Night Songs

Night Songs
Studio album by Cinderella
Released August 2, 1986
Recorded 1985-1986
Genre Glam metal, heavy metal, hard rock[1]
Length 36:10
Label Mercury (USA)
Vertigo (Europe)
Producer Andy Johns
Cinderella chronology
Night Songs
(1986)
Long Cold Winter
(1988)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Rolling Stone (mixed)[2]

Night Songs is Cinderella's debut album, released in 1986 through Mercury Records in America and Vertigo Records in Europe. It sold several million copies due to a combination of their 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.

The album peaked at #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.[4]

Leadoff single "Shake Me" failed to chart, but "Nobody's Fool" cracked the Top 20, reaching #13. Third single "Somebody Save Me" stalled at #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.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Tom Keifer (Copyright Eve Songs).

  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
  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

Personnel

Cinderella

Additional Musicians

Production

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (1987) Peak
position
Billboard 200[3] 3

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United States (RIAA)[4] 3× Platinum 3,000,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Singles

Year Single Billboard Hot 100[7]
1986 Shake Me
1986 Nobody's Fool 13
1987 Somebody Save Me 66

External links

  1. Night Songs (1986) Album Review at Rockpedia.co

References