1985 studio album by Mr. Mister
Welcome to the Real World Released November 27, 1985 Recorded October 1984 – April 1985 Genre Length 43 :35 Label RCA Producer
Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister , released on November 27, 1985, by RCA Records . Two singles from the album, "Broken Wings " and "Kyrie ", topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, while "Is It Love " peaked at number eight. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 in March 1986. A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a digipak on April 20, 2010.
Track listing [ edit ] Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Black/White" 4:19 2. "Uniform of Youth" Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 4:27 3. "Don't Slow Down" 4:29 4. "Run to Her" Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 3:39 5. "Into My Own Hands" 5:10
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Is It Love " 3:38 7. "Kyrie " 4:26 8. "Broken Wings " 5:44 9. "Tangent Tears" 3:24 10. "Welcome to the Real World" 4:20 Total length: 43:35
2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks[7] Title Writer(s) 11. "Kyrie" (extended version) 4:15 12. "Broken Wings" (live) 6:18 13. "Uniform of Youth" (live) Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 4:48 14. "Is It Love" (dance mix) 6:29 15. "Is It Love" (dub mix) 4:17 16. "Broken Wings" (extended version) 5:45 Total length: 75:27
Personnel [ edit ] Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World .[8]
Mr. Mister [ edit ] Additional musicians [ edit ] Jack Manning – additional programming Casey Young – additional programming Technical [ edit ] Mr. Mister – production Paul DeVilliers – production, engineering Lois Oki – engineering Mick Guzauski – mixing Mike Shipley – mixing Bill Freesh – additional engineering Tony Peluso – additional engineering Tchad 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 – engineering assistance Marge Meoli – production coordination Artwork [ edit ] Joe Stelmach – art direction Jonathan Owen – front cover Rob Page – graphics Four Eyes – photography KK – graffiti Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Elliott, Paul (September 4, 2015). "Mr. Mister: Welcome To The Real World / Go On..." Louder Sound . ^ "Mr. Mister – Broken Wings" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts . Retrieved December 27, 2021 . ^ "Mr. Mister – Is It Love" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved December 27, 2021 . ^ "Mr. Mister – Black / White" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved December 27, 2021 . ^ Cassidy, Kenneth M. "Welcome to the Real World – Mr. Mister" . AllMusic . Retrieved August 27, 2011 . ^ Suter, Paul (October 3, 1985). "World in Action". Kerrang! . Vol. 104. London. p. 15. ISSN 0262-6624 . ^ Sinclair, Paul (June 1, 2015). "Mr. Mister expanded reissues" . SuperDeluxeEdition . Retrieved July 29, 2021 . ^ Welcome to the Real World (liner notes). Mr. Mister. RCA Records . 1985. PCD1-8045.{{cite AV media notes }}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link ) ^ "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0633" . RPM . Library and Archives Canada . Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "European Hot 100 Albums". Eurotipsheet . Vol. 3, no. 14. April 12, 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 . ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Mr. Mister". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . p. 177. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6 . ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts . Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Ísland (LP-plötur)" . DV (in Icelandic). June 13, 1986. p. 39. ISSN 1021-8254 – via Timarit.is . ^ "Classifiche" . Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved May 31, 2022 . Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Welcome to the real world" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca". ^ "Hits of the World" . Billboard . Vol. 98, no. 18. May 3, 1986. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books . ^ "Charts.nz – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Mr Mister Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . Retrieved September 25, 2020. ^ "Top 100 Albums of '86" . RPM . Vol. 45, no. 14. December 27, 1986. p. 9. ISSN 0033-7064 – via Library and Archives Canada . ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts . Retrieved September 25, 2020 . ^ "European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986". Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 51/52. December 27, 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 . ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). GfK Entertainment . Retrieved September 25, 2020 . ^ "Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986)". Music Week . January 24, 1987. p. 25. ISSN 0265-1548 . ^ "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986" . Billboard . Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved September 25, 2020 . ^ "Canadian album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Music Canada . April 18, 1986. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden . September 7, 1987. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 17, 2011. ^ "British album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . British Phonographic Industry . April 1, 1986. Retrieved September 25, 2020 . ^ "American album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" . Recording Industry Association of America . January 16, 1986. Bibliography [ edit ]
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