Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album)

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Welcome to the Real World
Welcome to the Real World CD cover.JPG
Studio album by
Mr. Mister
ReleasedJune 20, 1985 [1]
RecordedOctober 1984 – April 1985
Genre
Length43:35
Label RCA
Producer
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: June 1985 [3]
  2. "Kyrie"
    Released: December 1985
  3. "Is It Love"
    Released: March 1986 [4]
  4. "Black/White"
    Released: July 1986 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]

Welcome to the Real World is the second studio album by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, released on June 20, 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.

Contents

Reception

In 2024, Paul Elliott of Classic Rock called it "a classic melodic rock album featuring two of the defining songs of that era" and "a brilliant synthesis of AOR and new wave, comparable to the Cars' classic Heartbeat City ." [8]

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Black/White"
4:19
2."Uniform of Youth"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
  • Mastelotto
4:27
3."Don't Slow Down"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
4:29
4."Run to Her"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
  • Mastelotto
3:39
5."Into My Own Hands"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
5:10
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
6."Is It Love"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Mastelotto
3:38
7."Kyrie"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
4:26
8."Broken Wings"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
5:44
9."Tangent Tears"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
3:24
10."Welcome to the Real World"
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
4:20
Total length:43:35
2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks [9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Kyrie" (extended version)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
4:15
12."Broken Wings" (live)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
6:18
13."Uniform of Youth" (live)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Farris
  • Mastelotto
4:48
14."Is It Love" (dance mix)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Mastelotto
6:29
15."Is It Love" (dub mix)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
  • Mastelotto
4:17
16."Broken Wings" (extended version)
  • Page
  • George
  • Lang
5:45
Total length:75:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World. [10]

Mr. Mister

Additional musicians

Technical

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Welcome to the Real World
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [34] 3× Platinum300,000^
Sweden (GLF) [35] Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [36] Gold100,000^
United States (RIAA) [37] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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