{{Infobox album | name = Puspa Indah | type = studio album | artist = Chrisye | cover = Chrisye Puspa Indah.jpg | alt = | released = June 1980 | recorded = | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop, easy listening | length = 48:00 | label = Musica Studios | producer = {{ublist|Guruh Sukarnoputra|Chrisye|Jockie Soerjoprajogo}} | prev_title = Percik Pesona | prev_year = 1979 | next_title = Pantulan Cita | next_year = 1981 }} '''''Puspa Indah''''' ('''''Beautiful Flower''''') is the fourth studio album by Indonesian singer Chrisye, released in June 1980 by Musica Studios. Recorded in collaboration with Guruh Soekarnoputra, the album, which had an easy listening influences, was well-received.
==Recording== After the failure of ''Percik Pesona'' (''Stain of Enchantment''; 1979), Chrisye decided to distance himself from the pure pop sound that had made the earlier albums ''Badai Pasti Berlalu'' (''The Storm Will Surely Pass''; 1977) and ''Sabda Alam'' (''Nature's Order''; 1978) successful.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=148}} After a period of introspection and contemplation, he decided to stick with pop, but gave it a romantic theme with easy listening influences.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=150}}
Guruh Soekarnoputra, songwriter son of former president Sukarno, contributed significantly to the project; he wrote the lyrics for all the songs except "To My Friends on Legian Beach" and "Gita Cinta" ("Serenade"), as well as all the melodies except "Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan" ("Interlude - Memories"). For "To My Friends on Legian Beach", Indonesian poet Sitor Situmorang wrote the lyrics, while Eddy Iskandar handled the lyrics for "Gita Cinta". The melody for "Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan" was written by long-term collaborator Jockie Soerjoprajogo.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=150}}
Musically, Yockie played the keyboard and harmonica, while Chrisye played the bass and guitar, both electric and acoustic. Roesma of Musica Studios served as recording engineer during the recording sessions in Jakarta.{{sfn|Album notes}}
==Release and reception== Prior to the album's release, two of its singles, "Galih dan Ratna" ("Galih and Ratna") and "Gita Cinta" ("Serenade") were selected for inclusion in the 1979 film ''Gita Cinta dari SMA'' (''High School Serenade'').{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=150}} For marketing, Chrisye took a cameo role in the film as the singer of "Galih dan Ratna".{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=151}} ''Puspa Indah'' was released by Musica Studios in mid-1980, with high sales.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=150}}
The success of ''Puspa Indah'' convinced Chrisye that some albums needed to be synergized with other media in order to succeed.{{sfn|Endah|2007|p=151}} ''Puspa Indah'' has been reissued twice, once as a CD in 2004{{sfn|Kota BNI 2004, Chrisye Rilis Ulang}} and once as part of the ''Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition'' in 2007.{{sfn|IndonesiaSelebriti.com 2007, Chrisye Rilis Album}} In December 2007, ''Rolling Stone Indonesia'' selected ''Puspa Indah'' as the 57th best Indonesian album of all time.{{sfn|Rolling Stone Indonesia 2007, 150 Album Indonesia}}
==Track listing== {{Track listing | collapsed = | headline = | extra_column = | all_writing = | all_lyrics = | all_music =
| title1 = Marlina | note1 = | writer1 = | lyrics1 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music1 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra1 = | length1 = 3:41
| title2 = Lagu Putih | note2 = "White Song" | writer2 = | lyrics2 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music2 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra2 = | length2 = 5:30
| title3 = Kenang-Kenangan | note3 = "Memories" | writer3 = | lyrics3 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music3 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra3 = | length3 = 4:40
| title4 = Puspa Indah | note4 = "Beautiful Flower" | writer4 = | lyrics4 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music4 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra4 = | length4 = 6:17
| title5 = Lakon Manusia | note5 = "Human Story" | writer5 = | lyrics5 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music5 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra5 = | length5 = 3:20
| title6 = Interlude - Kenang-Kenangan | note6 = "Interlude - Memories" | writer6 = | lyrics6 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music6 = Yockie Suryoprayogo | extra6 = | length6 = 5:00
| title7 = Sirna | note7 = "Disappear" | writer7 = | lyrics7 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music7 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra7 = | length7 = 3:44
| title8 = To My Friends on Legian Beach | note8 = | writer8 = | lyrics8 = Sitor Situmorang | music8 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra8 = | length8 = 4:57
| title9 = Gita Cinta | note9 = "Serenade" | writer9 = | lyrics9 = Eddy S. Iskandar | music9 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra9 = | length9 = 5:11
| title10 = Galih dan Ratna | note10 = "Galih and Ratna" | writer10 = | lyrics10 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | music10 = Guruh Soekarnoputra | extra10 = | length10 = 5:11 | total_length = 48:00 |}}
==References== ;Footnotes {{reflist}}
;Bibliography {{refbegin}} *{{cite journal |date=December 2007 |title=150 Album Indonesia Terbaik Sepanjang Masa |trans-title=150 Best Indonesian Albums of All Time |journal=Rolling Stone Indonesia |issue=32 |page=66|location=Jakarta |language=Indonesian |ref={{harvid|Rolling Stone Indonesia 2007, 150 Album Indonesia}} }} *{{cite AV media notes |title=Puspa Indah |trans-title=Beautiful Flower |language=Indonesian |others=Chrisye |year=1980 |publisher=Musica Studios|ref={{harvid|Album notes}}}} *{{cite web |url=http://musik.indonesiaselebriti.com/ulasan_musik/berita/306859565419/Chrisye-Rilis-Album-Trilogi |title=Chrisye Rilis Album Trilogi |trans-title=Chrisye Releases a Trilogy Album |language=Indonesian |date=9 October 2007 |publisher=IndonesiaSelebriti.com |access-date=1 January 2012 |ref={{harvid|IndonesiaSelebriti.com 2007, Chrisye Rilis Album}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327190158/http://musik.indonesiaselebriti.com/ulasan_musik/berita/306859565419/Chrisye-Rilis-Album-Trilogi |archive-date=27 March 2012 }} *{{cite web |url=http://www.wisma46.com/kotabni/new/news.asp?news_id=1979&flag=en |title=Chrisye Rilis Ulang 22 Album Lawas |language=Indonesian |trans-title=Chrisye Rereleases 22 Old Albums |date=28 October 2004 |access-date=1 January 2012 |work=KotaBNI News |ref={{harvid|Kota BNI 2004, Chrisye Rilis Ulang}} |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405222413/http://www.wisma46.com/kotabni/new/news.asp?news_id=1979&flag=en |archive-date=5 April 2012 }} *{{cite book |last1=Endah |first1=Alberthiene |authorlink1=Alberthiene Endah |title=Chrisye: Sebuah Memoar Musikal |trans-title=Chrisye: A Musical Memoir |year=2007 |publisher=Gramedia Pustaka Utama |location=Jakarta |language=Indonesian |isbn=978-979-22-2606-5 }} {{refend}}
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