Don’t Say U Love Me

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Don’t Say U Love Me

from the album Martika’s Kitchen from the album Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Song details Performer: Martika; Prince (credited to Prince and the New Power Generation) First Released: 27 August 1991 - Martika’s Kitchen album Album(s): Martika’s Kitchen The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know Toy Soldiers: The Best Of Martika Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Writer(s): Prince and Martika Producer(s): Prince (as Paisley Park) Live Appearances First and last live appearance: This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince Performed regularly on tour: none Performed occasionally in shows: none

Don’t Say U Love Me is the tenth track on Martika’s second album Martika’s Kitchen. In 1997, it was included as the eleventh track on the compilation album The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know. In 2005, it was included as the fifth track on the compilation album Toy Soldiers: The Best Of Martika. Tracking took place on 13 February 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota. The working title for the track was Martika Jam (or Martika Jam Groove as listed on a tape photographed in Prince’s vault). In the liner notes for the expanded 2018 re-release of Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition], Martika discussed the song’s recording: "This was one of the songs which morphed from one version to another. Prince liked my lyrics on this, and decided to funktify it on his unique way. Our basic contact throughout my L.A. & N.Y. sessions was over the phone." In Spring 1991, Martika overdubbed her lead vocals and her musicians and vocalists added overdubs to the track, in New York and Los Angeles. Prince’s version of Don’t Say U Love Me was released in October 2023 as the eleventh track of Vault Tracks part 2, one of the discs with previously unreleased tracks included with the Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition. This version was sourced from a cassette copy (his original voice was wiped from the master). Recording Information Recording Sessions Date Studio Additional info 13 February 1991 Paisley Park Studios, Chanhassen, MN, USA Tracking Spring 1991 Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY, USA Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs Spring 1991 Trax Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA, USA or Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs Recording Personnel Martika version Martika - vocals Prince - all instruments, except where noted Paul Pesco - guitar Rahsaan Patterson - background vocals David Frank - keyboard programming Morris Hayes - additional production (uncredited) Prince version Prince - all vocals and instruments (assumed) Versions Released Versions Title Length Released Version Additional info Don’t Say U Love Me 4:24 Martika’s Kitchen The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know Toy Soldiers: The Best Of Martika Studio Martika version Don’t Say U Love Me 4:23 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Studio Remastered version Don’t Say U Love Me 4:23 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Studio Remastered version Don’t Say U Love Me 4:20 Diamonds And Pearls Super Deluxe Edition Studio Original version with Prince on vocals Unreleased Versions Title Version Additional Info Don’t Say U Love Me Studio Longer version

Additional Information See also Trivia Martika’s Kitchen album References The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)

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