I Wear the Face | ||||
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Released | March 27, 1984 | |||
Recorded | 1983 | |||
Genre | Pop rock | |||
Length | 45:27 | |||
Label | RCA | |||
Producer | Peter McIan | |||
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Singles from I Wear the Face | ||||
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I Wear the Face is the debut studio album by American rock band Mr. Mister. It was released on March 27,1984,by RCA Records. It reached #170 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. It was originally issued with a different cover photograph that was changed after the success of their second RCA album. The lead single from the album,"Hunters of the Night" reached a peak of #57 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [1]
In 2016,the album was digitally remastered and released in Japan,using the original artwork.
All songs written by Richard Page,Steve George and John Lang except as noted:
Mr. Mister
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Lee Patrick Mastelotto is an American rock drummer and record producer. He has been a member of King Crimson,Stick Men,Mr. Mister and O.R.k.,as well as working as a session drummer with XTC,The Pointer Sisters and The Rembrandts,among others. In addition,he has led or co-led other projects including Mastica,Tuner,TU and The Mastelottos.
Mr. Mister was an American rock band from Phoenix,Arizona,active from 1982 until 1990. The band consisted of Richard Page on lead vocals and bass guitar,Steve George on keyboards/backing vocals,Pat Mastelotto on acoustic and electronic drums/percussion and Steve Farris on guitars/backing vocals. Mr. Mister was the successor to the band Pages,fronted by Page and George from 1978 to 1981.
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Richard James Page is an American musician who is best known as the lead singer and bassist of 1980s band Mr. Mister. The band's hits include "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie". Page has also sung in other bands,been a solo artist,written songs for other artists,and worked as a background singer for other artists.
"Kyrie" is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister,from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985,it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986,where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK,the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986.
Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister,released on November 27,1985,by RCA Records. Two singles from the album,"Broken Wings" and "Kyrie",topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart,while "Is It Love" peaked at number eight. Welcome to the Real World topped the Billboard 200 in March 1986. A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of the album was released as a digipak on April 20,2010.
Go On... is the third album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister,released on September 8,1987,by RCA Records. It features a more serious tone than their previous album Welcome to the Real World,which was commercially successful. This album did not fare as well commercially and would become the last publicly released album by the band before they broke up in 1990.
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The Best of Mr. Mister is a compilation album of American pop rock band Mr. Mister's hits and some of their other well-known songs. It contains the hits "Broken Wings","Kyrie","Hunters of the Night","Is It Love","Black/White" and "Something Real ". It ends with the previously unreleased song entitled "Waiting in My Dreams".
"Hunters of the Night" is a song by the band Mr. Mister,released as the first single from their 1984 debut album,I Wear the Face.
Broken Wings:The Encore Collection is the first US compilation album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It contains the hits "Broken Wings","Kyrie","Hunters of the Night","Is It Love" and "Something Real ". The album contains all full album versions of the songs except for "Broken Wings",which has its radio edit featured on this album.
Pages was an American pop rock band active during the late 1970s and the early 1980s. The band consisted of Richard Page and Steve George on vocals and keyboards supported by various studio musicians,some of whom from time to time were considered part of the band. Although Pages was highly regarded for its well-crafted pop and jazz-fusion sound,the group did not achieve commercial success,and disbanded after recording three studio albums. Pages is perhaps best known as the launching pad for the recording careers of Page and George,who later formed the band Mr. Mister who topped the charts during the mid-1980s with the hits "Broken Wings" and "Kyrie".
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The discography of Mr. Mister,an American pop rock band,consists of four studio albums,two compilation albums,nine singles,and eight music videos. Mr. Mister was formed in 1982 by Richard Page and Steve George. Once the other two members,Steve Farris and Pat Mastelotto,joined the band,they were signed by RCA Records. In 1984,Mr. Mister released their debut album,I Wear the Face. The album peaked at number 170 on the Billboard 200 and did not chart internationally. I Wear the Face contained the single "Hunters of the Night",which peaked at number 57 on the US Billboard Hot 100.
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