Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It was released on November 27, 1985 by RCA Records. Two singles from the album, "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie", both went to number one on the US singles chart. "Is It Love," was also a top 10 hit for the band, peaking at #8 on the Billboard chart. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 chart in early 1986. A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a Digipak on April 20, 2010.

Welcome to the Real World
Studio album by Mr. Mister
Released	November 27, 1985
Recorded	October 1984 - April 1985
Genre	Pop rock AOR[1] new wave[1]
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)
Singles from Welcome to the Real World
"Broken Wings" Released: September 25, 1985 "Kyrie" Released: December 1985 "Is It Love" Released: May 1986

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Kerrang!	[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Richard Page, Steve George, and John Lang (Copyright 1985 Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corporation / Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. / Entente Music / Poppy-One Music / Stemwa Famo Music), except where noted.

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black/White"	Page George Lang Steve Farris Pat Mastelotto	4:18
2.	"Uniform of Youth"	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	4:26
3.	"Don't Slow Down"	Page George Lang Farris	4:30
4.	"Run to Her"	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	3:37
5.	"Into My Own Hands"	Page George Lang Farris	5:12

Side two

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Is It Love"	Page George Lang Mastelotto	3:34
2.	"Kyrie"		4:26
3.	"Broken Wings"		5:46
4.	"Tangent Tears"		3:20
5.	"Welcome to the Real World"	Page George Lang Farris	4:19
Total length:			43:35

Chart performance

Chart (1985–1986)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart[4]	19
Austrian Albums Chart[5]	12
Canadian Albums Chart[6]	2
German Albums Chart[7]	8
Italian Albums Chart[8]	11
Japanese Albums Chart[9]	17
New Zealand Albums Chart[5]	21
Norwegian Albums Chart[5]	2
Swedish Albums Chart[5]	13
Swiss Music Charts[5]	10
UK Albums Chart[10]	6
US Billboard 200[11]	1

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[12]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[13]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[14]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[15]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World.[16]

Mr. Mister Richard Page – lead vocals, bass Steve George – keyboards, vocals Pat Mastelotto – drums, drum machines such as LinnDrum/Linn LM-1 (tracks 6 and 8), acoustic and electronic percussion Steve Farris – guitars Additional personnel John Lang – lyrics Jack Manning, Casey Young – additional keyboards such as the Roland S-50 (track 6), Yamaha DX7 and Roland Alpha Juno synthesizers (track 8) and programming Joe Stelmach – art direction Jonathan Owen MA(RCA) – cover illustration Rob Page – graphics Four Eyes – photography George Ghiz – management

Production Produced by Mr. Mister and Paul De Villiers Production Coordinator – Marge Meoli Recorded and Engineered by Paul De Villiers and Lois Oki Additional Engineers – Bill Freesh and Tony Peluso Assistant 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 and Sebastian Thorer. Mixed by Mick Guzauski and Mike Shipley Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound (New York, NY).

References

1. "Mr. Mister: Welcome To The Real World / Go On..."
2. Cassidy, Kenneth M. "Mr. Mister Welcome to the Real World review". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2011.
3. Suter, Paul (October 3, 1985). "World in Action". Kerrang!. 104. London, UK: Morgan Grampian. p. 15.
4. Hits of the World. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1986.
5. "Mr. Mister — Welcome to the Real World". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
6. Top Albums/CDs. RPM. RPM Music Publications. February 15, 1986.
7. "Album — Mr. Mister, Welcome to the Real World". Media Control Charts. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
8. "Gli album più venduti del 1986". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
9. Hits of the World. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1986.
10. "Mr. Mister. Artist. Official Charts". The Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
11. "Mr. Mister — Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
12. "Canadian album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Music Canada.
13. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden.
14. "British album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Welcome to the Real World in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
15. "American album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH. 
16. Welcome to the Real World (liner notes). Mr. Mister. RCA. 1985. PCD1-8045.CS1 maint: others (link)