Welcome to the Real World

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Welcome to the Real World
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released	November 27, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 - April 1985
Genre	Pop/Soft-Rock
Length	43:35
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Mr. Mister & Paul DeVilliers
Professional reviews
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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.

Contents 1 Track listing 2 Singles 3 Album Credits 3.1 Personnel 3.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

All songs by Mr. Mister and John Lang.

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

[edit] Singles

The following singles were released from the album, with the highest charting positions listed.

#	Title	Date	United States	United Kingdom	Canada
1.	"Broken Wings"	1985	1	4	1
2.	"Kyrie"	1986	1	11	1
3.	"Is It Love"	1986	8	87	20
4.	"Black/White"	1986	-	-	93

[edit] Album Credits

[edit] Personnel

• Richard Page - vocals, bass, lyrics, producer
• Steve George - vocals, keyboards, lyrics, producer
• Steve Farris - guitar, lyrics, producer
• Pat Mastelotto - drums, lyrics, producer
• John Lang - lyrics

[edit] Production

• Paul DeVilliers - producer, engineer
• Lois Oki - engineer
• Mick Guzauski - mixing
• Mike Shipley - mixing
• Bill Freesh - engineer
• Tony Peluso - engineer
• Marge Meali - production coordinator
• Joe Stelmach - art direction
• Jonathan Owen - front cover design
• Rob Page - graphics
• George Ghiz - manager