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Broken Wings by Mr. Mister

Artist Biography For Mr. Mister

Mr. Mister Was An American Pop/rock Band. Known For 80s Singles Such As "Broken Wings" And "Kyrie" Both Of Them #1 Hits The Group Was Made Up Of Music Industry Veterans And Picked Up Significant Commercial Success For A While Though Their Time In The Spotlight Didn't Quite Last. Musician Richard Page Had Worked As A Session Musician For People Such As Jazz And Rnb Master Quincy Jones And Also Composed For Artists Such As Donna Summer Kenny Loggins Michael Jackson And Others. In The Late 70s He And His Childhood Friend Steve George Founded The Band Pages Most Notable For "I Do Believe In You" In Phoenix Arizona. The Outfit Mr. Mister Sprang Out Of That Project 1982. The Two Continued To Apply Their Tight Harmonies To Background Vocals On Albums By Successful Pop Artists Like Laura Branigan While Working On Their Own Material As Well. About The Time When The First Mr. Mister Album Titled 'I Wear The Face' Came Out In Early 1984 Page Was Offered The Chance To Replace Bobby Kimball As Lead Singer Of Toto. He Even Was Also Later Offered Peter Cetera's Place In The Jazz Rock Outfit Chicago. Page Refused Both Offers Confident In Mr. Mister's Potential. The Single "Hunters Of The Night" Managed To Become A Near-Hit Reaching The #57 Slot On The Billboard Hot 100 And The New Wave Fueled Album Had Brought Them With Producer Peter McIan Who Had Been Behind Releases By Dear Enemy And Men At Work. Still The Line-Up Of Page George Pat Mastelotto And Steve Farris Failed To Reach A Mass Audience As The Album Just Didn't Sell That Well. Mr. Mister's Second Album 1985's 'Welcome To The Real World' Featured Emotive Lyrics From Page's Cousin John Lang And Became The Breakthrough That The Guys Had Been Hoping For. The Group Had Three Top 10 Singles Two Of Which Even Coming #1 Hits On The U.S. Pop Charts. The Band's Compelling Ballad "Broken Wings" Had Become A Part Of The National Pop Consciousness Particularly Serving As A Sort Of 'signature Song' For The Outfit. In Those Days Of Widespread Success They Toured With Legendary Diva Tina Turner For Whom Their Song "Stand And Deliver" Was Written. This Song Eventually Appeared On Mr. Mister's Third Album Titled 'Go On' Which The Band Said Contined "some Of The Best Stuff We Ever Did". With Expectations Sky-High For The Band The Guys Planned On Taking A More Mature Approach Lyrically Standing Up Against The Notorious Materialism And Celebration Of Greed During That Decade And The Album Had A Sound That Hinted At Progressive Rock. Nevertheless 'Go On' Failed To Achieve Commercial Success And The Band Members Found Themselves Getting Lost In The 80s Pop/rock Shuffle. Guitarist Steve Farris Left Around 1989 Which Seemed To Spell The Beginning Of The End For The Group. Still The Band Began Working On A Fourth Album Called 'Pull' With Session Guitarists. Dropped By Their Label Before That Work Could Be Released The Band Decided To Break Up For Good. That Album Remained Unreleased For Something Like Two Decades Although One Track "Waiting In My Dreams" Later Appeared On A Popular Greatest Hits Collection. The Release In Its Entirely Finally Surfaced In 2010 On The Indie Label Little Dume Recordings A Company Project Of Richard Page's That Had Also Published Solo Efforts By Him Such As 'Peculiar Life'. After The Band's Split Page Continued To Work As A Composer For Example He Co-Authored Madonna's 1994 Golden Globe Nominated Song "I'll Remember" And As A Background Singer For Several Artists. Page Additionally Produced A Solo Album Called 'Shelter Me' In 1996 That Featured Guest Appearances By All His Former Band-Mates. Steve Farris Has Toured With Whitesnake And Also Recorded Songs With Artists Such As Tori Amos And 4 Non Blondes. Pat Mastelotto Has Played With Groups Such As King Crimson And XTC. Steve George Served As Musical Director For American Singer-Songwriter Kenny Loggins Until 1997 Also Having Toured With The Star Jewel. Finally John Lang Became A Part Of The Alternative Rock Group Djinn Not To Be Confused With The DJ Of The Same Name And Other Artists An Obscure Band That Gained Some Interest When They Produced Their 1998 Album 'All-Time'.

Frogtoon Music - Song Info: Broken Wings

"Broken Wings" Is A #1 Hit Song Released As A 1985 Single By The Band Mr. Mister. The Band's First Single From Their 1985 Welcome To The Real World Album "Broken Wings" Reached The Number One Position On The U.S. Charts In December 1985 Where It Remained For Two Weeks. It Was Released As The Band Was Just About To Embark On A U.S. Tour Opening For Tina Turner. The Song Reached Number Four In The UK Singles Chart The Highest The Group Ever Achieved In That Country. The Song Was Co-Written With Lyricist John Lang Who Was Inspired By A Book Called "Broken Wings" Written By Khalil Gibran. The Lyrics "Take These Broken Wings And Learn To Fly Again" May Be A Reference To The Beatles' Song "Blackbird." The Song Is A Mix Of Synth Digitally Delayed Guitar Bass And Drums. The Song's Hissing Intro Was An Effect Created By The Sound Of Crash Cymbal Played In Reverse. There Is A Distinct Guitar Sound In This Track Thanks To Steve Farris' Innovation Of The Electric Guitar Managing To Extract A Delay Effect At An Odd Timing To Create A Contrast To The Steadiness Of The Bass And Beat. The Outro To The Song Features Page Singing Very High And Lengthy Falsetto Notes. The Music Video For "Broken Wings" Was Directed By Oley Sassone And Filmed In Black & White. It Features Lead Vocalist Richard Page Driving Through The Desert In A Classic Old Convertible. There Is A Scene Of Striking Imagery Where Page Is Sitting In A Church When An Eagle 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 During The Video. Also Appearing In The Video Are An Unknown Man And Woman Dancing Tango. They Are Only Shown From The Waist Down And Their Faces Are Never Seen. * In 1992 Prince's Ex-Wife Mayte Covered The Song With Backing Vocals By Her Older Sister Janíce García. * In 1995 It Was Covered By John Tesh On His CD "Sax On The Beach". * In 1998 It Was Covered By C-Block On Their CD "Keepin' It Real". * In 2001 This Song Was Sampled For A Tupac Shakur Song On His Posthumous Album Until The End Of Time For The Title Song. * In 2001 It Was Sampled And Performed On The Title Song Of Foxy Brown's Broken Silence Album. * In 2001 It Was Covered By New Zealand Singer K'lee * In 2002 The Song Was Featured In The Game Grand Theft Auto Vice City On Fictional Station Emotion 98.3 And In The Opening Scene Of The Game. * In 2004 Richard Cheese Performed This Live In Las Vegas On His Album I'd Like A Virgin. * In 2003 The Song Was Covered By American A Cappella Group Naturally 7 On Their Album "What Is It?" * In 2003 It Was Covered For The Video Game Karaoke Revolution. * In 2005 Rick Springfield Sang This Song On His "tribute" Album The Day After Yesterday As A Duet With Original Vocalist Richard Page. * In 2006 It Was Covered By Clay Aiken On His CD A Thousand Different Ways. * In October 2006 Joe Budden Released A Freestyle Using The Beat And Chorus From "Broken Wings". * In 2007 It Was Covered By The Panic Division On Their CD "Songs From The Glasshouse". * In 2007 It Was Covered By Northern Kings On Their CD "Reborn".

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