Don’t Say U Love Me

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{{song-2| |song name = Don’t Say U Love Me |single image = Martikaskitchen album.jpg
from the album Martika’s Kitchen |performer = Martika |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 |writer(s) = Prince and Martika |producer(s) = Prince (as Paisley Park) |previous song = Don’t Say No |next song = Don’t Talk 2 Strangers |introduction = 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.

Although specific recording dates are unknown, basic tracking took place in December 1990 or early 1991 at Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota (during the same set of sessions as Martika’s Kitchen, Spirit and Open Book and Go On (Witcha Bad Self)). In Spring 1991, Martika overdubbed her lead vocals and her musicians and vocalists added overdubs to the track, in New York and Los Angeles. |recording info = |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|December 1990 - early 1991 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Tracking |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Early 1991 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Electric Lady Studios,
New York, NY, USA |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs |- align="left" |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Early 1991 |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Trax Recording Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA or |style="border-top:1px dotted #ccc;"|Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs |recording personnel =

|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
Don’t Say U Love Me 4:23 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Studio Remastered version

|unreleased versions = |- |style="color:#AB3E00" |Unreleased Versions


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Title Version Additional Info
Don’t Say U Love Me Studio Original version with Prince on vocals

|video versions = |broadcasts, streaming = |unreleased versions = |sampled in = |first live appearance = This track is not believed to have been performed live by Prince |performed regularly on = none |performed occasionally in = none |trivia = |see also = Martika’s Kitchen album |references = The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004) |categories = }}