Mr. Mister "The Best Of Mr. Mister (Japan, RCA, BVCM-37341)"

The Best of Mr. Mister is a compilation album of American pop rock band Mr. Mister's hits and some of their other well-known songs. It contains the hits "Broken Wings", "Kyrie", "Hunters of the Night", "Is It Love", "Black/White" and "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)". It ends with the previously unreleased song entitled "Waiting in My Dreams" (which was originally intended for Pull, an album that would go unreleased until 2010).

All the tracks are single edits and are remastered from the original recordings.

Track listing

All songs by Richard Page, Steve George and John Lang except where noted.

1. "Broken Wings"
2. "Don't Slow Down"
3. "Kyrie"
4. "Something Real (Inside Me/Inside You)"
5. "Waiting in My Dreams"
6. "Partners in Crime"
7. "Watching the World"
8. "Hunters of the Night"
9. "Black/White"
10. "Power Over Me"
11. "Is It Love"
12. "Talk the Talk"
13. "Run to Her"
14. "Healing Waters"
15. "Welcome to the Real World"
16. "Control"
17. "The Border"

Mr. Mister "Kyrie (Single & Video)"

"Kyrie" is a song by American pop rock band Mr. Mister, from their album Welcome to the Real World. Released around Christmas in 1985, it hit the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in March 1986, where it was number 1 for two weeks. It also hit the top spot on the Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart for one week. In the UK, the song peaked at number 11 in March 1986.

The lyrics to "Kyrie" were written by Arizona-born John Lang, who co-wrote the songs on all of Mr. Mister's albums. The music was composed by Richard Page and Steve George while on tour with Adam Ant.

In Greek, Kýrie, eléison means "Lord, have mercy" and is a part of many liturgical rites in both Eastern and Western Christianity. Kýrie, eléison; Christé, eléison; Kýrie, eléison is a prayer that asks "Lord, have mercy; Christ, have mercy; Lord, have mercy." According to Page's statements, he was initially skeptical about singing the Christian text Lang had written because he didn't want to make a "religious statement".

There is a myth that singer Richard Page wrote "Kyrie" while lying in a hospital bed after being assaulted. It was John Lang who had been assaulted three years before the composition; Lang has stated that the incident has nothing to do with the song.

The video was directed by Nick Morris, and shows the band in performance mixed with footage taken at the tail end of their Autumn 1985 tour with Tina Turner.

"Kyrie" was used in the hit U.S. TV series Miami Vice during season two, episode fourteen "One-Way Ticket". It was also used in the Netflix series' GLOW as well as the ABC sitcom The Goldbergs. The U.S. 7" single can be found pressed on transparent purple vinyl or polystyrene, depending on where it was manufactured.

Cash Box said it's a "booming track which ... features top musicianship and a soaring chorus hook."

Track listings

Non-UK 7-inch single

A. "Kyrie" – 4:10

B. "Run to Her" – 3:36

UK 7-inch single

A. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38

B. "Kyrie" – 4:10

UK 12-inch single

A1. "Kyrie" – 4:10

B1. "Kyrie" (edited version) – 3:38

B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 4:07

European and Japanese 12-inch single

A1. "Kyrie" – 4:24

B1. "Run to Her" – 3:36

B2. "Hunters of the Night" – 5:07

The single edit (which was also used for the video version) ends with the a cappella phrase "Kýrie, eléison, down the road that I must travel", while the album version simply fades out.

Mr. Mister "Broken Wings (Single & Video)"

"Broken Wings" is a 1985 song recorded by American pop rock band Mr. Mister. It was released in June 1985 as the lead single from their second album Welcome to the Real World. The song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1985, where it remained for two weeks. "Broken Wings" became the first of two consecutive number ones of the band on the American charts, the other chart-topper being "Kyrie".

Outside of the United States, "Broken Wings" topped the charts in Canada, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), the Netherlands, Norway, the Republic of Ireland, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and West Germany, and the top twenty of the charts in Austria, New Zealand, Spain and Sweden.

The ballad was co-written with lyricist John Lang, who was inspired by Kahlil Gibran's novel Broken Wings. The song is a mix of synth, digitally delayed guitar, bass which is provided by synthsesizer and drums. The song's hissing intro was an effect created by the sound of a crash cymbal played in reverse.

Although the 1968 Beatles song "Blackbird" contains an identical lyric, "Take these broken wings and learn to fly", Richard Page has described this as "a mindless unintentional reference" attributable to both compositions being influenced by the Gibran novel.

The music video for "Broken Wings" was directed by Oley Sassone and filmed in black and white. It features lead vocalist/bassist Richard Page driving through the desert in a classic Ford Thunderbird, the first allusion to birds. There is a scene where Page is sitting in a church when a Harris's Hawk flies in through the window and lands next to him on the pew and they exchange a gaze. The full band is also featured in performance scenes. Also appearing in the video are an unknown man and woman dancing tango. They are only shown from the waist down. At the end of the video Page is seen next to the Thunderbird with the vehicle's hood open.

Stereogum wrote about the song:

Lyrically, "Broken Wings" is an attempt to keep a relationship together through the magic of flowery language: "Take these broken wings/ And learn to fly again, learn to live so free/ When we hear the voices sing/ The book of love will open up and let us in." Those words are grandiloquent enough to be self-parody, but Page delivers them all perfectly straight-faced. He means every bit of it. In Page's mouth, the word "take" becomes a desperate animal yelp. I love it. I also love how overproduced "Broken Wings" is. The song is all ominous churn, and it never really kicks in. Instead, it captures a state of sustained anticipation.

Track listing

7" single

1. "Broken Wings" (single edit) – 4:29
2. "Uniform of Youth" – 4:25

12" maxi single

1. "Broken Wings" (album version) – 5:45
2. "Uniform of Youth" – 4:25
3. "Welcome to the Real World" – 4:18

Mr. Mister "Welcome To The Real World (2015 Reissue, Collector's Edition Remastered & Reloaded, UK, Rock Candy Records, CANDY270)"

Mr. Mister was an American rock band from Phoenix, Arizona, active from 1982 until 1990. The band consisted of Richard Page on lead vocals and bass guitar, Steve George on keyboards/backing vocals, Pat Mastelotto on acoustic and electronic drums/percussion and Steve Farris on guitars/backing vocals. Mr. Mister was the successor to the band Pages, fronted by Page and George from 1978 to 1981. The band is best known for their three US Top hits "Broken Wings", "Kyrie" and "Is It Love", all included on their second studio album Welcome to the Real World (1985).

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.

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.

1. "Black/White"    Steve Farris/Pat Mastelotto   4:19
2. "Uniform of Youth"  Farris/Mastelotto   4:27
3. "Don't Slow Down" Farris 4:29
4. "Run to Her"  Farris/Mastelotto  3:39
5. "Into My Own Hands" Farris 5:10
6. "Is It Love" Mastelotto 3:38
7. "Kyrie" 4:26
8. "Broken Wings" 5:44
9. "Tangent Tears" 3:24
10. "Welcome to the Real World" Farris 4:20

Total length: 43:35

2015 remastered reissue bonus tracks

1. "Kyrie" (extended version) 4:15
2. "Broken Wings" (live) 6:18
3. "Uniform of Youth" (live) FarrisMastelotto   4:48
4. "Is It Love" (dance mix) Mastelotto 6:29
5. "Is It Love" (dub mix) Mastelotto 4:17
6. "Broken Wings" (extended version) 5:45

Total length: 75:27

Re-mastered in 2015 and sound shaped from 24 bit digital tools via POW-r technology.

Originally released in 1985 on RCA PL89647.

Comes in a standard jewel case with 16-page booklet.

Track 16 is the same as the album version, as it ever was. 16 is mastered differently than the rest of the album.

The 4:34 edit is missing to make it complete.

Recording information:

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

California Guitar Trio (CGT) "CGT+2 : California Guitar Trio With Tony Levin And Pat Mastelotto"

California Guitar Trio (CGT) is a band of three guitar players founded in 1991. The three—Paul Richards of Salt Lake City, Utah, Bert Lams of Affligem, Belgium, and Hideyo Moriya of Tokyo, Japan—met at a 1987 Guitar Craft course, in which Robert Fripp instructed them in the New Standard Tuning (NST). After completing several of Fripp's Guitar Craft courses, the three toured as part of Robert Fripp and The League of Crafty Guitarists.

Continuing their collaboration then in Los Angeles, they founded The California Guitar Trio in 1991. They continue to play in the New Standard Tuning. Their performances and recordings include original compositions, surf covers, and classical re-workings of classical music. Their influences include European classical music, rock, blues, jazz, world music, and surf music.