Album: Martika’s Kitchen

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Martika’s Kitchen

Martika’s Kitchen (Front Cover)

Album details


Released: 27 August 1991
Length: 57:18
Label(s): Columbia Records
Studio(s): Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA

Charts, Certifications & Awards


Charts
America
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
USA: Billboard 200 14 Sep. 1991 111 9
 
Europe
Country: Chart Entry Date Peak Position Weeks in Chart
U.K.: Gallup Top 40 Albums 7 Sep. 1991 15 15
Certifications
This album has not received any certifications in the USA
Awards
This album has not received any awards in the USA

Singles released


Of the 5 singles released from this album, only the ones with a Prince contribution are listed below:

Love... Thy Will Be Done
b/w Mi Tierra
Lovethywillbedone single.jpg
Martika’s Kitchen
b/w Broken Heart
Martikaskitchen single.jpg
Spirit (UK & The Netherlands promo only)
b/w Spirit
Spirit single.jpg

See also


    
Martika’s Kitchen is the second album by California pop singer Martika, and was released in August 1991. The album contained four tracks with writing and production input by Prince: Martika’s Kitchen, Spirit, Love... Thy Will Be Done and Don’t Say U Love Me.


Sessions and compiling

Prince became involved after Martika had already recorded most of the album. She had seen the Graffiti Bridge movie several times and had contacted Prince saying the movie spoke to her and reflected things she had written in her own notebook.

He recorded Love... Thy Will Be Done in December 1990 or January 1991, and submitted it to Martika. Her record company encouraged her to work further with Prince, and he quickly recorded further tracks : Martika’s Kitchen, Spirit and Don’t Say U Love Me. Martika simply replaced Prince’s vocals with her own in early 1991 (adding some additional lyrics, resulting in her co-writing credit), and additional instrumentation and background vocals were recorded by her musicians in New York.

One song recorded for inclusion on the album, Open Book, was not included, but was later released by Jevetta Steele on the 1993 reissue of her album Here It Is.

Open Book was written as a response to Martika’s song Safe In The Arms Of Love, which also appears on Martika’s Kitchen, and quotes passages from the song.


Promotion

The album produced five singles, Love... Thy Will Be Done, Martika’s Kitchen, Colored Kisses, Safe In The Arms Of Love and Spirit (promotional release only), and the album was a commercial hit worldwide, although a relative commercial failure in the USA.

It reached only number 111 on the US Billboard Pop Chart, but fared much better in the UK, reaching number 15 on the Gallup Album Chart.



Track listing
CD LP/MC

Details given for Prince-related tracks only

  1. Martika’s Kitchen (5:08) 1
  2. Spirit (4:37) 2
  3. Love... Thy Will Be Done (5:02) 3
  4. A Magical Place
  5. Coloured Kisses
  6. Safe In The Arms Of Love
  7. Pride & Prejudice
  8. Take Me To Forever
  9. Temptation
  10. Don’t Say U Love Me (4:24) 3
  11. Broken Heart
  12. Mi Tierra


2018 Re-issue

Main Course - The Original Album

  1. Martika’s Kitchen (5:08) 1
  2. Spirit (4:37) 2
  3. Love... Thy Will Be Done (5:02) 3
  4. A Magical Place
  5. Coloured Kisses
  6. Safe In The Arms Of Love
  7. Pride & Prejudice
  8. Take Me To Forever
  9. Temptation
  10. Don’t Say U Love Me (4:24) 3
  11. Broken Heart
  12. Mi Tierra


Side Orders - Remixes & Edits

  1. Love... Thy Will Be Done (7” Edit) (4:23)
  2. Martika’s Kitchen (7" Edit) (4:12)
  3. Coloured Kisses (7" Edit)
  4. Safe In The Arms Of Love (Edit Version)
  5. Spirit (Radio Edit) (3:56)
  6. Love... Thy Will Be Done (Prince Mix) (5:58)
  7. Martika’s Kitchen (Remix 1 Alt. 7" Video Version)* (5:00)
  8. Coloured Kisses (Remix)
  9. Spirit (House Mix) (8:04)
  10. Martika’s Kitchen (Extended Version) (5:24)
  11. Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix) (5:01)
  12. Martika’s Kitchen (Alt. Dub Version) (5:09)

Side 1:

  1. Martika’s Kitchen (5:08) 1
  2. Spirit (4:37) 2
  3. Love... Thy Will Be Done (5:02) 3
  4. A Magical Place
  5. Coloured Kisses
  6. Safe In The Arms Of Love

Side 2:

  1. Pride & Prejudice
  2. Take Me To Forever
  3. Temptation
  4. Don’t Say U Love Me (4:24) 3
  5. Broken Heart
  6. Mi Tierra


1 Written by Prince
2 Written by Prince, Frankie Blue, Martika and Levi Seacer, Jr.
3 Written by Prince and Martika



Personnel
Musicians



Production


Thanks



Releases
LP, CD, Cassettes and Other versions
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

This section is under construction

Variants, Special Editions and Reissues
Country Format Cat. Number Comments Front Back Label 1 Label 2

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Additional Information

Promotion (at time of release) Trivia


References
Trueconfessions album.jpg 1991
True Confessions
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May 19, 1992
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