BURNING THE GROUND EXCLUSIVE 1991
“Martika’s Kitchen” is the second single and title track released from Martika’s 1991 album of the same name. The single was written and produced by Prince, but failed to be a success in America, peaking at number 93 on the US pop chart. The vibrant and colorful video helped the song be a bigger hit in the UK, where it reached number 17.
On the b-side the Prince-penned gospel song “Love… Thy Will Be Done” had previously been released as the album’s lead single and peaked at #10 US and #9 UK.
SIDE A:
Martika’s Kitchen (7″ Edit) 4:10
Martika’s Kitchen (Alt. Dub Version) 5:09
Producer [Additional] – Martika
Producer, Arranged By – Paisley Park
Remix – Bob Rosa
Written By – Prince
SIDE B:
Love… Thy Will Be Done (Prince Mix) 5:58
Producer, Arranged By, Remix – Paisley Park
Written By – Martika, Prince
Broken Heart 4:29
Producer, Arranged By – Frankie Blue, Les Pierce
Written By – Frankie Blue, Les Pierce, Martika
VINYL GRADE:
Vinyl: Near Mint
Sleeve: Near Mint
U.S. CHART HISTORY:
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Martika’s Kitchen | U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | #93 |
RELEASE INFORMATION:
Label: Columbia – 657568 8
Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1991
Genre: Electronic, Pop, Rock
Style: Pop Rock, Synth-pop
NOTES:
Titles taken from the LP “MARTIKA’S KITCHEN”
Made In Holland
Find The 12″ On DISCOGS
EQUIPMENT USED:
Turntable: Pro-Ject Debut III
Cartridge: Ortofon Super
Stylus: Ortofon OM Stylus 30
Platter: Pro-Ject Acryl-It platter
Speed Control: Pro-Ject Speed Box S
Phono Pre-amp: Bellari VP130 Tube Phono Preamp
Tube: Tung-Sol 12AX7ECC803-S Gold Electron Tube
Soundcard: ESI Juli@
Record Cleaning: VPI HW 16.5 Record Cleaning Machine
Artwork Scans: Brother MFC-6490CW Professional Series Scanner
SOFTWARE USED:
Recording/Editing: Adobe Audition 3.0 (Recording)
Down Sampling: iZotope RX Advanced 2
Artwork Editor: Adobe Photoshop CS5
Click Removeal: ClickRepair (DeClick Level 3)
FLAC/MP3 Conversion: dBpoweramp
M3U Playlist: Playlist Creator
RESTORATION NOTES:
All vinyl rips are recorded @ 32bit/float
FLAC (Level Eight)
MP3 (320kbps)
Artwork scanned at 600dpi
Man I don’t know what I was doing in 1991 because I don’t remember this at all. Great track though!
Excellent!!!
I moved on from vinyl albums to CD albums quite late, and Martika’s Kitchen is actually the first CD album I bought! It is a wonderful album, in fact, much better than her debut. Unfortunately, not many hits emerged from it. Broken Heart is such a wonderful album track, and Love Thy Will Be Done should’ve been a MASSIVE hit! Perhaps it would’ve charted better they had included this sublime Prince Mix. I had to buy this follow-up 12″ back in 1991 JUST for this remix. Thanks for your rip, Paul. This single certainly brought back loads of wonderful ’91… Read more »
You’re welcome Ric “Martika’s Kitchen” is one of my favorite albums and I still listen to it often. “Love Thy Will Be Done” is my favorite I just love the vocal harmonies that are towards then of the track 🙂 Glad I had a part in bringing back some good memories for you.
Wow, I totally forgot about this record Paul. You are so good at bringing back the forgotten tracks of one’s youth. So excellent.
I’m Loving it!!!!
Jeff
Thank Jeff I glad that you appreciate this record 🙂
just to let you know: the 24bit link doesn’t work…ERROR 404 comes up (the other links are working)..anyway thx for this post!
You’re welcome Josh. Thanks for letting me know. It should be working now 🙂
Nice one Paul…:D
(Still hoping for UB40’s Don’t Break My Heart 12″)