Puncak Kasih


Puncak Kasih is the fourth studio album by Malaysian singer Ziana Zain. It was released on May 26, 1997, through BMG. Puncak Kasih showed a further progression of Ziana's music. Throughout the project she collaborated with Adnan Abu Hassan, who wrote and produced "Puncak Kasih", among others. In total, Ziana worked on the album with fourteen producers and a variety of songwriters and musicians.
Puncak Kasih became Ziana's best-selling album and one of the best-selling albums in Malaysia, with sales of more than 130 thousand copies, including twelve thousand copies in the Singapore and over eight thousand in the Brunei. In Indonesia, it has sold over five thousand units. It topped the charts around the Southeast Asia, including number one in the Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and many more. It was certified 3× Platinum in Malaysia.
Six singles were released from the album. The major success came with the release of "Puncak Kasih", "Berpisah Jua", and "Terlerai Kasih".

Track listing

  1. "Puncak Kasih" — 5:32
  2. "Sepi Tanpa Rela" — 4:19
  3. "Berpisah Jua" — 5:10
  4. "Satu Detik" — 3:38
  5. "Cinta Di Menara Rindu" — 5:17
  6. "Dugaan Buatmu" — 5:17
  7. "Kalau Mencari Teman" — 4:22
  8. "Tika Naik Tika Jatuh" — 5:57
  9. "Ada Cinta" — 4:15
  10. "Terlerai Kasih" — 4:13
  11. "Sangkar Cinta " - CD Only — 5:09

Commercial performance

Puncak Kasih debuted at number 4 on the week ending 10 June 1997. The following week, it jumped to number two. On its third week, the album finally topped the Malaysian Album Chart, dethroning 911's The Journey on the week ending 24 June 1997.

Awards

Anugerah Juara Lagu

Three singles from the album were shortlisted in the semi-final of 1998's Anugerah Juara Lagu, namely "Puncak Kasih", "Kalau Mencari Teman" and "Berpisah Jua". Nevertheless, the latter failed to advance into the final. Additionally, the song "Puncak Kasih" won the category Best Ballad Song in the ceremony.

Anugerah Industri Muzik

In 1998, the album Puncak Kasih received two nominations in Anugerah Industri Muzik which were Best Pop Album as well as Best Female Vocalist in an Album where it won Best Pop Album. Additionally, the song Puncak Kasih was nominated for Best Song award but it lost to Innuendo's "Selamanya".

Personnel