Martika's Kitchen


Martika's Kitchen is the second studio album by pop singer and former child actor Martika released in 1991 on Columbia Records. The album was reissued in deluxe 2CD edition in 2018 as Martika's Kitchen with 12 bonus tracks of rare mixes and single edits.

Album background

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 features four songs written and produced by Prince. The four Prince songs 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.

Album reception

The title track cracked the US Billboard Hot 100 and the Prince-penned gospel song "Love... Thy Will Be Done" made the top 10.
The album was certified gold in both the UK and Australia. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" reached #1 in Australia, and the top 10 in the UK, Ireland, and New Zealand. The "Martika's Kitchen" single reached the top 40 in the UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, and New Zealand. A third single, "Coloured Kisses", narrowly missed the top 40 in the UK, and peaked at #39 in Australia. A fourth single, "Safe In the Arms of Love", was released in Europe in 1992 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.

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" – 4:38

    Reheated Edition - Bonus Disc

  13. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 4:23
  14. "Martika's Kitchen" – 4:12
  15. "Coloured Kisses" – 4:07
  16. "Safe in the Arms of Love" – 3:19
  17. "Spirit" – 3:55
  18. "Love... Thy Will Be Done" – 5:57
  19. "Martika's Kitchen" – 5:00
  20. "Coloured Kisses" – 4:57
  21. "Spirit" – 8:03
  22. "Martika's Kitchen" – 5:24
  23. "Spirit" – 5:01
  24. "Martika's Kitchen" – 5:09

    Singles

  25. 1991 "Love... Thy Will Be Done" #10 US, #9 UK, #1 AUS
  26. 1991 "Martika's Kitchen" #93 US, #17 UK, #29 AUS
  27. 1992 "Coloured Kisses" #41 UK, #39 AUS
  28. 1993 "Safe In The Arms Of Love"
  29. 1993 "Spirit"
  30. 1993 "Mi Tierra/El Amor Llegará"

    Other tracks

  31. "El Amor Llegará" – 5:01
  1. "Beautiful Fabulous"
  2. "Rub U Down"
  3. "The Do"

    Chart performance