Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

Welcome to the Real World
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released	November 27, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 - April 1985
Genre	New Wave, Soft rock
Length	43:35
Label	RCA
Producer	Mr. Mister & Paul De Villiers
Mr. Mister chronology
I Wear the Face (1984) Welcome to the Real World (1985) Go On... (1987)

Welcome to the Real World was the second album by American pop band Mr. Mister. Released in 1985, it climbed to #1 on the Billboard album charts during early 1986.

Two singles from the album, "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie" both went to #1 on the US singles chart. Another single from the album, "Is It Love," was another top 10 hit for the band, peaking at #8 on the Billboard chart.

A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a Digipak on April 20, 2010.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Kerrang!

Allmusic's retrospective review said simply "Here are the major pop hits 'Broken Wings,' 'Kyrie,' and 'Is It Love' from this band of session musicians and songwriters."

Track listing

All songs by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang. (Copyright 1985 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp./Entente Music/Poppy-One Music/Stemwa Famo Music)

1. "Black/White" – 4:18
2. "Uniform of Youth" – 4:26
3. "Don't Slow Down" – 4:30
4. "Run to Her" – 3:37
5. "Into My Own Hands" – 5:12
6. "Is It Love" – 3:34
7. "Kyrie" – 4:26
8. "Broken Wings" – 5:46
9. "Tangent Tears" – 3:20
10. "Welcome to the Real World" – 4:19

LP/Cassette

• Side One

1. "Black/White" – 4:18
2. "Uniform of Youth" – 4:26
3. "Don't Slow Down" – 4:30
4. "Run to Her" – 3:37
5. "Into My Own Hands" – 5:12

• Side Two

1. "Is It Love" – 3:34
2. "Kyrie" – 4:26
3. "Broken Wings" – 5:46
4. "Tangent Tears" – 3:20
5. "Welcome to the Real World" – 4:19

Chart performance

Chart (1985-1986)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	12
Canadian Albums Chart	2
New Zealand Albums Chart	21
Norwegian Albums Chart	2
Swedish Albums Chart	13
Swiss Music Charts	10
UK Albums Chart	6
US Billboard 200	1

Personnel

Mr. Mister

• Richard Page - vocals, bass
• Steve George - vocals, keyboards
• Steve Farris - guitars
• Pat Mastelotto - drums, acoustic & electronic percussion

Additional Personnel

• Jack Manning, Casey Young: Additional Keyboards & Programming

Production

• Produced By Mr. Mister & Paul De Villiers
• Recorded & Engineered By Paul De Villiers & Lois Oki
• Mixed By Mick Guzauski & Mike Shipley
• Additional Mix Engineers: T'Chad Blake, Judy Clapp, Carolyn Collins, Eddie Delena, Dave Egerton, Stuart Furusho, Heidi Hanscher, Coke Johnson, Stan Katayama, Daren Klein, Steve MacMillan, Richard Mekernan, Sebastian Thorer

References

Preceded by Promise by Sade

Billboard 200 number-one album March 1, 1986 - March 7, 1986

Succeeded by Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston