gr ass ▁( # 1 ▁Joy ▁album — g old ), ▁and ▁M iki ▁Howard ▁( # 1 ▁single ▁with ▁" L ove ▁Under ▁New ▁Management " ▁and ▁" B aby ▁Be ▁Mine "). ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁Martin elli ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁three ▁years ▁in ▁prison ▁for ▁dealing ▁c oca ine ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁de cade . ▁▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁Martin elli ▁entered ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁with ▁Regin a ▁Belle ' s ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁album ▁St ay ▁with ▁Me ▁sp aw ning ▁two ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁hit ▁singles , ▁one ▁of ▁which ▁gar ner ed ▁a ▁Gram my ▁nom ination ▁(" Make ▁It ▁Like ▁It ▁Was "). ▁Long - time ▁ment or ▁Ken ny ▁Gam ble ▁selected ▁him ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁Ph yll is ▁H yman , ▁having ▁written ▁two ▁se lections ▁for ▁H yman , ▁including ▁the ▁Top ▁ 1 0 ▁single , ▁" When ▁You ▁Get ▁Right ▁Down ▁to ▁It ," ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁her ▁No . ▁ 1 ▁R & B ▁hit ▁" Don ' t ▁W anna ▁Change ▁the ▁World ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁Martin elli ▁re located ▁to ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁where ▁he ▁wrote ▁and ▁produced ▁songs ▁for ▁J om anda , ▁Regin a ▁Belle , ▁Robin ▁S ., ▁Howard ▁H ew ett , ▁Ger ald ▁Al ston , ▁L ulu , ▁Ru Paul , ▁Ch aka ▁Khan , ▁and ▁his ▁lif el ong ▁id