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{{Infobox album <!--See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
{{Infobox album
| name = Mistaken Identity
| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Mistaken Identity
| type = [[Album]]
| Type = [[Album]]
| artist = [[Donna Summer]]
| cover = Summermistaken.jpg
| Artist = [[Donna Summer]]
| Cover = Summermistaken.jpg
| alt =
| Released = August 23, 1991
| released = August 23, 1991
| recorded = November 1990–May 1991
| Recorded = 1990–91
| venue =
| Studio = [[Unique Recording Studios]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]
| studio = [[Unique Recording Studios|Unique]] (New York City)
| Genre = {{hlist|[[Dance-pop]]|[[soul music|soul]]|[[urban contemporary|urban]]|[[new jack swing]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}} |
| genre = {{hlist|[[Dance-pop]]|[[Soul music|soul]]|[[Urban contemporary|urban]]|[[new jack swing]]|[[contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| Length = 54:59
| length = 54:59
| Label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| label = [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] <small>([[United States]])</small><br/> [[Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros.]] <small>([[Europe]])</small>
| Producer = [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]]
| producer = [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]]
| Last album = ''[[Another Place and Time]]''<br />(1989)
| prev_title = [[Another Place and Time]]
| This album = '''''Mistaken Identity'''''<br />(1991)
| prev_year = 1989
| Next album = ''[[The Donna Summer Anthology]]''<br />(1993)
| next_title = [[The Donna Summer Anthology]]
| Misc = {{Singles
| next_year = 1993
| Name = Mistaken Identity
| Type = Studio
| misc = {{Singles
| Single 1 = When Love Cries
| name = Mistaken Identity
| Single 1 date = 1991
| type = Studio
| Single 2 = [[Work That Magic]]
| single1 = [[When Love Cries]]
| Single 2 date = November 18, 1991
| single1date = August 12, 1991
| single2 = [[Work That Magic]]
}}
| single2date = November 18, 1991
}}
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Allmusic |class=album |id=r19358 |tab=review |label="''Mistaken Identity'' > Review" |first=Bil |last=Carpenter|accessdate={{date|2011-08-29}}}}</ref>
| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref>{{AllMusic |class=album |id=r19358 |tab=review |label="''Mistaken Identity'' Review" |first=Bil |last=Carpenter|accessdate=29 August 2011}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
|rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Marisa |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1991/09/06/mistaken-identity |title=''Mistaken Identity'' |publisher=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 6, 1991 ||accessdate=September 6, 2016}}</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''
| rev2score = B+<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Marisa |url=http://www.ew.com/article/1991/09/06/mistaken-identity |title=''Mistaken Identity'' |work=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=September 6, 1991 |access-date=September 6, 2016}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Los Angeles Times]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|2|4}}<ref>{{cite news|first=Connie|last=Johnson|title=In Brief|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 15, 1991|page=|accessdate=January 21, 2023|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-09-15-ca-3493-story.html}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''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|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] at number #77, but the second and final single "[[Work That Magic]]" failed to chart in the US.
'''''Mistaken Identity''''' is the fifteenth studio album by [[Donna Summer]], released on August 23, 1991.


==Background==
==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 contemporary|urban]] style.
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 contemporary|urban]] style.


==Commercial reception==
==Commercial performance==
The album was not a commercial success and failed to chart on both the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and [[UK Albums Chart]]. However, it spent a single week on the US ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums chart]], at #97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/donna-summer/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-albums/song/375283|title=Donna Summer Mistaken Identity Chart History|publisher=|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref>
The album was not a commercial success and failed to chart on both the US [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] and [[UK Albums Chart]]. However, it spent a single week on the US ''Billboard'' [[Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums|R&B Albums chart]], at #97.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donna-summer/chart-history/blp/|title=Donna Summer Mistaken Identity Chart History|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>


==Singles==
==Singles==
The first single released from the album, "When Love Cries", peaked at #77 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/donna-summer/chart-history/hot-100/song/7682|title=Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History|publisher=|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> and #18 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/donna-summer/chart-history/r-b-hip-hop-songs/song/7682|title=Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History|publisher=|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> "[[Work That Magic]]" was released as a single in the United Kingdom and reached #74 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16574/donna-summer/|title=Donna Summer - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref>
The first single released from the album, "[[When Love Cries]]", peaked at #77 on the US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donna-summer/chart-history/hsi/|title=Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> and #18 on the ''Billboard'' [[Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs|R&B charts]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/donna-summer/chart-history/bsi/|title=Donna Summer When Love Cries Chart History|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> "[[Work That Magic]]" was released as the second and final single in the United Kingdom and reached #74 in the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/16574/donna-summer/|title=Donna Summer - full Official Chart History - Official Charts Company|website=www.officialcharts.com|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref>


== Track listing ==
== Track listing ==
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| writer3 = Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley
| writer3 = Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley
| length3 = 5:00
| length3 = 5:00
| title4 = When Love Cries
| title4 = [[When Love Cries]]
| writer4 = Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley
| writer4 = Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley
| length4 = 5:15
| length4 = 5:15
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{{track listing
| headline = UK extra track
| headline = UK extra track
| collapsed = yes
| title13 = Work That Magic
| title13 = Work That Magic
| note13 = ISA Full-Length Remix
| note13 = ISA Full-Length Remix
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{{track listing
{{track listing
| headline = 2014 [[Demon Music Group]] bonus tracks
| headline = 2014 [[Demon Music Group]] bonus tracks
| collapsed = yes
| title3 = Work That Magic
| title3 = Work That Magic
| note3 = ISA Remix
| note3 = ISA Remix
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== Personnel ==
== Personnel ==
* [[Donna Summer]] – vocals, rap vocals, composer
* [[Donna Summer]] – lead vocals (1-10, 12), backing vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 10), rap (4), all vocals (11)
* [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]] – keyboards (1-10, 12), rap (2), string arrangements (5, 7)
* Kaydee – rap vocals, drums, percussion, assorted funkiness, "Intro Madness" on "Mistaken Identity"
* Carl James – rap vocals, bass
* Paul Chiten – keyboards (1)
* Eve Nelson – keyboards (2, 3, 4, 6), string arrangements (5, 7), acoustic piano solo (6), acoustic piano (7, 12), additional keyboards (8)
* Neil Thomas – rap vocals
* Anthony Smith – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (10), "intro madness" (10)
* "Wrong Way" Smith – "Intro Madness" on "Mistaken Identity"
* [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]] – keyboards
* [[Vince Lawrence]] – keyboards (11)
* Joe Taylor – guitars (1, 7), additional guitars (2, 4)
* Eve Nelson – keyboards, piano
* Anthony Smith – keyboards
* Vicki Genfan – guitars (2)
* Vince Lawrence – keyboards
* Rafe Van Hoy – guitars (3)
* [[Little Axe]] – guitars (4, 9, 10)
* Dave Resnik – "vibe" on "What Is It You Want"
* Joe Taylor – guitars
* [[Paul Pesco]] – acoustic guitar (5), guitars (7)
* Vicki Genfan – guitars
* Dave Resnik – guitar "vibe" (11)
* Rafe van Hoy – guitars
* Ira Siegel – guitars (12)
* Carl James – rap (2), bass (7, 12)
* [[Little Axe]] – guitars
* Kaydee – ethnic drums (1), percussion (1, 5), rap (2), "assorted funkiness" (2, 11), drums (9), "intro madness" (10)
* [[Paul Pesco]] – guitars, acoustic guitars
* Ira Siegel – guitars
* Joe Hornoff – drums (4)
* Joe Hornoff – drums
* J.T. Lewis – drums (5, 7, 12)
* J.T. Lewis – drums
* O.C. Rodriguez – additional drums (9)
* [[Bob Conti]] a.k.a. Bob "Mr. Shaker" Conti<ref>[[Bob Conti]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/446983-Bob-Conti?filter_anv=1&anv=Bob+'Mr.+Shaker'+Conti|title=Bob Conti|website=Discogs|access-date=12 February 2018}}</ref> – percussion (2, 5, 10)
* O.C. Rodriguez – drums
* Danny Wilensky – saxophone (2, 7)
* [[Bob Conti]] a.k.a. Bob "Mr. Shaker" Conti<ref>[[Bob Conti]]</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/446983-Bob-Conti?filter_anv=1&anv=Bob+'Mr.+Shaker'+Conti|title=Bob Conti|website=Discogs|accessdate=12 February 2018}}</ref> – percussion
* Steven McLoughlin – "on a Harley D" on "Body Talk"
* Steven McLoughlin – "on a Harley D" (2)
* The 'Heart' Strings (Ann Labin, Cathy Metz, Suzanne Ornstein, Sally Schumway and Suzie Schumway) – strings (5, 7)
* Danny Wilensky – saxophone
* Mary Ellen Bernard – backing vocals (1-4)
* The 'Heart' Strings (Suzie Schumway, Sally Schumway, Suzanne Ornstein, Ann Labin and Cathy Metz) – strings
* Susan Macke – backing vocals (1-4)
* Background vocals – Donna Summer; The New York crew: Craig Derry, Yogi Lee, Cliff Dawson, Biti Straughn, Lauren Kinham, Tracy Amos, 'Sabelle'; The Los Angeles crew: Marry Ellen Bernard, Gene Miller, Susan Macke
* Gene Miller – backing vocals (1-4)
* Album art concept – [[Donna Summer]]
* Neil Thomas – rap (4)
* Album cover coordination – Tracy Nicholas Bledsoe
* Tracy Amos – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Design – Bill Smith Studio, London
* Sabelle Breer – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Photography – Harry Langdon, L.A.
* Cliff Dawson – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Stylist – Gina Delgado
* Craig Derry – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Lauren Kinhan – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Yogi Lee – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* Biti Straughn – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
* The McClendon Choir – backing vocals (12)


== Production ==
=== Production ===
* Keith Diamond – producer, arrangements, mixing
* Produced and arranged by [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]]
* [[Ian Stanley]] – producer (3), remixing (3)
* Strings on "Friends Unknown" arranged by [[Keith Diamond (songwriter)|Keith Diamond]] and Eve Nelson
* Engineered by George Karras
* George Karras – engineer, mixing
* J.C. Convertino – additional engineer
* Additional engineers: Bob Rosa, Acer Key, Peter Robbins, J.C. Convertino
* Acar Key – additional engineer
* Assistant engineers: Steven McLoughlin, Shawn 'Fido' Berman, Andy Udoff, Adam Yellin, Carl Glanville, Jeff Lippay, Danny & Steve, Welcome, Darien Sahanaja, Joe Seta
* Peter Robbins – additional engineer
* Recorded at Unique Studios, NY; [[The Hit Factory|Hit Factory]], NY; [[Electric Lady Studios|Electric Lady]], NY; Rumbo Studios, LA; Encore Studios, LA; [[Track Record Studios]], LA; American Studios, LA; Presence Studios, CT; R.P.M. Studios, NY; Interface Studios, NY; My Blue Heaven Studios, NY
* Bob Rosa – additional engineer
* Studio managers: Tony Drootin – Unique, NY; Vicki Camblin – Rumbo, LA; Troy Germano – Hit Factory, NY; Bob Mason – R.P.M., NY; Daryl – Encore, LA; John Russell – Presence, CT
* Shawn 'Fido' Berman – assistant engineer
* Mastered at The Hit Factory by Herb Powers
* Carl Glanville – assistant engineer
* Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
* Steven John McLoughlin – assistant engineer
* [[Darien Sahanaja]] – assistant engineer
* Joe Seta – assistant engineer
* Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
* Adam Yellin – assistant engineer
* Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
* Donna Summer – album art concept
* Tracy Nicholas Bledsoe – album cover coordination
* Bill Smith Studio (London) – design
* Harry Langdon – photography
* Gina Delgado – stylist


'''Studios'''
== Charts ==
* Recorded at [[Unique Recording Studios]], [[The Hit Factory]], [[Electric Lady Studios]], RPM Studios and My Blue Heaven Studios (New York City, New York); Interface Studios (Bayside, New York); Presence Studios (Westport, CT); [[Rumbo Recorders]] (Los Angeles, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California); [[Track Record Studios]] (North Hollywood, California); American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California).
;Single
* Mastered at The Hit Factory.
{| class="wikitable"
* Studio managers – Tony Drootin (Unique Studios, NY); Vicki Camblin (Rumbo Recorders, LA); Troy Germano (The Hit Factory, NY); Bob Mason (RPM Studios, NY); Daryl Simmons (Encore Studios, LA); John Russell (Presence Studios, CT).
!Year

!Single
==Charts==
!Chart
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Peak<br>position
|+ Chart performance for ''Mistaken Identity''
|-
|rowspan="3"|1991
! scope="col" | Chart (1991)
! scope="col" | Peak<br />position
|"Work That Magic"
|[[UK Singles Chart]]
|align="center"|74
|-
|-
{{album chart|BillboardRandBHipHop|97|artist=Donna Summer|rowheader=true|access-date=December 18, 2022}}
|rowspan="2"|"When Love Cries"
|US [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]]
|align="center"|77
|-
|US R&B Singles
|align="center"|18
|}
|}


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For other uses, see Mistaken Identity (disambiguation).
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.TitelWriter(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.TitelWriter(s)Length
13."Work That Magic" (ISA Full-Length Remix)Summer, Diamond, Chiten, Smith, Henley6:15
2014 Demon Music Group bonus tracks
No.TitelWriter(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

  • Donna Summer – lead vocals (1-10, 12), backing vocals (1-6, 8, 9, 10), rap (4), all vocals (11)
  • Keith Diamond – keyboards (1-10, 12), rap (2), string arrangements (5, 7)
  • Paul Chiten – keyboards (1)
  • Eve Nelson – keyboards (2, 3, 4, 6), string arrangements (5, 7), acoustic piano solo (6), acoustic piano (7, 12), additional keyboards (8)
  • Anthony Smith – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10), keyboards (10), "intro madness" (10)
  • Vince Lawrence – keyboards (11)
  • Joe Taylor – guitars (1, 7), additional guitars (2, 4)
  • Vicki Genfan – guitars (2)
  • Rafe Van Hoy – guitars (3)
  • Little Axe – guitars (4, 9, 10)
  • Paul Pesco – acoustic guitar (5), guitars (7)
  • Dave Resnik – guitar "vibe" (11)
  • Ira Siegel – guitars (12)
  • Carl James – rap (2), bass (7, 12)
  • Kaydee – ethnic drums (1), percussion (1, 5), rap (2), "assorted funkiness" (2, 11), drums (9), "intro madness" (10)
  • Joe Hornoff – drums (4)
  • J.T. Lewis – drums (5, 7, 12)
  • O.C. Rodriguez – additional drums (9)
  • Bob Conti a.k.a. Bob "Mr. Shaker" Conti[8][9] – percussion (2, 5, 10)
  • Danny Wilensky – saxophone (2, 7)
  • Steven McLoughlin – "on a Harley D" (2)
  • The 'Heart' Strings (Ann Labin, Cathy Metz, Suzanne Ornstein, Sally Schumway and Suzie Schumway) – strings (5, 7)
  • Mary Ellen Bernard – backing vocals (1-4)
  • Susan Macke – backing vocals (1-4)
  • Gene Miller – backing vocals (1-4)
  • Neil Thomas – rap (4)
  • Tracy Amos – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Sabelle Breer – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Cliff Dawson – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Craig Derry – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Lauren Kinhan – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Yogi Lee – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • Biti Straughn – backing vocals (5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
  • The McClendon Choir – backing vocals (12)

Production

  • Keith Diamond – producer, arrangements, mixing
  • Ian Stanley – producer (3), remixing (3)
  • George Karras – engineer, mixing
  • J.C. Convertino – additional engineer
  • Acar Key – additional engineer
  • Peter Robbins – additional engineer
  • Bob Rosa – additional engineer
  • Shawn 'Fido' Berman – assistant engineer
  • Carl Glanville – assistant engineer
  • Jeff Lippay – assistant engineer
  • Steven John McLoughlin – assistant engineer
  • Darien Sahanaja – assistant engineer
  • Joe Seta – assistant engineer
  • Andy Udoff – assistant engineer
  • Adam Yellin – assistant engineer
  • Herb Powers Jr. – mastering
  • Donna Summer – album art concept
  • Tracy Nicholas Bledsoe – album cover coordination
  • Bill Smith Studio (London) – design
  • Harry Langdon – photography
  • Gina Delgado – stylist

Studios

  • Recorded at Unique Recording Studios, The Hit Factory, Electric Lady Studios, RPM Studios and My Blue Heaven Studios (New York City, New York); Interface Studios (Bayside, New York); Presence Studios (Westport, CT); Rumbo Recorders (Los Angeles, California); Encore Studios (Burbank, California); Track Record Studios (North Hollywood, California); American Recording Co. (Calabasas, California).
  • Mastered at The Hit Factory.
  • Studio managers – Tony Drootin (Unique Studios, NY); Vicki Camblin (Rumbo Recorders, LA); Troy Germano (The Hit Factory, NY); Bob Mason (RPM Studios, NY); Daryl Simmons (Encore Studios, LA); John Russell (Presence Studios, CT).

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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