Martika's Kitchen
Martika's Kitchen | ||||
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Studio album by Martika | ||||
Released |
26 August 1991 (UK,[1] Australia) 27 August 1991 (US) | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Length | 57:24 | |||
Label | Columbia | |||
Producer | Prince, Christopher Max, Clivillés and Cole, Bob Rosa, Martika, Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Joe Galdo | |||
Martika chronology | ||||
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Singles from Martika's Kitchen | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Entertainment Weekly | C[3] |
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 title track cracked the Billboard Hot 100 and the Prince-penned gospel song "Love... Thy Will Be Done" made the top 10.[4]
The album was certified gold in both the UK[1] and Australia.[5] "Love... Thy Will Be Done" reached #1 in Australia,[6] and the top 10 in the UK,[7] Ireland,[8] and New Zealand.[9] The "Martika's Kitchen" single reached the top 40 in the UK,[7] Ireland,[8] Germany,[10] Australia,[6] and New Zealand.[9] A third single, "Coloured Kisses", narrowly missed the top 40 in the UK,[7] and peaked at #39 in Australia.[6] A fourth single, "Safe In the Arms of Love", was released in Europe in 1992[11] but failed to chart. "Temptation" was set to become the final single but was never officially released.
A concert tour to promote the album visited over 200 cities.
The four Prince songs (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 10) on the album were recorded by him and then sent to Martika to overdub. Three of those songs were based on a lyrics notebook Martika had given Prince for inspiration.
Track listing
- "Martika's Kitchen" (Prince) – 5:09
- "Spirit" (Frankie Blue, Martika, Prince, Levi Seacer Jr.) – 4:38
- "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (Martika, Prince) – 5:02
- "A Magical Place" (Christopher Max) – 4:41
- "Coloured Kisses" (Blue, Les Pierce, Martika) – 4:37
- "Safe in the Arms of Love" (Michael Cruz, Martika, Michael Jay) – 5:09
- "Pride and Prejudice" (Cruz, Martika) – 5:12
- "Take Me to Forever" (Martika, Jay) – 4:35
- "Temptation" (Blue, Pierce, Martika) – 4:46
- "Don't Say U Love Me" (Martika, Prince) – 4:24
- "Broken Heart" (Blue, Pierce, Martika) – 4:33
- "Mi Tierra" (duet with Celia Cruz) (Blue, Pierce, Martika) – 4:38
Singles
- 1991 "Love... Thy Will Be Done" #10 US, #9 UK, #1 AUS
- 1991 "Martika's Kitchen" #92 US, #17 UK, #29 AUS
- 1992 "Coloured Kisses" #41 UK, #39 AUS
- 1993 "Safe in the Arms of Love"
- 1993 "Spirit" (remixes promo only)
- 1993 "Mi Tierra/El Amor Llegará" (Argentine promo only)
Other tracks
- "El Amor Llegará" ("Love... Thy Will Be Done") – 5:01
- Released in Argentina with "Mi Tierra" as a double A-side promo single.
- "Beautiful Fabulous" (outtake)
- "Rub U Down" (outtake)
- "The Do" (outtake)
Remixes
- "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (7" edit)
- "Love... Thy Will Be Done" (Prince mix) – 6:01
- "Martika's Kitchen" (7" edit)
- "Martika's Kitchen" (second version) – 5:20
- "Martika's Kitchen" (remix 1; alternate 7" video version)
- "Martika's Kitchen" (alternate dub version)
- "Safe in the Arms of Love" (7" edit)
- "Safe in the Arms of Love" (Edit version)
- "Spirit" (house mix)
- "Spirit" (hip hop mix)
- "Coloured Kisses" (single version) – 4:07
- "Coloured Kisses" (club mix) – 7:23
- "Coloured Kisses" (Clivillés and Cole 7" edit)
- "Coloured Kisses" (Clivillés and Cole remix)
Chart performance
Album:
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
Total weeks |
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Australian Albums Chart[6] | 9 | 24[5] |
Canadian Albums Chart[12] | 81 | 6 |
German Albums Chart[13] | 51 | 5 |
New Zealand Albums Chart[9] | 40 | 8 |
UK Albums Chart[7] | 15 | 15 |
U.S. Billboard 200[14] | 111 | 9 |
References
- 1 2 "BPI > Certified Awards > Search results for 'Martika'". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20260080,00.html
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Martika > Chart History > The Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 4 "australian-charts.com > Discography Martika". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 3 4 "Official Charts > Martika". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 "The Irish Charts - All there is to know > Search results for 'Martika'". Fireball Media. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- 1 2 3 "charts.org.nz > Discography Martika". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Martika (single)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ "Martika - Safe In the Arms of Love". discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
- ↑ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Martika (albums)" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 2016-01-21.
- ↑ "Billboard > Artists / Martika > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-01-21.