Night Songs (1986)

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Title: Night Songs
Artist: Cinderella
Genre: Hard Rock
Released: 1986

Tracks:
1 - Night Songs - 4:03
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

Overview:
Night Songs is the debut studio album by American rock band Cinderella. It was released in 1986 through Mercury Records in America and Vertigo Records in Europe.

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.

The album peaked at #3 on the US charts on February 7, 1987, 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.

Leadoff single "Shake Me" failed to chart, but "Nobody's Fool" cracked the Top 20, reaching #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.

In the episode "How I Met Everyone Else" of the How I Met Your Mother series, Ted is seen wearing an album T-shirt during flashback scenes.


Personnel:

Cinderella:
Tom Keifer - vocals, guitar, piano
Jeff LaBar - guitar (lead guitar on "Push, Push")
Eric Brittingham - bass
Fred Coury - drums (credited)
Jim Drnec - drums (initial sessions)

Additional Musicians:
Barry Bennedetta - guitar
Jeff Paris - keyboards
Jody Cortez - drums
Tony Mills - Backing vocals (credited)
Jon Bon Jovi - Background vocals on "Nothing for Nothin" and "In From the Outside" (credited)

Production:
Produced, Recorded, Engineered & Mixed By Andy Johns
Assistant Recording & Mix Engineers: David Glover, Joe Hauserman, Mark McKenna, Nick DiDia, Paul Wertheimer
Mark "Weissguy" Weiss - Album Cover Photography (conspicuously posed photo)
Music information in first post provided by The AudioDB
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