

Īnother theme of his songs is love, such as in "Lagu Untuk Sebuah Nama", "Elegi Esok Pagi" ("Elegy for Tomorrow") and "Cinta di Kereta Biru Malam" ("Love on the Blue Night Train"), which is about a romantic relationship with a girl on a train. After 1982 Galunggung eruption, he wrote "Untuk Kita Renungkan" ("For Us to Think About"), while the Bintaro train crash inspired him to write "Masih Ada Waktu" ("There is Still Time"). In 1981, he wrote "Sebuah Tragedi 1981" ("A Tragedy, 1981") regarding the sinking of KMP Tampomas II in the Masalembu Islands. In June 1978, Ebiet wrote "Berita Kepada Kawan" ("News for a Friend") after a poisonous gas disaster in Dieng Plateau. Most of Ebiet's songs are about disaster. There are 15 singles from album Camellia I to Camellia 4 on this album. During production, he was helped by Anto Hoed and his children.

The album was released by Trinity Optima Production. In 2007, he released In Love: 25th Anniversary which was dedicated to his wife of 25 years. Budiardjo, Erwin Gutawa, Ian Antono and Purwacaraka. In this album, Ebiet was helped by his fellow musicians, including Billy J. In 1995, Kupu-Kupu Kertas ( Paper Butterflies) was released. The album was sold more than 2 million copies. Notable songs from this album were "Lagu untuk Sebuah Nama" ("Song for a Name"), "Pesta" ("Party") and "Camellia".

His voice is similar to John Denver and Said Effendi. In 1979, he released his first studio album, Camellia I.
