Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

Welcome to the Real World is the second album by American pop rock 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. "Is It Love," was also a top 10 hit for the band, peaking at #8 on the Billboard chart.

Welcome to the Real World
Studio album by
Mr. Mister
ReleasedNovember 27, 1985
RecordedOctober 1984 - April 1985
GenrePop rock, AOR,[1] new wave[1]
Length43:35
LabelRCA
ProducerMr. 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
  1. "Broken Wings"
    Released: September 25, 1985
  2. "Kyrie"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Is It Love"
    Released: May 1986
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [2]
Kerrang! [3]

A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a Digipak on April 20, 2010.

Track listing

All songs 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 as noted below:

  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, Farris, Mastelotto) – 3:37
  5. "Into My Own Hands" (Page, George, Lang, Farris) – 5:12
  6. "Is It Love" (Page, George, Lang, Mastelotto) – 3:34
  7. "Kyrie" – 4:26
  8. "Broken Wings" – 5:46
  9. "Tangent Tears" – 3:20
  10. "Welcome to the Real World" (Page, George, Lang, Farris) – 4:19

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 CertificationCertified 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]

References
  1. "Mr. Mister: Welcome To The Real World / Go On..."
  2. Cassidy, Kenneth M. "Mr. Mister Welcome to the Real World review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. 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)
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