Mistaken Identity (Donna Summer album)

Mistaken Identity
Studio album by Donna Summer
Released August 23, 1991
Recorded 1990–1991; Unique Recording Studios, New York City, New York
Genre Pop, dance, soul, urban, new jack swing
Length 54:59
Label Atlantic
Producer Keith Diamond
Donna Summer chronology

Another Place and Time
(1989)		 Mistaken Identity
(1991)		 The Donna Summer Anthology
(1993)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+[2]

Mistaken Identity is the fifteenth studio album by Donna Summer, released in 1991.

Since making her name as the biggest female star of the disco era in the 1970s, Summer had experimented with different musical genres throughout the 1980s with varying degrees of success. For Mistaken Identity, Summer adopted a more urban style. The first released single "When Love Cries", peaked at 77 on "Billboard" Top 100 chart. Once again her vocal prowess is on display with tracks like "Cry of A Waking Heart", "Friends Unknown", and "Heaven's Just A Whisper Away".

Before the release of the album, New York magazine printed an article about alleged statements Summer had made back in 1983, which cast her in a homophobic light. Summer, who had always denied making the statements, held a press conference in regards to the article printed, and again denied ever making the statements. She sued the magazine (50 million) for libel. The case was settled out of court but the damage had been done.

The album was not a commercial success, and failed to chart on the US Billboard Top 200 Album Chart or in the UK Album Chart. It spent a single week on the US Billboard R&B Albums chart, at #97. Although "When Love Cries" did reach #18 on the "Billboard" R & B charts.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Get Ethnic"  Donna Summer, Keith Diamond, Paul Chiten, Anthony Smith, Larry Henley 5:21
2. "Body Talk"  Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley 4:48
3. "Work That Magic"  Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley 5:00
4. "When Love Cries"  Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley 5:15
5. "Heaven's Just A Whisper Away"  Diamond, Henley, Smith 4:06
6. "Cry Of A Waking Heart"  Betsy Cook, Bruce Woolley 4:36
7. "Friends Unknown"  Summer, Diamond, Smith, Vanessa Smith 3:44
8. "Fred Astaire"  Summer, Diamond, Smith, Donna Wyant 4:40
9. "Say A Little Prayer"  Summer, Diamond, Smith, Wyant 4:07
10. "Mistaken Identity"  Summer, Diamond, Smith, Wyant 4:08
11. "What Is It You Want"  Summer, Diamond, Wyant, Smith, Vince Lawrence, Dave Resnik 4:40
12. "Let There Be Peace"  Summer, Diamond 3:59

Personnel

Production

Charts

Single
Year Single Chart Position
1991 "Work That Magic" United Kingdom 74
"When Love Cries" US Billboard Hot 100 77
US R&B Singles 18

References

  1. ↑ Carpenter, Bil. "Mistaken Identity > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Fox, Marisa. "Mistaken Identity > Review". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2011-09-24.