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Released | 11 January 2001 | |||
Recorded | April – December 2000 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 45:52 | |||
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Safa (Pureness) is the seventh studio album by Malaysian singer Siti Nurhaliza. It was released on 11 January 2001 by Suria Records. [1] Five singles were released from the album, with "Percayalah" released as the lead single.
Safa was heavily influenced by Siti Nurhaliza. She began working on the album by the first quarter of 2000 following the commercial success of her previous six albums. Siti said that the album's title, Safa means Pureness, while stated that the album is meaningful to her and specially dedicated to her fans. [1] For the album, she worked with Ahmad Izham Omar and Aubrey Suwito as the album's producer as well as Adnan Abu Hassan (who previously produced her previous albums), Azmeer, Zulkifli Majid, Pak Ngah and Helen Yap. [1]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
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1. | "Azimat Cinta" | Hazida | Adnan Abu Hassan | 4:57 |
2. | "Jalinan Cinta" | Siti Nurhaliza, Haslan | Helen Yap | 4:38 |
3. | "Percayalah" | Siti Nurhaliza | Ajai | 3:54 |
4. | "Lakaran Kehidupan" | Siti Nurhaliza | Mat SW | 4:56 |
5. | "Kudus Sinarmu" | Ce'kem | Pak Ngah | 5:46 |
6. | "Kau Ku Sayang" | Pot Amir | Pot Amir | 5:23 |
7. | "Beradu Di Khayalan" | Tisya | Aubrey | 3:16 |
8. | "Indah Percintaan" | M. Zulkifli | Nyzar | 4:48 |
9. | "Milikmu Teristimewa" | Habsah Hassan | Azmeer | 3:40 |
10. | "Bicara Manis Menghiris Kalbu" | Lukhman S | Aiman | 4:03 |
Total length: | 45:52 |
Safa was released on what would have been Siti Nurhaliza's 22nd birthday, on 11 January 2001. It peaked at number two on RIM's local album chart. [2] [3] [note 1] It was Malaysia's best-selling local album of the year when more than 80,000 units were sold in 2001 alone. [4]
Safa received mixed to positive reviews from music reviewers. Zainal Alam Kadir of the New Straits Times gave the album two and half stars. [5] Zainal wasn't pleased with the presence of too many ballads in the album. [5] He reviewed the album, "None of the songs is memorable enough. Siti's voice might be the only saving grace." [5] In a more positive review by Marina Abdul Ghani of The Malay Mail , she commended Siti's vocals and singled out "Percayalah" as her favorite song from the album. She wrote Siti's rendition of the song as "next to perfect". [2] She concluded her review as "Safa offers a variety of polished songs that showcases Siti's versatility as a singer." [2] Saniboey Mohd Ismail of Harian Metro rated the album with four stars. [6] In his final comment, he wrote, "[...] Siti's 2001 beginning is really good with Safa, although it is really hard for me to say this is her best album." [6] [a] In a three out four star review by Joko of Tembang, he reviewed Siti's vocals in Safa favourably. [7] He commended how Safa explored Siti's vocals to the maximum and the clarity and quality of Siti's voice. [7]
Credits adapted from Safa booklet liner notes. [8]
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