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.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Kerrang! [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

  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
  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

Additional Personnel

Production

References

  1. ^ a b Cassidy, Kenneth M.. "Mr. Mister Welcome to the Real World review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. http://www.allmusic.com/album/welcome-to-the-real-world-r1744049/review. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
  2. ^ Suter, Paul (3 October 1985). "World in Action". Kerrang!. 104. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. pp. 15. 
Preceded by
Promise by Sade
Billboard 200 number-one album
March 1, 1986 - March 7, 1986
Succeeded by
Whitney Houston by Whitney Houston