Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "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 song \"Love... Thy Will Be Done\" made the top 10.The album was more successful outside of the US, and 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.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.The four Prince songs (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 10) on the album were recorded by him (the original versions have been circulating on several bootlegs) and then sent to Martika to overdub. Three of those songs, however, were based on a lyrics notebook Martika had given Prince for inspiration."@en }
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- Martikas_Kitchen abstract "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 song \"Love... Thy Will Be Done\" made the top 10.The album was more successful outside of the US, and 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.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.The four Prince songs (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 10) on the album were recorded by him (the original versions have been circulating on several bootlegs) and then sent to Martika to overdub. Three of those songs, however, were based on a lyrics notebook Martika had given Prince for inspiration.".