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{{song|
 
{{song|
 
|song name                = Spirit
 
|song name                = Spirit
|album image              = [[File:Martikaskitchen album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Martika's Kitchen]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] </small>
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|album image              = [[File:Martikaskitchen album.jpg|100px|link=Album: Martika’s Kitchen]] <br><small> from the album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] </small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Spirit single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Spirit]] <br> <small> promosleeve for [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]]</small>
 
|single image              = [[File:Spirit single.jpg|100px|link=Single: Spirit]] <br> <small> promosleeve for [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]]</small>
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]
 
|performer                = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]
|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 27|27 August 1991]] - [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] album
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|first released            = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August 27|27 August 1991]] - [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] album
|album(s)                  = [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]]<br>
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|album(s)                  = [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]]<br>
 
The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know<br>
 
The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move]<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move]<br>
Love... Thy Will Be Done
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Love... Thy Will Be Done<br>
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[[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen ''[Reheated Edition]'']]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], Frankie Blue, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
 
|writer(s)                = [[Prince]], Frankie Blue, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] and [[Levi Seacer, Jr.]]
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|producer(s)              = [[Prince]] (as [[Alias: Paisley Park|Paisley Park]])
 
|previous song            = [[Space]]
 
|previous song            = [[Space]]
 
|next song                = [[The Spiritual World]]
 
|next song                = [[The Spiritual World]]
|introduction              = '''Spirit''' is the second track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]'s second album [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]], and, the year after the album's release, [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] was available as a promotional single (the album's fifth and final single overall), with no commercial release. In 1997, it was included as the ninth track on the compilation album ''The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know''. In 1998, it was included as the tenth track on the compilation album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move] (released in Germany only). In 2005, it was included as the fifth track on the compilation album ''Love... Thy Will Be Done''.
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|introduction              = '''Spirit''' is the second track on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika]’s second album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]], and, the year after the album’s release, [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] was available as a promotional single (the album’s fifth and final single overall), with no commercial release. In 1997, it was included as the ninth track on the compilation album ''The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know''. In 1998, it was included as the tenth track on the compilation album [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move] (released in Germany only). In 2005, it was included as the fifth track on the compilation album ''Love... Thy Will Be Done''.
  
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]], [[Don't Say U Love Me]] and [[Open Book]] and [[Go On (Witcha Bad Self)]]). In Spring 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] overdubbed her lead vocals and her musicians and vocalists added overdubs to the track, in New York, NY, USA.
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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]], [[Don’t Say U Love Me]] and [[Open Book]] and [[Go On (Witcha Bad Self)]]). In Spring 1991, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] overdubbed her lead vocals and her musicians and vocalists added overdubs to the track, in New York and Los Angeles.
 
|recording info            =
 
|recording info            =
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = December 1990 - early 1991
 
|date                      = December 1990 - early 1991
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
 
|studio                    = [[Paisley Park Studios]],<br>Chanhassen, MN, USA
|additional info          = Basic tracking
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|additional info          = Tracking
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
{{RecordingLine|
 
|date                      = Early 1991
 
|date                      = Early 1991
|studio                    = Studio information needed,<br>New York, NY, USA
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|studio                    = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Lady_Studios Electric Lady Studios],<br>New York, NY, USA
|additional info          = Additional recording and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] vocal overdubs
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|additional info          = Additional recording and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] vocal overdubs
 +
}}
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{{RecordingLine|
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|date                      = Early 1991
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|studio                    = Trax Recording Studios,<br>Los Angeles, CA, USA
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|additional info          = Additional recording and/or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] vocal overdubs
 
}}
 
}}
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
|recording personnel      =  
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] - vocals
 
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martika Martika] - vocals
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
 
*[[Prince]] - all instruments, except where noted
*Fred McFarlane - keyboard programming and arrangement
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_McFarlane Fred McFarlane] - keyboard programming and arrangement
 
*Marlen Landin - background vocals
 
*Marlen Landin - background vocals
 
*Christopher Max - background vocals
 
*Christopher Max - background vocals
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|1= '''Spirit'''
 
|1= '''Spirit'''
 
|2= 4:37
 
|2= 4:37
|3= [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]]<br>
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|3= [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]]<br>
 
The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know<br>
 
The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move]<br>
 
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Feel_the_Earth_Move_(album) I Feel The Earth Move]<br>
Love... Thy Will Be Done
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''Love... Thy Will Be Done'' compilation
 
|4= Studio
 
|4= Studio
 
|5=  
 
|5=  
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|1= '''Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix)'''
 
|1= '''Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix)'''
 
|2= 5:02
 
|2= 5:02
|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo
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|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo<br>
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
 
|5= Remix by Danny D.
 
|5= Remix by Danny D.
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Songline|
 
{{Songline|
|1= '''Spirit (House Mix)'''
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|1= '''Spirit (House Mix)'''  
 
|2= 7:51
 
|2= 7:51
 
|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo
 
|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo
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|4= Remix
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|5= a.k.a '''Spirit (Monster Club Mix)'''. Remix by Danny D.
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (House Mix)'''
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|2= 8:04
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|3= [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen ''[Reheated Edition]'']]
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|4= Remix
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|5= Remix by Danny D. Titled the same, but longer than above. Remastered version.
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}}
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<!--{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (Monster Instrumental)'''
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|2= 4:28
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|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo<br>
 
|4= Remix
 
|4= Remix
 
|5= Remix by Danny D.
 
|5= Remix by Danny D.
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}}-->
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (Hip Hop Extended Mix)'''
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|2= 6:01
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|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo<br>
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|4= Remix
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|5= Remix by Danny D.
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}}
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{{Songline|
 +
|1= '''Spirit (Hip Hop Instrumental)'''
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|2= 4:28
 +
|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo<br>
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|4= Remix
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|5= a.k.a. '''Spirit (Monster Instrumental)'''. Remix by Danny D.
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (Accapella)'''
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|2= 4:26
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|3= [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] promo<br>
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|4= ''information needed''
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|5=
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit'''
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|2= 4:38
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|3= [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen ''[Reheated Edition]'']]
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|4= Studio
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|5= Remastered album version.
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (Radio Edit)'''
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|2= 3:56
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|3= [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen ''[Reheated Edition]'']]
 +
|4= Remix
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|5= Edit of '''Spirit (House Mix)'''. Remastered version.
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}}
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{{Songline|
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|1= '''Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix)'''
 +
|2= 5:01
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|3= [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen ''[Reheated Edition]'']]
 +
|4= Remix
 +
|5= Remix by Danny D.. Remastered version.
 
}}
 
}}
 
}}
 
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|performed occasionally in = none
 
|performed occasionally in = none
 
|trivia                    =  
 
|trivia                    =  
|see also                  = [[Album: Martika's Kitchen|Martika's Kitchen]] album
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|see also                  = [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]] album
 
* [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] single
 
* [[Single: Spirit|Spirit]] single
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
 
|references                = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]] ''
|categories                = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Recorded 1991]]
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|categories                = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1990]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Released Songs (Associated Artists)]]
 
}}
 
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Revision as of 13:05, 24 June 2022

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Spirit

Martikaskitchen album.jpg
from the album Martika’s Kitchen
Spirit single.jpg
promosleeve for Spirit
Song details
Performer: Martika
First Released: 27 August 1991 - Martika’s Kitchen album
Album(s): Martika’s Kitchen

The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know
I Feel The Earth Move
Love... Thy Will Be Done
Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition]

Writer(s): Prince, Frankie Blue, Martika and Levi Seacer, Jr.
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

Spirit is the second track on Martika’s second album Martika’s Kitchen, and, the year after the album’s release, Spirit was available as a promotional single (the album’s fifth and final single overall), with no commercial release. In 1997, it was included as the ninth track on the compilation album The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know. In 1998, it was included as the tenth track on the compilation album I Feel The Earth Move (released in Germany only). In 2005, it was included as the fifth track on the compilation album Love... Thy Will Be Done.

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, Don’t Say U Love Me 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 Information
Recording Sessions
Date Studio Additional info
December 1990 - early 1991 Paisley Park Studios,
Chanhassen, MN, USA
Tracking
Early 1991 Electric Lady Studios,
New York, NY, USA
Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs
Early 1991 Trax Recording Studios,
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Additional recording and/or Martika vocal overdubs
Recording Personnel
  • Martika - vocals
  • Prince - all instruments, except where noted
  • Fred McFarlane - keyboard programming and arrangement
  • Marlen Landin - background vocals
  • Christopher Max - background vocals
  • Cindy Mizelle - background vocals
  • Karen Bernod - background vocals
  • Steve Real - background vocals
  • Audrey Wheeler - background vocals
  • Rahsaan Patterson - background vocals

Versions
Released Versions
Title Length Released Version Additional info
Spirit 4:37 Martika’s Kitchen

The Best Of Martika: More Than You Know
I Feel The Earth Move
Love... Thy Will Be Done compilation

Studio
Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix) 5:02 Spirit promo
Remix Remix by Danny D.
Spirit (House Mix) 7:51 Spirit promo Remix a.k.a Spirit (Monster Club Mix). Remix by Danny D.
Spirit (House Mix) 8:04 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Remix Remix by Danny D. Titled the same, but longer than above. Remastered version.
Spirit (Hip Hop Extended Mix) 6:01 Spirit promo
Remix Remix by Danny D.
Spirit (Hip Hop Instrumental) 4:28 Spirit promo
Remix a.k.a. Spirit (Monster Instrumental). Remix by Danny D.
Spirit (Accapella) 4:26 Spirit promo
information needed
Spirit 4:38 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Studio Remastered album version.
Spirit (Radio Edit) 3:56 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Remix Edit of Spirit (House Mix). Remastered version.
Spirit (Hip-Hop Mix) 5:01 Martika’s Kitchen [Reheated Edition] Remix Remix by Danny D.. Remastered version.


Unreleased Versions
Title Version Additional Info
Spirit Studio Original version with Prince on vocals
 
Additional Information

See also Trivia


References
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