, The Way We Jam was released in November 1998. The album saws the brothers performs songs composed by international composers like Diane Warren (for "More Than Forever") and Babyface (for "Sweet November"). [13] [14] In addition, KRU also recorded songs for several occasions, most notably "Never Let the Spirit Die" for the 16th Commonwealth Games [15] [16] and "Fiesta" for the 1999 edition of Le Tour de Langkawi. [17] They also contributed soundtracks written by themselves for two feature films, Awas! (1995) and Cinta Metropolitan (1996), which both they acted in. [18] [19] In the 1998 animated film, Silat Legenda, KRU recorded three songs for its soundtrack album: "Silat Legenda", "Fobia" and a duet with Sheila Majid, "Setia Bersama". [20] In 2005, the brothers along with several other Malaysian artists performed "Suluhkan Sinar", which dedicated to the victims of the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami. [21]
KRU also covered several works by other artists, most notably "Untukmu", the debut single performed by the now-defunct Malaysian girl group, Feminin from their 1993 debut album of the same name, which the brothers first wrote the song in 1988 and performed in an a cappella rendition for their Awas! album. Other notable songs covered by KRU including P. Ramlee's "Getaran Jiwa", [22] [23] Take 6's "You Can Never Ask Too Much (of Love)" and "Perpisahan Terasing" where they combined Revolvers' "Perpisahan" and Sudirman Arshad's "Terasing", which all of them were given new arrangements. The following is a list of songs recorded by KRU in alphabetical order. Songs performed but not recorded and interludes are not listed.
