Year : 2006
Style : Glam Hard Rock , Blues Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 349 mb
Bio:
Cinderella is an American glam metal and hard rock band from the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band emerged in the mid-1980s with a series of multi-platinum albums and hit singles whose music videos received heavy MTV rotation. They began as heavy metal band, but shifted towards a more hard rock/blues-rock sound. By the mid-1990s, the band's popularity declined severely due to personal setbacks, break-ups, and changes in the music industry. Nonetheless, after a hiatus the band reunited and has continued to tour.The band's latest studio album was Still Climbing (1994). The band has sold 15 million albums worldwide, according to Tom Keifer's official website.Cinderella was formed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1983 by singer-songwriter, keyboardist, and guitarist Tom Keifer and bassist Eric Brittingham. The initial lineup also included guitarist Michael Kelly Smith and drummer Tony Destra. In 1985, Smith and Destra left to form Britny Fox, another Philadelphia-based glam metal band. In a 2014 interview, Tom Keifer stated that Kiss bassist Gene Simmons first took interest in the band, and tried to get them a deal with Polygram, but they were not interested. Jon Bon Jovi saw them perform at the Empire Rock Club in Philadelphia and talked to his A&R man, Derek Shulman about seeing the group. Shulman was not convinced at first either, and wanted to sign the group to a six-month development deal. But after extensive negotiations, he finally signed the band.In 1985, with a recording contract with Mercury/Polygram Records in the works, guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec joined the band.During the recording of the band's debut album, Night Songs, studio session drummer Jody Cortez was brought in to help with the recording.After the recording was completed, Drnec was replaced by Gloucester City, NJ drummer, Albie "Al" Barker, who just missed making the album's cover and the band's album line-up. Fred Coury joined the band and was in all MTV music videos and played in the upcoming tours. Night Songs was released on August 2, 1986 and eventually achieved triple platinum status, selling 50,000 copies per week at one point. The heavy metal album reached No. 3 on the Billboard charts in February 1987. By the end of 1987, the band released a video compilation called "Night Songs" to accompany the album, featuring the promotional videos from the album plus three live songs recorded on their 1986 tour.Cinderella's first tour was in 1986 with glam metal rockers Poison, opening for Japanese heavy metal band Loudness. Further tours into 1987 were spent playing to large arena audiences: five months opening for former Van Halen frontman David Lee Roth, and seven months with Bon Jovi, taking the opening slot for their Slippery When Wet tour. Later that year, the band went overseas, appearing in Japan, Scandinavia, and at the Monsters of Rock festivals in United Kingdom and Germany.Cinderella's second album, Long Cold Winter, was released in 1988. The new album signified a shift towards a blues-rock sound, though it could still be described as glam metal. A 254-show tour to support the album lasted over 14 months and included dates on the Moscow Music Peace Festival alongside other metal acts, such as Ozzy Osbourne, The Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, and Skid Row. The tour's stage show included Tom Keifer being lowered to the stage while playing a white piano during their radio hit "Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone)". On April 17, 1990, the band released a video compilation called Tales from the Gypsy Road featuring four promo videos from Long Cold Winter plus two live medleys, the second of which contained a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd's famous "Sweet Home Alabama".Cinderella's third album, Heartbreak Station, was released in 1990. It featured more songs than Long Cold Winter that were influenced by Keifer's love of the blues. Following the accompanying tour, Fred Coury left the band and joined former Ratt vocalist Stephen Pearcy in the band Arcade.In 1991, Keifer lost his voice due to a paresis of his vocal cords. He underwent several surgeries to repair a vocal cyst and hemorrhage.This added to delays in the recording of the band's fourth album, Still Climbing. It was finally released in 1994 with Kenny Aronoff on drums, but the album quickly disappeared from the charts. Mercury Records consequently dropped the band which went on hiatus in 1995.Cinderella resumed activity in 1997, the same year Mercury Records released a greatest hits compilation titled Once Upon A... and a video compilation containing all the bands promo videos from the first three albums. The group toured the United States in 1998, with one concert stop captured on the live album Live at the Key Club, which was released in 1999 through Cleopatra Records.Around 1999, the band was signed by John Kalodner to Sony Records. However, the band was dropped by the label before a new album could be released, plunging the band into three years of litigation.Cinderella toured again in 2000 and 2002.Cinderella headlined the VH1 Classic Rock Never Stops 2005 summer tour. Also in 2005, Cinderella toured with FireHouse, RATT, and Quiet Riot. Mercury Records released the compilation Rocked, Wired & Bluesed: The Greatest Hits on CD and DVD.In 2006 Cinderella toured with Poison. Both bands celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut albums, Night Songs and Look What the Cat Dragged In. Cinderella planned to tour in 2008 with Warrant, Lynch Mob, and Lynam, but on June 13 that year, Tim Heyne, the band's manager, said in a press release: “It is with unbelievably deep regret that I must announce that Cinderella's Tom Keifer's left vocal cord has hemorrhaged, thereby making it impossible for him to sing in the immediate future.” Lebar was interviewed by Ultimate-Guitar and stated that Cinderella would love to make a new record but there were obstacles holding the group back. They still were not signed to a record label after Sony dropped the band in 2000. Lebar also stated that he is busy with his new band, Freakshow, which features Frankie Banali of Quiet Riot, and Eric is busy with Naked Beggars.A message posted to the Cinderella message board in spring of 2009 stated that Keifer's voice has returned to normal. Promoters from the 2009 Rock Gone Wild Festival confirmed that the band was scheduled to perform at two festivals in late summer or early fall of 2009.Cinderella confirmed on their message board that they would be touring in 2010 with two warm up dates already confirmedIt was announced on February 22 that Cinderella will be a part of Rocklahoma 2010 in Pryor Oklahoma and Sweden Rock Festival 2010. On February 26, 2010, it was announced that Cinderella will be the headliner of the MSC Poesia sailing from Fort Lauderdale on November 11, 2010. July 2010 sees Cinderella taking the stage to open for Bret Michaels, during the Common Ground Music Festival in Lansing, MI, with an original line-up of stars including Tom Keifer, Eric Brittingham, Jeff LaBar and Fred Coury. They will then follow that with 14 dates in the US supporting Scorpions on their Get Your Sting and Blackout farewell tour.Cinderella played at the Download festival in the UK in June 2010,the Rock Jam near Grand Junction, Colorado, Friday, August 27, and also the Oregon State Fair on September 4, 2010. In November 2010 Cinderella joined a variety of other hard rock acts on the cruise entitled "ShipRocked".In 2011 Cinderella undertook a 25th anniversary world tour. 20 shows were confirmed from April through July.During the tour, they headlined the first edition of the "Shout It Out Loud" Festival in Germany.In Summer 2012 Cinderella did US headlining tour with former Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach supporting them.In March 2013 Cinderella played the 2013 Monsters of Rock Cruise along with bands such as Tesla, Kix, Queensrÿche and many others.
Album:
When a band like Cinderella, who only have four studio albums, get a double CD “best of” compilation, it had better be good.Fortunately Cinderella’s edition of the Gold series offers value for the money and unreleased live tracks to boot.All the Cinderella albums are represented, including the criminally underrated Still Climbing album from 1994. Cinderella did not “go grunge” as so many others did. As “Bad Attitude Shuffle” indicates, they simply doubled down on their own brand of bluesy hard rock with bite. From the same album, “Free Wheelin'” and “Talk is Cheap” both show fearless commitment to the genre. Then the ballad “Through the Rain” also from Still Climbing provides the balance. Cinderella have successfully employed ballads since day one, because they happen to be quite good at them.Among their greatest ballads: “Don’t Know What You Got (‘Til It’s Gone)”, “Heartbreak Station”, “Coming Home”, “Wind of Change”, and “Nobody’s Fool”. Each one of these tracks is worthy to be on this compilation. Some of their slower material either bordered on blues, or were just flat-out blues songs. Some are here: “Long Cold Winter”, “Dead Man’s Road”, and “Sick For the Cure”. Then there is the soulful “Shelter Me” that is harder to categorize. But of course Cinderella are best known as a hard rock band, and most of the material falls into that vast category. Many of these tunes are truly awesome. “Shake Me” was first to gain attention, with some noting similarities to AC/DC. “Hot and Bothered”, originally from the Wayne’s World soundtrack, combines the blues and rock in a tasty confection. “Second Wind” from Long Cold Winter kicks ass, and “Gypsy Road” is here too, albeit in live form.The live tracks are all credited to a Japanese promo CD called Last Train to Heartbreak Station, which appears to be a completely different thing from their Japanese EP called Live Train to Heartbreak Station. Rarities are always welcome on a compilation, but one has to wish that the great single “Gypsy Road” was also included in its studio version. It’s a good enough tune that it wouldn’t be a crime to have two versions on the same CD.Because of their feminine name and some really bad wardrobe choices, Cinderella was written off by many people without hearing any of their rocking material. While that is a real shame, Cinderella hasn’t made a new album in 23 years so this would be a good one-stop-shop to get much of their best material. Augment this baby with a copy of their classic Long Cold Winter CD and you will have enough Cinderella to have a good representation of their best stuff.
Line-Up:
Lead Vocals, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Lap Steel Guitar, Steel Guitar [National Steel], Dobro, Mandolin, Mandocello, Harmonica – Tom Keifer
Guitar, Slide Guitar, Vocals – Jeff LaBar
Bass, 12-String Bass, Backing Vocals – Eric Brittingham
Keyboards – Gary Corbett (tracks: 2-3, 2-9 to 2-14), Jeff Paris (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), John Webster (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5), Kurt Shore (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5), Rick Criniti (tracks: 2-1, 2-4)
Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals – Fred Coury
Drums – Cozy Powell (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5), Denny Carmassi (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5), Fred Coury (tracks: 2-3), Jody Cortez (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Kenny Aronoff (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16)
+ guests:
Organ – Ken Hensley (tracks: 1-10, 2-6)
Organ , Piano, Synth, Backing Vocals – Rick Criniti (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5)
Organ [Hammond B-3], Percussion, Piano, Backing Vocals – John Purdell (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3)
Pedal Steel Guitar – Jay Levin (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5)
Percussion – Bashiri Johnson (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 2-1, 2-4), Paulinho DaCosta* (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5)
Piano – Rod Roddy (tracks: 1-5, 1-13)
Piano, Organ – Brian O'Neal (tracks: 1-10), Jay Davidson (tracks: 2-6)
Saxophone – Jay Davidson (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 2-10)
Backing Vocals – Annette Hardeman (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Bill Mattson (tracks: 1-7), Brenda King* (tracks: 1-10), Carla Benson (tracks: 1-10), Charlene Halloway* (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Curtis King (tracks: 1-10), Diane Jones (5) (tracks: 2-9 to 2-14), Elaine Foster (tracks: 1-5, 1-13), Eric Troyer (tracks: 2-6), Evette Benton (tracks: 1-10), Gary Corbett (tracks: 2-9 to 2-14), Roberta Freeman (tracks: 2-9 to 2-14), Sharon Foster (tracks: 1-5, 1-13), Tara Pellerin (tracks: 1-5, 1-13), Tawatha Agee (tracks: 1-10), Tony Mills (2) (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7)
Production:
Producer – Andy Johns (tracks: 1-3, 1-4, 1-6, 1-7, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5, 2-7), Duane Baron (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Eric Brittingham (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5), John Jansen (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), John Purdell (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Tom Keifer (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6, 2-8)
Product Manager – Robin Kirby
Product Manager [Production Manager] – Shannon Steckloff
Research [Photo Research] – Geary Chansley
Technician [Studio Technician] – Richard "Sven" Granert* (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3)
Written-By – Eric Brittingham (tracks: 2-3, 2-5, 2-10), Tom Keifer
Photography By [Booklet Back Cover] – Tony Mottram
Photography By [Cover/Inside Inlay] – Mark Weiss (3)
Photography By [Pg. 15] – William Hames
Photography By [Pgs. 2, 7, 8-9, 16-17, 18-19, Back Inlay] – Ross Halfin
Legal [Legal Clearances] – Andrea Canter
Liner Notes – Scott Schinder
Mastered By – Erick Labson
Mixed By – Duane Baron (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), John Purdell (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Steve Thompson & Michael Barbiero (tracks: 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4 to 2-6, 2-8)
Engineer – Andy Johns (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Duane Baron (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Gary Lyons (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), John Purdell (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3)
Engineer [Assistant] – Brian Stover (tracks: 1-1, 1-5, 1-8 to 1-10, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3, 2-6), Chris Laidlaw (tracks: 1-2, 2-1, 2-4), David Glover (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Eric Gobel* (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3), Gene Foster (tracks: 1-5, 1-13), George Cowan (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), Jim Odom (tracks: 1-5, 1-13), Joe Hauserman (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Mark McKenna (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Matthew "Boomer" LaMonica (tracks: 1-13, 2-6), Mike Reiter* (tracks: 1-2, 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 2-1, 2-4, 2-6, 2-8), Nelson Ayres (tracks: 1-5, 1-10, 1-13, 2-6), Nick Didia (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7), Paul Wertheimer (tracks: 1-4, 1-7, 2-7)
Engineer [Basic Tracks, Assistant] – Tom Cadley* (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5)
Engineer [Overdubs, Assistant] – Ryan Dorn (tracks: 1-3, 1-6, 1-11, 1-14, 2-2, 2-5)
Co-producer – Tom Keifer (tracks: 1-1, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-15, 1-16, 2-3)
Compilation Producer – Mike Ragogna
Coordinator [Photo Coordination] – Ryan Null
Design – t42design
Arranged By [String Arrangement] – John Paul Jones (tracks: 1-13)
Art Direction – Vartan
Mixed At – Unique Recording
Mastered At – Universal Mastering Studios West
Made By – EDC, USA
Tracklist:
CD1:
01. Bad Attitude Shuffle
02. The More Things Change
03. Don't Know What You Got ('Til It's Gone)
04. Once Around The Ride
05. Shelter Me
06. The Last Mile
07. Shake Me
08. Through The Rain
09. Hard To Find The Words
10. Sick For The Cure
11. Second Wind
12. Still Climbing
13. Heartbreak Station
14. Coming Home
15. Talk Is Cheap
16. Free Wheelin'
CD2:
01. One For Rock And Roll
02. Long Cold Winter
03. Hot And Bothered
04. Dead Man's Road
05. If You Don't Like It
06. Love Gone Bad
07. Nobody's Fool
08. Winds Of Change
09. Long Cold Winter / Falling Apart At The Seams - (previously unreleased, live)
10. Love's Got Me Doin' Time - (previously unreleased, live)
11. Make Your Own Way - (previously unreleased, live)
12. Night Songs - (previously unreleased, live)
13. Somebody Save Me - (live)
14. Gypsy Road - (live)
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