Night Songs (Cinderella album)

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Night Songs
Cinderella NightSongs.jpg
Studio album by
Cinderella
ReleasedJune 9, 1986[1]
Studio
Various
GenreGlam metal
Length36:05
LabelMercury
ProducerAndy Johns
Cinderella chronology
Night Songs
(1986) 		Long Cold Winter
(1988)
Singles from Night Songs
  1. "Shake Me"
    Released: 1986
  2. "Nobody's Fool"
    Released: October 1986
  3. "Somebody Save Me"
    Released: February 1987

Night Songs is the debut studio album by American glam metal band Cinderella. It was released on June 9, 1986, by Mercury Records.[2] Mercury issued the album worldwide, while Vertigo Records handled the album's release in the UK.

The album peaked at No. 3 on the US charts on February 7, 1987,[3] and was certified double platinum for shipping 2 million copies there twelve days later. In May 1991, it was certified triple platinum, having shipped 3 million copies.[1]

Leadoff single "Shake Me" failed to chart, but "Nobody's Fool" cracked the Top 20, reaching No. 13. Third single "Somebody Save Me" went to #66. On May 4, 1987, Cinderella filmed parts of their concert in Philadelphia. These live songs were, along with their three MTV videos, released on home video in August 1987 on Night Songs: The Videos.

Night Songs sold several million copies due to a combination of Cinderella's breakthrough single "Nobody's Fool", MTV airplay, and an opening slot on labelmates Bon Jovi's tour, in support of their album Slippery When Wet.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[5]

The album received mixed reviews. David Fricke, writing for Rolling Stone magazine, considered that "[Cinderella] need to jazz up their material and cut away the clichés if they're really interested in hard-rock immortality. Otherwise, their platinum dreams are going to turn into pumpkins".[6] AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey called it "not bad, just generic".[4] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff put on a par Cinderella's rise to prominence with Poisons's success, judging them as "little more than vacant, colourful but life-affirming [Mötley] Crüe derivatives." He described the songs as "heavier than one might expect, but of course safe, shallow and watery like the kiddie pool."[5]

The album has been retrospectively considered a hair-metal classic, being ranked on a vast amount of "best of" lists.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

Legacy[]

After the release of this album, the band slightly changed their sound to fit a more blues rock direction.[13] In October 2014 for her birthday, guitarist Tom Keifer presented Lzzy Hale of Halestorm with the costume jewelry pin he wore on his right shoulder for the Night Songs album cover. Hale subsequently wore the pin on her right hip on the album cover for Halestorm's 2015 Into the Wild Life, to include a touch of tradition.[14]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Tom Keifer.

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Night Songs"4:12
2."Shake Me"3:44
3."Nobody's Fool"4:49
4."Nothin' for Nothin'"3:33
5."Once Around the Ride"3:22
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Hell on Wheels"2:49
7."Somebody Save Me"3:16
8."In from the Outside"4:07
9."Push, Push"2:52
10."Back Home Again"3:30
Total length:36:05

Personnel[]

Cinderella
Additional musicians
Production
  • Andy Johns – producer, engineer, mixing at the Record Plant, Los Angeles
  • David Glover, Joe Hauserman, Mark McKenna, Nick Didia, Paul Wertheimer – assistant engineers
  • Mark "Weissguy" Weiss – photography/cover concept

Charts[]

Album[]

Chart (1987) Peak
Position
Finnish Albums Chart[18] 27
RPM100 Albums (Canada)[19] 15
US Billboard 200[3] 3

Singles[]

Year Single Billboard Hot 100[20] Mainstream Rock[21] RPM100 Singles (Canada)[22] UK Singles[23]
1986 "Shake Me" — 41 — 98
1987 "Nobody's Fool" 13 25 35 —
"Somebody Save Me" 66 37 — —
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Certifications[]

Country Organization Year Sales
USA RIAA 1991 3x platinum (+ 3,000,000)[1]
Canada CRIA 1987 Platinum (+100,000)[24]

Accolades[]

Publication Year Country Accolade Rank
Metal Rules 2003 US Top 50 Glam Metal Albums[12] 2
Metal Rules 2006 US Top 10 One Album Heavy Metal Wonders[13] 8
Guitar World 2008 US Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties[10] 8
L.A. Weekly 2011 US Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time[9] 11
Loudwire 2016 US Top 30 Hair Metal Albums[11] 7
Consequence of Sound 2018 US 10 Hair Metal Albums That Don't Suck[7] 7
Rolling Stone 2019 US 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time[8] 18

References[]

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  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Steve Huey. "Night Songs - AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 72–73. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
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  9. ^ Jump up to: a b "Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of All Time: The Complete List". LA Weekly. December 9, 2011. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Guitar World - Top 20 Hair Metal Albums of the Eighties". Guitar World. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on December 20, 2008. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b DiVita, Joe (November 9, 2016). "Top 30 Hair Metal Albums". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  12. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metal Rules - Top 50 Glam Metal Albums". Metal Rules. December 2003. Archived from the original on October 29, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2021.
  13. ^ Jump up to: a b "Metal Rules - Top 10 One Album Heavy Metal Wonders". Metal Rules. Archived from the original on May 18, 2006. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  14. ^ "Tom Keifer Gifts Lzzy Hale With Pin From 'Night Songs' Cover". Loudwire.com. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  15. ^ Paul Gallotta. "Circus 12–1986 : Cinderella". Webcitation.org. Archived from the original on October 22, 2009. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
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  17. ^ "Tony Mills Interview". blastmagazine.net. June 19, 1990. Retrieved September 18, 2015.
  18. ^ "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961: C > Cinderella" (in Finnish). Sisältää hitin / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  19. ^ "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 45, No. 26, April 4, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. April 4, 1987. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  20. ^ "Cinderella - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  21. ^ "Cinderella - Mainstream rock". Billboard. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  22. ^ "Top Singles - Volume 45, No. 26, April 4, 1987". Library and Archives Canada. April 4, 1987. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  23. ^ "Cinderella UK Chart History". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
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