Cinderella-Night Songs (1986)

Cinderella are one of the leading bands of glam metal, or hair metal, which became so popular in the 1980s. Like so many other bands of that decade, Cinderella gained considerable notoriety thanks to their clever MTV videos, but their true potential lay in their appealing heavy metal with influences from hard rock and blues rock. Formed in 1983 by guitarist Tom Keifer and bassist Eric Brittingham, they were fortunate enough to be discovered by Bon Jovi, who by that time was already emerging as one of the most successful American rock groups. Under his mentorship, the band released their debut album, "Night Songs", in 1986, which achieved overwhelming success thanks to songs like the excellent mid-tempo "Nobody's Fool", the monumental hard rock "Hell on Wheels", the gritty "Nuthin' for Nuthin' ", and the catchy "Shake Me". From here on, Cinderella steered her style towards a bluesier direction with her next and successful album, "Long Cold Winter".