Ooh! La! La!

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Ooh! La! La!
KRU - Ooh! La! La!.jpg
Studio album by
KRU
Released19 March 1996 (1996-03-19)
Recorded1995 – 1996
StudioKRU Studios
Genre
Length43:53
Label EMI Music Malaysia
Producer KRU
KRU chronology
Awas! da Soundtrack
(1995)		Ooh! La! La!
(1996)		KRUmania
(1997)
Singles from Ooh! La! La!
  1. "Ooh! La! La!"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Apa Saja"
    Released: 1996
  3. "Diari Metropolitan"
    Released: 1996

Ooh! La! La! is the fifth studio album by Malaysian boy band, KRU. It was released on 19 March 1996 by EMI Music Malaysia. The album has sold over 150,000 copies upon released and certified multi-platinum and in 1997, won two awards at the 4th Anugerah Industri Muzik.

Contents

Production

Ooh! La! La! was heavily influenced by KRU. [1] [2] The album's title and titular song, according to KRU, it is an expression in French language which means either "beautiful" or "amazing". [3] Edry said that their new tidier image is very suitable for the album. [3]

The album was recorded at their own recording studio in Kuala Lumpur. Like their previous albums, KRU also recorded English tracks for the album. [4] [5] [6] "Diari Metropolitan", featuring Malaysian girl group, Elite, who sang the chorus. Jaquei provided backing vocals for "Freaky G". The arrangement was handled by KRU, with Edry serves as a recording supervisor and mixer. The mixing process was done in Los Angeles, United States. [7]

Track listing

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

No.TitleLength
1."Anti-Lanun"0:55
2."Ooh! La! La!"3:31
3."Semuanya OK"4:45
4."Apa Saja"4:16
5."Petaling Street"0:39
6."Diari Metropolitan" (feat. Elite)3:41
7."Girlfriend's Girlfriend"4:12
8."Wotsup"0:20
9."Boom!"3:57
10."Persetankannya"3:56
11."Balada Hati"3:50
12."Freaky G"3:25
13."Apa Saja Reprise"0:39
14."Ulangkan Sekali Lagi"5:26
Total length:43:53

Release and reception

Ooh! La! La! was well received upon its release, [8] selling over 90,000 copies within just four days. [3] The album's sales was then increased to 110,000 copies. [9] By July 1996, the album has sold over 120,000 copies. [10] Its sales figures were then increased to 150,000 as of October [11] and being certified multi-platinum. [12] Music videos were released for the titular song and "Apa Saja". 8 of the 12 songs in the album were used as a soundtrack for 1996 film, Cinta Metropolitan, directed by Julie Dahlan and starring the brothers themselves. [10]

The album's first single of the same name was among of 12 music videos was included in a special music video collection, Video Files, produced and released by EMI. [13] Its second single, "Apa Saja" was bought by Portrait, an American R&B vocal group, and released in the North American market as the English-language "Will You Still Love Me" and included in their third album, Picturesque. [14] [15] At the 4th Anugerah Industri Muzik, which has held on 22 March 1997, the album won two awards, namely the Best Album and the Best Engineered Album. [16]

Personnel

Credits adapted from Ooh! La! La! booklet liner notes. [17]

Release history

RegionRelease dateFormatLabel
Malaysia19 March 1996 CD, Digital download [18] [19] EMI Music Malaysia

References

  1. ↑ Marina Abdul Ghani (2 March 1996). "Ooh! La! La! - The boys have arrived" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Ooh! La! Kru!". The New Paper. 11 March 1996. p. 22. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Perancangan jitu bawa hasil untuk KRU". Berita Harian. 6 April 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  4. ↑ Khairana Sabtu (24 March 1996). "Strategi KRU pikat bukan Melayu" . Berita Minggu. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ↑ Shuib Taib (13 March 1996). "Taking on a world that's 'Ooh La La'" . New Straits Times . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  6. ↑ Marina Abdul Ghani (28 March 1996). "KRU out to gain wider acceptance" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  7. ↑ "Artists & Music". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 20. 18 May 1996. p. APQ-9. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ↑ Marina Abdul Ghani (17 April 1996). "Ooh! La! La! KRU has done it again" . The Malay Mail . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  9. ↑ "Peminat KRU malas telefon" . Harian Metro. 27 April 1996. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  10. 1 2 Junaidah Dahlan (8 July 1996). "Talented trio from Malaysia set to woo the region". The Straits Times. p. 6. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  11. ↑ "Artists & Music". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 43. 26 October 1996. p. APQ-12. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  12. ↑ Alexandra Nuvich (5 April 1997). "AIM sets sights on future". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 14. p. 46. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  13. ↑ "Koleksi video lagu 'hit' dari EMI". Berita Harian. 22 July 1996. p. 6. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  14. ↑ Haslinea Mohd Dalail (7 September 1996). "Bukan ciplak" . Harian Metro . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  15. ↑ Roslen Fadzil (24 December 1996). "Portrait pilih KRU" . Harian Metro . Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. ↑ Shuib Taib (23 March 1997). "KRU, Jerat Percintaan bag top AIM awards". New Straits Times . Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  17. ↑ Ooh! La! La! (liner notes). KRU. EMI Music Malaysia. 1996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ↑ "Ooh! La! La! by KRU". Spotify. 19 March 1996. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  19. ↑ "Ooh! La! La!, album by KRU". iTunes Store (MY). Apple. 19 March 1996. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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