In June, 1986 Night Songs was released. Cinderella
made the transition from club band to rock stars
almost overnight. The album's success was fueled by
MTV exposure on the first video "Shake Me" and
tours with Poison and David Lee Roth. Night Songs
was certified gold in six weeks. Another nine months
of touring with Bon Jovi and the success of
subsequent singles "Nobody's Fool" and "Save Me"
brought the sales level of Night Songs to triple
platinum.
After a Japanese headline tour, Cinderella's two-year
whirlwind segued immediately into the recording of
Long Cold Winter, released in August, 1988. The
second album featured "Don't Know What You Got
(Till It's Gone)," Cinderella's highest-charting single,
"The Last Mile" and "Coming Home." Worldwide
touring with AC/DC, the Scorpions and a headline
tour with the Bullet Boys and Winger propelled Long
Cold Winter to triple platinum status.
Cinderella's third album, Heartbreak Station, marked
their change from blues-metal to roots rock 'n' roll.
"Shelter Me" and the album's title track earned rave
reviews from critics. After another world tour, both
headlining and with David Lee Roth, Heartbreak
Station sold over a million copies.
Released in November 1994, Still Climbing marked
the end of an era for all who played a role in the
1980's music scene. By the summer of 1995,
Cinderella had disbanded.
Looking Back spans the best of Cinderella from the
last 15 years. Classics like "Nobody's Fool," "Gypsy
Road" and "Shelter Me" represent Cinderella as the
quintessential rock band of the decade. With the
current renewed interest in all that came from the
'80s, this collection, with its brand new track, War
Stories, is an essential element of the definition of the
era.