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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Solid debut album from talented but underrated singer May 28, 2008
Remembered nowadays almost exclusively for her hit anti-drug anthem "Toy Soldiers," Martika (born Marta Marrero on 5-18-69 in Cuba) is a solid talent nonetheless, with a strong passionate voice and slick polished production. Though "Toy Soldiers" is a slow, lilting song, this album also contains some vibrant, energetic dance-pop numbers, such as "You Got Me Into This," and "It's Not What You're Doing." She also pumps some welcome energy into Carole King's classic hit "I Feel The Earth Move." Her follow-up album, 1991's "Martika's Kitchen" didn't spawn anything quite as memorable as "Toy Soldiers," but still has much of the solid, assured feel that this album does.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Dissapointing....2 1/2 Sep 22, 2007
I hoped that this would be as good as either of Debbie Gibson or Tiffany's 80's albums, or anything by Samantha Fox, but it's not. It isn't as consistent as anything from those artists. It's predictably front loaded with some of the better songs, and then after 'Toy Soliders', it goes down hill. Not that anything aside from 'Soliders' is really all that great to begin with. Only the first four songs are any good. 'I Feel The Earth Move' is okay, too, but it's a cover. Everything else is limp and poorly written, especially 'It's Not What Your Doing'.
Martika is the prettiest of the 80's teen bubblegum pop singers, and 'Soliders' and 'Love Thy Will Be Done' (from her second album) really are respectable songs, but she always sounds like she's SHOUTING the lyrics. Thankfully, she toned herself down on 'Martika's Kitchen', which is a better album.
0 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Martika's Era Dec 12, 2006
if you are into old madonnna's style of music (the first album, true blue, etc.) then buy this album and also get "martika's kitchen" as well, and never forget that martika's voice is the unforgetable voice. but unfortunately i was completely disappointed about this product because i already have the cd but i bought this cd for it's cover album cause this cover was the cassette cover when it was first released in 1989 or 1990 and that's why i rated this item as 4 stars.
 Martika Mar 22, 2006
I have searched for years for the single Toy Soldiers by Martika in record shops to no avail, eventually I found her album with the song included....it was great to go back down memory lane to those great years!
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Absolutely Breathtaking... Jan 21, 2006
Anyone who listens to this CD should wonder why Martika never really got her true props alongside Cyndi Lauper, Tiffany, Debbie Gibson and even Madonna. The whole CD is fantastic, but the crowning glory is "Toy Soldiers". Even though this song talks about depression, it's raw, gritty message struck a chord with Martika's audience and shot up the charts to Number One. Every time I hear it, I feel as if I'm hearing it for the first time, like I did that summer of 1989. Had she been given the proper songwriters and business management, Martika would have rivaled Madonna to this very day. "Won't you come out and play with me?"....
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