Martika (album)

Martika
Studio album by Martika
Released	October 18, 1988 (1988-10-18)
Recorded	April–May 1988
Studio	Trax Recording (Hollywood, California)
Genre	Teen pop dance-pop [1]
Length	41:59
Label	Columbia
Producer	Michael Jay
Martika chronology
Martika (1988) Martika's Kitchen (1991)
Alternative cover
European edition

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"If You're Tarzan, I'm Jane"	Michael Jay Greg Smith	4:20
2.	"Cross My Heart"	Jay	3:52
3.	"More Than You Know"	Martika Jay Marvin Morrow	4:10
4.	"Toy Soldiers"	Martika Jay	4:51
5.	"You Got Me Into This"	Jay	4:11

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Feel the Earth Move"	Carole King	4:12
2.	"Water"	Martika Sue Sheridan Larry Treadwell	4:39
3.	"It's Not What You're Doing"	Robert Etoll Jay	4:13
4.	"See If I Care"	Martika Jay Morrow	3:41
5.	"Alibis"	Martika Mitchell Kaplan	3:50

Personnel

• Martika – lead vocals, backing vocals (2, 5, 8, 9, 10), shaker (10), arrangements (10), vocal arrangements
• Greg Smith – keyboards (1, 4, 6), arrangements (1)
• Claude Gaudette – additional keyboards (1, 6), keyboards (2, 7), drum programming (2, 5, 7), arrangements (2, 5, 7)
• Brad Cole – additional keyboards (2), keyboards (3, 8), synth horns (5), arrangements (8)
• Marvin Morrow – keyboards (3, 9), drum programming (3), arrangements (9)
• Mitchell Kaplan – keyboards (10)
• Mark Leggett – guitars (1–5, 7, 8, 9)
• Don Kirkpatrick – guitars (6)
• David Macias – guitars (10)
• Marc Jones – bass (10)
• Michael Jay – drum programming (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9), backing vocals (1), vocal arrangements (1–9), arrangements (1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 10)
• Christopher Ainsworth – drum programming (7)
• Omar Martinez – drums (10)
• Paulinho da Costa – percussion (5, 7, 9)
• Michael Mattioli – saxophone (10)
• Michael Cruz – backing vocals (1)
• Davey Faragher – backing vocals (1)
• Clif Magness – backing vocals (1)
• Rick Jude Palombi – backing vocals (1, 3, 6, 7)
• Donna De Lory – backing vocals (3, 6)
• Niki Haris – backing vocals (3)
• Stacy Ferguson – backing vocals (4)
• Marlen Landin – backing vocals (4)
• Kimberly McCullough – backing vocals (4)
• Jennifer Love Hewitt – backing vocals (4)
• Rahsaan Patterson – backing vocals (4, 7, 10)
• Devyn Puett – backing vocals (4)
• Renee Sands – backing vocals (4)
• Alitzah Wiener – backing vocals (4)
• Mona Lisa Young – backing vocals (6)
• Laura Creamer – backing vocals (7)
• Mendy Lee – backing vocals (7)
• Sue Sheridan – backing vocals (7)

Production

• Michael Jay – producer
• Michael McDonald – engineer, mixing (1–4, 6, 9, 10)
• Peter Arata – assistant engineer
• Ric Butz – assistant engineer
• John Hegedes – assistant engineer
• Greg Loskorn – assistant engineer
• Karen Siegel – assistant engineer
• Russ Iadevaia – lead vocal recording (2)
• Keith "KC" Cohen – mixing (5, 8)
• Brian Malouf – mixing (7)
• Garden Rake Studios (Sherman Oaks, California) – mixing location
• Larrabee Sound Studios (North Hollywood, California) – mixing location
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering at Precision Lacquer (Hollywood, California)
• Nancy Donald – art direction
• Tony Lane – art direction
• Arnold Levine – art direction
• David Coleman – design
• Alberto Tolot – photography

Chart performance

Weekly charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart [9]	2
Austrian Albums Chart [10]	18
Canadian Albums Chart [11]	17
New Zealand Albums Chart [12]	11
Norwegian Albums Chart [13]	17
Swedish Albums Chart [14]	26
Swiss Albums Chart [15]	11
UK Albums Chart [16]	11
US Billboard 200 [17]	15
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts) [18]	20
European Albums ( Eurotipsheet ) [19]	36

Year-end charts

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20]	89

Sales and certifications

Certifications for Martika

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [21]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Canada (Music Canada) [22]	Platinum	100,000^
Japan (RIAJ) [23]	Gold	100,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ) [24]	Gold	7,500^
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [25]	Gold	50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [26]	Platinum	300,000^
United States (RIAA) [27]	Gold	500,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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25. Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 927. ISBN   84-8048-639-2 . Retrieved July 22, 2022.
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External links

• Martika at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
• Martika at Discogs (list of releases)