Martika's Kitchen

Martika's Kitchen
Studio album by Martika
Released	1991
Genre	Pop music
Label	Columbia
Producer	Prince, Christopher Max, Clivilles & Cole, Bob Rosa, Martika, Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, & Joe Galdo
Martika chronology
Martika (1988) Martika's Kitchen (1991) Twelve Inch Mixes (1992)

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Allmusic	[1]

Martika's Kitchen is the second album released by pop singer and former child actor Martika. Released in 1991, it features four songs written and produced by Prince. The album was a departure in musical styles from Martika's debut album. "Martika's Kitchen" incorporates elements of gospel, jazz, funk, R&B and traditional Cuban music.

The album was critically praised but was a relative commercial failure in the U.S.. The title track barely cracked the Billboard Hot 100, but the Prince-penned gospel number "Love... Thy Will Be Done" went top 10.

The album was highly successful elsewhere in the world and triggered a concert tour that visited over 200 cities. The song "Coloured Kisses" charted internationally.

Building upon such previous efforts as "Toy Soldiers", the album tackled serious topics lyrically. "Broken Heart" is about crack babies; "Pride and Prejudice" deals with racism and homophobia. The Spanglish track "Mi Tierra", which features a guest vocal performance by Celia Cruz, is a lament of a Cuban-American's inability to visit her homeland.

Unknown to many, the four Prince songs (1,2,3,10) on the album were recorded by him (the original versions have been circulating on several bootlegs) and then given to Martika to emulate the exact vocal details and style for her own album. It is quite common in the world of Prince associates for Prince to produce songs for the protégé to simply duplicate.

Three additional tracks recorded for the album were leaked on bootlegs years later, entitled "Rub U Down", "Beautiful Fabulous" and "The Do".

Track listing

1. "Martika's Kitchen" 5:09
2. "Spirit" 4:38
3. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" 5:02
4. "A Magical Place" 4:41
5. "Coloured Kisses" 4:37
6. "Safe In the Arms of Love" 5:09
7. "Pride and Prejudice" 5:12
8. "Take Me To Forever" 4:35
9. "Temptation" 4:46
10. "Don't Say U Love Me" 4:24
11. "Broken Heart" 4:33
12. "Mi Tierra" (duet With Celia Cruz) 4:38

Singles

1. 1991 "Love... Thy Will Be Done" #10 US, #9 UK
2. 1991 "Martika's Kitchen" #92 US, #17 UK
3. 1992 "Coloured Kisses" #41 UK
4.  ???? "Safe In The Arms Of Love"
5.  ???? "Spirit" remixes promo only
6.  ???? "Mi Tierra/El Amor Llegará" Argentine promo only

Other tracks

1. "El Amor Llegará (Love... Thy Will Be Done)" 5:01

• Released in Argentina with "Mi Tierra" as a double A-side promo single.

1. "Beautiful Fabulous" (Martika's Kitchen Outtake)
2. "Rub U Down" (Martika's Kitchen Outtake)
3. "The Do" (Martika's Kitchen Outtake)

Remixes

1. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (7" Edit)
2. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (Prince Mix) 6:01
3. "Martika's Kitchen" (7" Edit)
4. "Martika's Kitchen" (Second Version) 5:20
5. "Martika's Kitchen" (Remix 1 Alt. 7" Video Version)
6. "Martika's Kitchen" (Alt. Dub Version)
7. "Safe In The Arms Of Love" (7" Edit)
8. "Safe In The Arms Of Love" (Edit Version)
9. "Spirit" (House Mix)
10. "Spirit" (Hip - Hop Mix)
11. "Coloured Kisses" (Single Version) 4:07
12. "Coloured Kisses" (Club Mix) 7:23
13. "Coloured Kisses" (Clivilles And Cole 7" Edit)
14. "Coloured Kisses" (Clivilles And Cole Remix)

Chart Performance

Album:

Chart (1991)	Peak position	Total weeks
Australian Albums Chart[2]	9	9
Canadian Albums Chart[3]	81	6
German Albums Chart[4]	51	5
New Zealand Albums Chart[5]	40	8
UK Albums Chart[6]	15	15
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[7]	111	9

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ http://www.australian-charts.com/
3. ^ www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
4. ^ http://www.musicline.de/
5. ^ http://www.charts.org.nz/
6. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/
7. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/