''Welcome to the Real World'' is the second studio album by American
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
band
Mr. Mister
Mr. Mister was an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, active from 1982 until 1990. The band consisted of Richard Page (musician), Richard Page on lead vocals and bass guitar, Steve George (keyboardist), Steve George on keyboards/backing v ...
, released on November 27, 1985, by
RCA Records
RCA Records is an American record label currently owned by Sony Music Entertainment, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records; also A ...
. Two singles from the album, "
Broken Wings" and "
Kyrie
Kyrie, a transliteration of Greek , vocative case of (''Kyrios''), is a common name of an important prayer of Christian liturgy, also called the Kyrie eleison ( ; ).
In the Bible
The prayer, "Kyrie, eleison," "Lord, have mercy" derives fr ...
", 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
Optical disc packaging is the packaging that accompanies CDs, DVDs, and other formats of optical discs. Most packaging is rigid or semi-rigid and designed to protect the media from scratches and other types of exposure damage.
Jewel case
A ...
on April 20, 2010.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Welcome to the Real World''.
Mr. Mister
*
Richard Page
Richard Lewis Page (born 22 February 1941) is a former Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and from December 1979 to 2005.
Early life
Born the son of Victor Charles Page, he went to the independent Hu ...
– lead vocals, bass
*
Pat Mastelotto
Lee Patrick Mastelotto (born September 10, 1955) 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 an ...
– drums
* Steve Farris – guitar
*
Steve George – keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians
* Jack Manning – additional programming
* Casey Young – additional programming
Technical
*
Mr. Mister
Mr. Mister was an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, active from 1982 until 1990. The band consisted of Richard Page (musician), Richard Page on lead vocals and bass guitar, Steve George (keyboardist), Steve George on keyboards/backing v ...
– production
*
Paul DeVilliers
Paul De Villiers is a sound engineer and record producer whose credits include Mr. Mister's best-selling 1985 album '' Welcome to the Real World'' and Yes's 1987 album '' Big Generator'', which reached number 15 on the ''Billboard'' 200 albums c ...
– production, engineering
* Lois Oki – engineering
*
Mick Guzauski
Nathan "Mick" Guzauski is an American multi-platinum mixing engineer and sound engineer.
His work spans a wide range of styles, including jazz, R&B, Latin, rock, pop, easy listening, funk and hip hop. He won a 2002 Latin Grammy for Thalía's ...
– mixing
* Mike Shipley – mixing
* Bill Freesh – additional engineering
*
Tony Peluso
Anthony F. Peluso (March 28, 1950 – June 5, 2010) was an American guitarist and record producer. He was lead guitarist for pop duo Carpenters from 1972 to 1983.
Peluso played the fuzz guitar solo on the Carpenters' song "Goodbye to Love". He al ...
– additional engineering
*
Tchad Blake
Tchad Blake (born 1955) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer and musician.
A native of Baytown, Texas, he has worked with numerous artists and musicians, including Al Green, American Music Club, Ani DiFranco, Apartment 26, Arct ...
, Judy Clapp, Carolyn Collins, Eddie Delena, Dave Egerton, Stuart Furusho, Heidi Hanscher, Coke Johnson, Stan Katayama, Daren Klein, Steve MacMillan, Richard Mekernan, Sebastian Thorer – engineering assistance
* Marge Meoli – production coordination
Artwork
* Joe Stelmach – art direction
* Jonathan Owen – front cover
* Rob Page – graphics
* Four Eyes – photography
* KK – graffiti
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
Bibliography
*
{{Authority control
1985 albums
Mr. Mister albums
RCA Records albums