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, become RCA's first number one album since Jefferson Starship's album Red Octopus in November 1975. A remastered 25th-anniversary edition of Welcome to the Real World was released as a digipak on April 20, 2010.
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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."
Track listing
All tracks written by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang, with additional writers noted.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World.
Mr. Mister
Richard Page – lead vocals, bass
Pat Mastelotto – drums
Steve Farris – guitar
Steve George – keyboards, vocals
Additional musicians
Jack Manning – additional programming
Casey Young – additional programming
Technical
Mr. Mister – production
Paul DeVilliers – production, engineering
Lois Oki – engineering
Mick Guzauski – mixing
Mike Shipley – mixing
Bill Freesh – additional engineering
Tony Peluso – additional engineering
Tchad Blake, 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