1985 studio album by Mr. Mister
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.
Side one Title Writer(s) 1. "Black/White" 4:19 2. "Uniform of Youth" Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 4:27 3. "Don't Slow Down" 4:29 4. "Run to Her" Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 3:39 5. "Into My Own Hands" 5:10
Side two Title Writer(s) 6. "Is It Love " 3:38 7. "Kyrie " 4:26 8. "Broken Wings " 5:44 9. "Tangent Tears" 3:24 10. "Welcome to the Real World" 4:20 Total length: 43:35
2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks[ 8] Title Writer(s) 11. "Kyrie" (extended version) 4:15 12. "Broken Wings" (live) 6:18 13. "Uniform of Youth" (live) Page George Lang Farris Mastelotto 4:48 14. "Is It Love" (dance mix) 6:29 15. "Is It Love" (dub mix) 4:17 16. "Broken Wings" (extended version) 5:45 Total length: 75:27
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World .[ 9]
Additional musicians [ edit ]
Jack Manning – additional programming
Casey Young – additional programming
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
Joe Stelmach – art direction
Jonathan Owen – front cover
Rob Page – graphics
Four Eyes – photography
KK – graffiti
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