Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

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Welcome to the Real World
File:Welcome to the Real World CD cover.JPG
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released November 27, 1985
Recorded October 1984 - April 1985
Genre New wave, pop rock
Length 43:35
Label RCA Records
Producer Mr. Mister & Paul De Villiers
Mr. Mister chronology
I Wear the Face
(1984)I Wear the Face1984		 Welcome to the Real World
(1985)		 Go On...
(1987)Go On...1987
Singles from Welcome to the Real World
  1. "Broken Wings"
    Released: September 25, 1985
  2. "Kyrie"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Is It Love"
    Released: May 1986

Welcome to the Real World was the second album by American pop rock 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 4/5 stars [1]
Kerrang! 5/5 stars [2]

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."[1]

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
Australian Albums Chart[3] 19
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 12
Canadian Albums Chart[5] 2
German Albums Chart[6] 8
Italian Albums Chart[7] 11
Japanese Albums Chart[8] 17
New Zealand Albums Chart[4] 21
Norwegian Albums Chart[4] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[4] 13
Swiss Music Charts[4] 10
UK Albums Chart[9] 6
US Billboard 200[10] 1

Sales and certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Canada (Music Canada)[11] 3× Platinum 300, 000
Sweden (GLF)[12] Gold 50,000
United States (RIAA)[13] Platinum 1,000,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[14] Gold 100,000

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Mr. Mister
Additional personnel
  • John Lang - lyrics
  • Jack Manning, Casey Young: additional keyboards & programming
  • Jonathan Owen MA(RCA) - Cover Illustration

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

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Preceded by Billboard 200 number-one album
March 1, 1986 - March 7, 1986		 Succeeded by
Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston
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