"Zaenal Group Vol. 3"
Zaenal Arifin, Chilung R.
Band: Zaenal Group.
Year 1973
After 10 years composing beautiful songs for many vocalists they must have been thinking: "Lets try if we can sing too."
As a result Zaenal Arifin and Chilung R. made some albums.
Compared with the female artists from the previous decade, their voices sound modest. (Just try Inneke Kusumawati - " Meleati Dimusim Kemarau " on youtube. to hear to difference wihh Zainal"s vocalisation ) )
In fact it was a come back then ( 1973 ) Until 1970 Zainal Arifin was very well known as a composer, just think of songs like "Teluk Bayur" almost sounding like a stand-by national anthem. But after 1970 he came in poor circumstances, had all kind of jobs, this series of records is the last effort to regain his popularity.
Zanal Arifin wa a great songwriter, he could get rich, but was not. He lived in a modest house, had been hit by a car and severely injured, this happened in 1987 when he was long forgotten. But some artists still remembered him and collected money to pay the hospital bill.
Zaenal Arifin died in 2002.
Songs:
"Frida Gadis Manis" - Frida Sweet Girl -
"Stambul Bukit Duri" - "Stambul from the thorny hill" Stambul is an old fashioned narritive way of singing, from the Stambul Theatre.
Bukit Duri is also the name of the last pre-war suburbs of Jakarta, little villas for middle class employees.
"Melati Dimusim Kemarau" - Melati (flower) in the dry season -
"Patah Hati Soal Biasa" - A broken heart, as usual -
"Terbayang Dan Terbayang" -Imagine and Imagine ( again )
"Pantai Pelabuhan Ratu" - The beach of Pelabuhan Ratu" Pelabuhan Ratu is a beach resort on the south coast of Java. There is another song also about this place, sung by Alfian.
"Pengganti Dirimu" - Someone to replace you -
''Putri Menangis" - A girl is crying -
"Dibalik Pintu" - Behind the door -
Frida Gadis Manis - ( Zaenal Arifin ) Zaenal Arifin
Stambul Bukit Duri - ( Zaenal Arifin ) Zaenal Arifin
Melati Dimusim Kemarau - ( Jessy Wenas ) Zaenal Arifin
Patah Hati Soal Biasa - ( Chilung R. ) Chilung R.
Terbayang Dan Terbayang Lagi - ( Zaenal Arifin ) Zaenal Arifin
Pantai Pelabuhan Ratu - ( Zaenal Arifin ) Zaenal Arifin
Pengganti Dirimu - ( Jessy Wenas ) Zaenal Arifin
Putri Menangis - ( Zaenal,- Wedhasmara ) Chilung R., -Zaenal Arifin
Dibalik Pintu - ( Zaenal,- Wedhasmara ) Zaenal Arifin
