Released August 23, 1991 Release date 23 August 1991 Label Driven By The Music | Length 54:59 Producer Keith Diamond | |
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Recorded 1990–91; Unique Recording Studios, New York City, New York Mistaken Identity
(1991) The Donna Summer Anthology
(1993) Artists Donna Summer, Donna Gaines Genres Pop music, Rhythm and blues, Dance music, Soul music, Urban contemporary, New jack swing Similar Donna Summer albums, Pop music albums |
Donna summer mistaken identity
Mistaken Identity is the fifteenth studio album by Donna Summer, released on August 23, 1991.
Contents
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 number 77 on the US Billboard Hot 100. 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 she had made, which cast her in a homophobic light. Summer, who had always denied making the statements, held a press conference in regard to the article printed, and again denied ever making the statements. She sued the magazine (50 million) for libel, for printing the rumour as if it was fact. 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 both the US Billboard 200 and UK Albums 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.
Personnel
Production
Charts
Songs
1Get Ethnic5:23
2Body Talk5:01
3Work That Magic5:00