Mistaken Identity
Studio album by
Donna Summer
ReleasedAugust 23, 1991
RecordedNovember 1990–May 1991
StudioUnique (New York City)
Genre
Length54:59
LabelAtlantic (United States)
Warner Bros. (Europe)
ProducerKeith Diamond
Donna Summer chronology
Another Place and Time
(1989) 		Mistaken Identity
(1991) 		The Donna Summer Anthology
(1993)
Singles from Mistaken Identity
  1. "When Love Cries"
    Released: August 12, 1991
  2. "Work That Magic"
    Released: November 18, 1991
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[2]
Los Angeles Times[3]

Mistaken Identity is the fifteenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Donna Summer, released on August 23, 1991, by Atlantic Records and Warner Bros. Records. A musical departure for Summer, Mistaken Identity was her last release under Atlantic Records, and The album was a commercial failure and failed to chart, although it reached number 97 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. The lead single, "When Love Cries, entered Billboard Hot 100 at number #77, but the second and final single "Work That Magic" failed to chart in the US.

Background

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.

Commercial performance

The album was not a commercial success and failed to chart on both the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums Chart. However, it spent a single week on the US Billboard R&B Albums chart, at #97.[4]

Singles

The first single released from the album, "When Love Cries", peaked at #77 on the US Billboard Hot 100[5] and #18 on the Billboard R&B charts.[6] "Work That Magic" was released as the second and final single in the United Kingdom and reached #74 in the UK Singles Chart.[7]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Get Ethnic"Donna Summer, Keith Diamond, Paul Chiten, Anthony Smith, Larry Henley5:21
2."Body Talk"Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley4:48
3."Work That Magic"Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley5:00
4."When Love Cries"Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley5:15
5."Heaven's Just a Whisper Away"Diamond, Henley, Smith4:06
6."Cry of a Waking Heart"Betsy Cook, Bruce Woolley4:36
7."Friends Unknown"Summer, Diamond, Smith, Vanessa Smith3:44
8."Fred Astaire"Summer, Diamond, Smith, Donna Wyant4:40
9."Say a Little Prayer"Summer, Diamond, Smith, Wyant4:07
10."Mistaken Identity"Summer, Diamond, Smith, Wyant4:08
11."What Is It You Want"Summer, Diamond, Wyant, Smith, Vince Lawrence, Dave Resnik4:40
12."Let There Be Peace"Summer, Diamond3:59
UK extra track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
13."Work That Magic" (ISA Full-Length Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley6:15
2014 Demon Music Group bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
3."Work That Magic" (ISA Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley5:00
13."When Love Cries" (Single Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley4:12
14."When Love Cries" (Vocal Club Dub / Summertime Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley7:36
15."Work That Magic" (ISA Extended Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley6:15

Personnel

Production

Studios

Charts

Chart performance for Mistaken Identity
Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] 97

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Bil. "Mistaken Identity Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
  2. ^ Fox, Marisa (September 6, 1991). "Mistaken Identity". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ Johnson, Connie (September 15, 1991). "In Brief". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
  4. ^ "Donna Summer Mistaken Identity Chart History". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ^ "Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History". Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  7. ^ "Donna Summer - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  8. ^ Bob Conti
  9. ^ "Bob Conti". Discogs. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  10. ^ "Donna Summer Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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