Jumpa Pertama

After the release of Nona Lisa (1987), Chrisye ended his album collaboration with Adjie Soetama and approached Younky Suwarno to be the producer and arranger for his next album. He began working on the material for Jumpa Pertama and started recording the album in late 1988. Suwarno handles the arrangement and plays many instruments including keyboards. Other musicians involved in the album were Mus Mujiono on guitars, Uce Haryono on drums and Embong Rahardjo on saxophone. They were also joined by singers Ferina Widodo, Lita Zen and Atiek CB, which they provided backing vocals. Songwriting was handled by Chrisye, Tito Sumarsono and Dadang S. Manaf (older brother of Ahmad Dhani). The cover art photography was taken by Indonesian photographer, Ferry Ardianto and designed by Budi Susatio. The main album cover is said to be influenced by the work of American pop art artist, Andy Warhol, featuring brightly coloured hues and stylised portrait of Chrisye. He was satisfied with the result. ==Release and reception==

The album was released in November 1988. To promote the album, "Kisah Cintaku" ("My Love Story") and "Ada Cinta" ("There is Love"), were released as singles. Jumpa Pertama was a commercial success, selling over 100,000 copies and certified silver. Jumpa Pertama has been reissued twice, once as a CD in 2004 and once as part of the Chrisye Masterpiece Trilogy Limited Edition in 2007. The title song, "Jumpa Pertama", faced criticism due to its similarity to Sheena Easton's 1980 single "9 to 5" with the public accusing Chrisye of plagiarism. He later admitted his mistake over the issue and stated that he wasn't composed the song, but Andy Mapajalos. ==Track listing==