Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)
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| Welcome to the Real World | |||||
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| Studio album by Mr. Mister | |||||
| Released | November 27, 1985 | ||||
| Recorded | October 1984 - April 1985 | ||||
| Genre | Pop/Soft-Rock | ||||
| Length | 43:35 | ||||
| Label | RCA | ||||
| Producer | Mr. Mister & Paul DeVilliers | ||||
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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.
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[edit] Track listing
All songs by Mr. Mister and John Lang.
- "Black/White" – 4:18
- "Uniform of Youth" – 4:26
- "Don't Slow Down" – 4:30
- "Run to Her" – 3:37
- "Into My Own Hands" – 5:12
- "Is It Love" – 3:34
- "Kyrie" – 4:26
- "Broken Wings" – 5:46
- "Tangent Tears" – 3:20
- "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 |
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| 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 |
"Is It Love" was also featured in the soundtrack to the movie Stakeout.
[edit] Chart positions
| Year | Chart | Position |
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| 1986 | The Billboard 200 | 1 |
[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
| Preceded by Promise by Sade |
Billboard 200 number-one album March 1 - March 7, 1986 |
Succeeded by Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston |
