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