Toy Soldiers: The Best of Martika

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1Toy Soldiers (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards)
other vocals [The Toy Soldiers]:
Marlen Landin, Kimberly McCullough, Rahsaan Patterson, Rasha Patterson, Devyn Puett, Renee Sands, Stacy Ferguson (American singer) and Alitzah Wiener (American female actress\singer)
remixer:
Humberto Gatica
arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) (in 1988), Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (company owned by Sony Corporation of America from 1991–2004, operated worldwide except in JP; normally not a release label) (in 1988), Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited (not for release label use! post-2008 subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment) (in 1988) and CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1989)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
music videos:
Toy Soldiers by Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
part of:
VH1’s 100 Greatest One‐Hit Wonders of the ’80s (number: 67)
recording of:
Toy Soldiers
writer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Sony/ATV Harmony UK, Curley Top Music (in 1988), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
44:49
2Cross My Heart (album version) (clean)
recording engineer:
Russ Iadevaia (recording, mixer, editing engineer) (lead vocals)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
additional keyboard:
Brad Cole (US keyboardist/woodwind player)
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
Cross My Heart (Eighth Wonder song)
lyricist and composer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Curley Top Music (in 1988), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988) and Famous Chappell (in 1988)
3:48
3See If I Care (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Marvin Morrow (singer-songwriter)
percussion:
Paulinho Da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Marvin Morrow (singer-songwriter)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
See If I Care
writer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer), Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Marvin Morrow (singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Marvin Morrow Music (ASCAP) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
3:40
4It’s Not What You’re Doing (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
mixer:
Keith Cohen
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Brad Cole (US keyboardist/woodwind player)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Brad Cole (US keyboardist/woodwind player) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
It’s Not What You’re Doing
writer:
Robert Etoll and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Rightsong Music (in 1988) and Sweet Silence Music (BMI-affiliated) (in 1988)
4:10
5I Feel the Earth Move (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
guitar:
Don Kirkpatrick (guitarist/songwriter) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
background vocals:
Donna DeLory (from 1988-04 until 1988-05), Rick Jude Palombi (from 1988-04 until 1988-05) and Mona Lisa Young (US funk / soul singer) (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Columbia Records (not for release label use! company owned by Sony Music Entertainment, only use for manufacturing/distribution and copyright holding) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
cover recording of:
I Feel the Earth Move (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc., EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty. Limited (not for release label use!), ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd. (in 1988)
24:13
6Safe in the Arms of Love (album version) (clean)
recording engineer, engineer and mixer:
Bob Rosa
programming:
Andy Zulla
producer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Bob Rosa
bass guitar [bass]:
Carl James (bassist)
percussion [percussions]:
Roger Squitero
saxophone:
Andy Snitzer
background vocals:
Karen Bernod, Cindy Mizelle, Rahsaan Patterson and Audrey Wheeler
lead vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Andy Zulla
recorded at and mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Safe in the Arms of Love
writer:
Michael Cruz (pop producer/writer), Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
5:06
7Spirit (album version) (clean)
recording engineer:
Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer), Michael McDonald (engineer) and Bob Rosa
additional producer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
producer:
Paisley Park (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixer:
Bob Rosa
keyboard [keyboards]:
Fred McFarlane
background vocals:
Karen Bernod, Marlen Landin, Christopher Max, Cindy Mizelle, Rahsaan Patterson, Steve Real and Audrey Wheeler
lead vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Paisley Park (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Trax Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Spirit
writer:
Frankie Blue, Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress), Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Levi Seacer, Jr.
4:38
8Don’t Say U Love Me (album version) (clean)
recording engineer:
Michael Koppelman (Minneapolis producer and engineer), Michael McDonald (engineer) and Bob Rosa
programming:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System)
additional producer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
producer:
Paisley Park (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
mixer:
Bob Rosa
guitar:
Paul Pesco
keyboard [keyboards]:
David Frank (American keyboardist, producer, writer; The System)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Rahsaan Patterson
lead vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Paisley Park (Prince, “The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
recorded at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States, Paisley Park Studios in Chanhassen, Minnesota, United States and Trax Recording Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States
mixed at:
Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Don’t Say U Love Me
writer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”)
4:22
9Water (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Christopher Ainsworth and Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
mixer:
Brian Malouf
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
percussion:
Paulinho Da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
background vocals:
Laura Creamer, Mendy Lee, Rahsaan Patterson, Rick Jude Palombi and Sue Sheridan (US songwriter)
arranger:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Water
writer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress), Sue Sheridan (US songwriter) and Larry Treadwell
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Lorimar M.A. Corp. (in 1988), Lorimar M.B. Corp. (in 1988), Lorimar Music A Corp. (in 1988) and Lorimar Music Bee Corp. (in 1988)
4:37
10Alibis (album version) (clean)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer and mixer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
bass:
Marc Jones (bass for Martika)
drums (drum set) [drums]:
Omar Martinez
guitar:
David Macias
keyboard [keyboards]:
Mitch Kaplan (US singer, songwriter, pianist, producer)
saxophone:
Michael Mattioli (American musician and saxophonist)
shakers [shaker]:
Martika (HA, HA) (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Rahsaan Patterson
arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
vocals arranger:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
CBS Records Inc. (for rights/distribution/manufacture use only; international subsidiary of CBS, Inc.) (in 1988)
produced for:
Jellybean Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Garden Rake Studio in Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Alibis
lyricist and composer:
Mitch Kaplan (US singer, songwriter, pianist, producer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
publisher:
Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1988), Mika Music (publisher) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
3:50
11You Got Me Into This (album version) (clean)
drums (drum set) [drum programming] programming:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer) and Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
assistant engineer:
Peter Arata, Ric Butz, John Hegedes, Greg Loskorn (American sound engineer) and Karen Siegel (engineer)
engineer:
Michael McDonald (engineer)
producer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
mixer:
Keith Cohen
additional keyboard [keyboards]:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
guitar:
Mark Leggett (Guitarist/composer in Los Angeles)
keyboard [keyboards]:
Greg Smith (Producer/Keyboards)
percussion:
Paulinho Da Costa (Brazilian percussionist)
synthesizer [synth horns]:
Brad Cole (US keyboardist/woodwind player)
background vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Claude Gaudette (session musician, songwriter, composer)
vocals arranger:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer) and Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
recorded at:
Trax Recording Studio in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1988-04 until 1988-05)
mixed at:
Larrabee Sound (original location of Larrabee Sound Studios from 1969–1991) in West Hollywood, California, United States
recording of:
You Got Me Into This
writer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer)
publisher:
Curley Top Music (in 1988), Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988) and Famous Chappell (in 1988)
4:09
12Martika’s Kitchen (single version) (clean)
recording of:
Martika’s Kitchen
writer:
Prince (“The Artist Formerly Known as…”) and Levi Seacer, Jr.
4:11
13Temptation (album version) (clean)
recording engineer and engineer:
Frankie Blue, Les Pierce (Producer) and Bob Rosa
programming:
Fred McFarlane
additional producer:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Bob Rosa
producer:
Frankie Blue and Les Pierce (Producer)
bass guitar [bass]:
Carl James (bassist)
guitar:
Frankie Blue
keyboard [keyboards]:
Fred McFarlane and Les Pierce (Producer)
background vocals:
N’Dea Davenport, Marlen Landin, Natalie Jackson and Rahsaan Patterson
lead vocals:
Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress)
arranger:
Frankie Blue and Les Pierce (Producer)
recorded at and engineered at:
Control Center Studios in Los Angeles, California, United States and Electric Lady Studios in Greenwich Village, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Temptation
writer:
Frankie Blue, Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Les Pierce (Producer)
4:46
14Love… Thy Will Be Done (single version) (clean)
4:25
15Coloured Kisses (single version) (clean)
recording of:
Coloured Kisses
writer:
Frankie Blue, Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Les Pierce (Producer)
4:08
16More Than You Know (album version) (clean)
recording of:
More Than You Know
writer:
Michael Jay (producer/engineer), Martika (American singer‐songwriter and actress) and Marvin Morrow (singer-songwriter)
publisher:
Ensign Music Corp. (in 1988), Famous Chappell (in 1988), Famous Music Corp. (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (in 1988), Marvin Morrow Music (ASCAP) (in 1988) and Tika Tunes (publisher) (in 1988)
6:15

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ASIN:DE: B00474V4FA [info] (ended)