Mishale

"Mishale"
Single by Andru Donalds
from the album Andru Donalds
B-side"Cryin' in the Rain"
Released29 September 1994 (1994-09-29)[1]
Genre
Length4:01
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Eric Foster White
Andru Donalds singles chronology
"Mishale"
(1994) 		"Tryin' To Tell Ya"
(1995)
Music video
"Mishale" on YouTube

"Mishale" is the debut single of Jamaican musician Andru Donalds. The song was written by Donalds and Eric Foster White, who also produced the track, and it was released on 29 September 1994 as the first single from Donalds' eponymous debut studio album. Described as a pop-R&B song with reggae qualities, "Mishale" experienced success in North America, German-speaking Europe, and New Zealand. On early promotional formats of the single, Donalds was credited as "A. Dee".[3]

Critical reception

Billboard magazine editor Larry Flick wrote about the single on the issue of 1 October 1994, comparing "Mishale" with songs by Terence Trent D'Arby and Seal but describing it as "far more jubilant and likely to inspire countless hours of jiggling".[2]

Chart performance

Released on 24 September 1994,[1] "Mishale" debuted at number 92 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in December 1994, rising to its peak of number 38 on 11 February 1995.[4] In Canada, it climbed to number four on the RPM Top Singles chart on the issue of 27 February 1995,[5] finishing the year as the country's 27th-best-performing single.[6] It was also successful in German-speaking Europe, peaking at numbers 16, 18, and 13 in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland, respectively.[7][8][9] In the latter two countries, the single stayed on the charts for over 30 weeks and finished within the top 30 on the 1995 year-end rankings.[10][11] "Mishale" was a top-ten hit in New Zealand, reaching number seven for two weeks in April 1995.[1] It was Donalds' only hit single outside German-speaking Europe, where his cover of Air Supply's "All Out of Love" reached the top three.[12]

Track listings

Charts

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Andru Donalds – Mishale". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Flick, Larry, ed. (1 October 1994). "Single Reviews: R&B" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 106, no. 40. p. 59. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  3. ^ Mishale (US promo CD liner notes). A. Dee. Metro Blue. 1994. DPRO-79878.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ a b "Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. 11 February 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 7984." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "RPM Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Andru Donalds – Mishale" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Andru Donalds – Mishale" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Andru Donalds – Mishale". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Top 100 Singles–Jahrescharts 1995" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  11. ^ a b "Swiss Year-End Charts 1995" (in German). Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Andru Donalds – All Out of Love". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  13. ^ Mishale (US cassette single sleeve). Andru Donalds. Metro Blue. 1994. 4KM-7243.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ Mishale (UK & European 12-inch single sleeve). Andru Donalds. Metro Blue, Capitol Records. 1995. 7243 8 82080 6 2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Mishale (Japanese mini-CD liner notes). Andru Donalds. Metro Blue. 1995. TODP-2490.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7962." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 33. 19 August 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (25.3. '95 – 31.3. '95)". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 25 March 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  19. ^ "Andru Donalds Top Songs". musicvf.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  20. ^ "Hot Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Vol. 107, no. 9. 4 March 1995. p. 84.
  21. ^ "Dance Club Songs". Billboard. 17 December 1994. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  22. ^ "Pop Airplay". Billboard. 4 February 1995. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  23. ^ "RPM Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1995". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 10 November 2020.