Welcome to the Real World (Mr. Mister album) explained

Welcome to the Real World
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mr. Mister
Cover:	Welcome to the Real World CD cover.JPG
Released:	June 20, 1985^[1]
Recorded:	October 1984 – April 1985
Genre:	Pop rock new wave^[2]
Length:	43:35
Label:	RCA
Producer:	Mr. Mister Paul DeVilliers
Prev Title:	I Wear the Face
Prev Year:	1984
Next Title:	Go On...
Next Year:	1987

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.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Welcome to the Real World.^[3]

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"

Peak position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	17
European Albums (Music & Media)^[4]	6
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[5]	7
Icelandic Albums (Tónlist)^[6]	8
Italian Albums (Musica e dischi)^[7]	16
Japanese Albums (Music Labo)^[8]	17

Year-end charts

Chart (1986)! scope="col"

Position
Australian Albums (Kent Music Report)	79
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)^[9]	5
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[10]	27
European Albums (Music & Media)^[11]	30
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[12]	40
UK Albums (Gallup)^[13]	61
US Billboard 200^[14]	7

References

Bibliography

• Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6.

Notes and References

1. Web site: FMQB. 28.
2. Web site: Elliott. Paul. Mr. Mister: Welcome To The Real World / Go On.... Louder Sound. September 4, 2015.
3. Welcome to the Real World. Mr. Mister. 1985. RCA Records. liner notes. PCD1-8045.
4. European Hot 100 Albums . . 3 . 14 . April 12, 1986 . 17 . 29800226.
5. Book: Pennanen, Timo . Mr. Mister . Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 . fi . 2nd . Helsinki . . 2021 . 177 . 978-952-7460-01-6.
6. News: Ísland (LP-plötur) . . is . June 13, 1986 . 39 . 1021-8254 . Timarit.is.
7. Classifiche . . it . May 31, 2022. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "Welcome to the real world" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
8. Hits of the World . . 98 . 18 . May 3, 1986 . 61 . 0006-2510 . Google Books.
9. Top 100 Albums of '86 . . 45 . 14 . December 27, 1986 . 9 . 0033-7064 . Library and Archives Canada.
10. Web site: Jaaroverzichten – Album 1986 . nl . . September 25, 2020.
11. European Hot 100 Albums – Hot 100 of the Year 1986 . . 3 . 51/52 . December 27, 1986 . 35 . 29800226.
12. Web site: Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1986 . de . . September 25, 2020.
13. Top 100 Albums (January to December 1986) . . January 24, 1987 . 25 . 0265-1548.
14. Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1986 . . September 25, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200626103709/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1986/top-billboard-200-albums . June 26, 2020.