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 topped the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, while "Is It Love" peaked at number eight. 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 new wave[1]
Length	43:35
Label	RCA
Producer	Mr. Mister, Paul DeVilliers
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

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Black/White"	Richard Page Steve George John Lang Steve Farris Pat Mastelotto	4:18
2.	"Uniform of Youth"	Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto	4:25
3.	"Don't Slow Down"	Page George Lang Farris	4:29
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	3:32
2.	"Kyrie"	Page George Lang	4:24
3.	"Broken Wings"	Page George Lang	5:45
4.	"Tangent Tears"	Page George Lang	3:19
5.	"Welcome to the Real World"	Page George Lang Farris	4:18
Total length:			43:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World.[4]

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

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).

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1986) Peak position Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)[5] 17 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 12 Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[7] 2 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 7 European Albums (Music & Media)[9] 6 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 7 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 8 Japanese Albums (Music Labo)[12] 17 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 21 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[15] 13 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 10 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 6 US Billboard 200[18] 1

Year-end charts Chart (1986) Position Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[19] 5 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[20] 27 European Albums (Music & Media)[21] 30 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] 40 US Billboard 200[23] 7

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)[24]	3× Platinum	300,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[25]	Gold	50,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[26]	Gold	100,000^^
United States (RIAA)[27]	Platinum	1,000,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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!. Vol. 104. London. p. 15.
4. Welcome to the Real World (liner notes). Mr. Mister. RCA Victor. 1985. PCD1-8045.CS1 maint: others (link)
5. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. p. 210. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
6. "Austriancharts.at – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
7. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 0633". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
8. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
9. "European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 3 no. 14. April 12, 1986. p. 17. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
10. Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
11. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
12. "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 98 no. 18. May 3, 1986. p. 61. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
13. "Charts.nz – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
14. "Norwegiancharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
15. "Swedishcharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
16. "Swisscharts.com – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
17. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
18. "Mr Mister Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
19. "Top 100 Albums of '86". RPM. Vol. 45 no. 14. December 27, 1986. p. 9. ISSN 0315-5994 – via Library and Archives Canada.
20. "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
21. "Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Albums" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3 no. 51/52. December 27, 1986. p. 35. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
22. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
23. "Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986". Billboard. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
24. "Canadian album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Music Canada. April 18, 1986.
25. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. September 7, 1987.
26. "British album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". British Phonographic Industry. April 1, 1986. Retrieved September 25, 2020.
27. "American album certifications – Mr. Mister – Welcome to the Real World". Recording Industry Association of America. January 16, 1986. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Album, then click SEARCH.