Night Songs is the debut studio album by Cinderella. It was released on August 2, 1986 through Mercury Records in America and Vertigo Records in Europe.
The album peaked at #3 on the US charts on February 7, 1987. Lead single “Shake Me” failed to chart. However, “Nobody’s Fool” reached #13 while the 3rd single “Somebody Save Me” reached #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 as Night Songs: The Videos.
- Night Songs
- Shake Me
- Nobody’s Fool (#13)
- Nothin’ for Nothin’
- Once Around the Ride
- Hell on Wheels
- Somebody Save Me
- In from the Outside
- Push, Push
- Back Home Again
Tracks
- Night Songs – 4:12
- Shake Me – 3:44
- Nobody’s Fool – 4:49
- Nothin’ for Nothin’ – 3:33
- Once Around the Ride – 3:22
- Hell on Wheels – 2:49
- Somebody Save Me – 3:16
- In from the Outside – 4:07
- Push, Push – 2:52
- Back Home Again – 3:30
Liner Notes:
CINDERELLA IS:
TOM KEIFER — Lead Vocals, Guitar, Piano
ERIC BRITTINGHAM -— Bass, Vocals
JEFF LaBAR — Guitar, Vocals
FRED COURY — Drums
Produced and engineered by ANDY JOHNS
Management: LARRY MAZER
Associate: RONI FELDMAN
A & R Maven: DEREK SHULMAN
Recorded at: Bearsville Studios, Bearsville, NY.
Kajem Studios, Gladwyn, PA.
Warehouse Studios, Philadelphia, PA.
Sigma Studios, Philadelphia, PA.
The Sound Factory, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed at The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA
Assistant engineers:
MARK McKENNA, JOE HAUSERMAN, NICK DIDIA,
PAUL WERTHEIMER, DAVID GLOVER
Thanks to our special guests:
All drum tracks JODY CORTEZ.
JON BON JOVI – Background vocals on “Nothin’ for Nothin” and “In from the Outside”.
BILL MATTSON – Background vocals on “Shake Me.”
BARRY BENNEDETTA – Lead guitar on “Nothin’ for Nothin’,” “Push, Push,” and “Back Home Again.”
TONY MILLS – Background vocals.
JEFF PARIS – Keyboards.
All songs written by TOM KEIFER
©1986 Chappel Music/Eve Songs (ASCAP)
Logo design: EMILY PEMBER
Photography/Cover Concept: MARK “WEISSGUY” WEISS
Make-up & Hair: KAREN RAGOZZINE
Art Direction: BILL LEVY
Design: GEORGE CORSILLO
Cinderella would like to thank those who rocked and
those who rolled with us; All our families, Bill Haigh
and all The Galaxy rock dogs, our friends at The
Empire Rock Club, Larry Goldfarb, Mike Vagnoni,
Joe McSorely, Bob Lease, Lori Brittingham, Emily
Pember, Liz, Jim and Jared Van Fossen, Skip
Hempsey, Gene Simmons, Sam Meneged, Ed Miller,
Karen Dumont, our friends in Tangier, The Bon Jovi
Boys?, Craig, Marcia, Gail, Maryann, Mike
Schermick, Ruth, Lori Gallagher, The Brugh Clan,
Peter G., Carl Olsen, Jack Klinger, Georgene Smith,
Daryl Heysham, Marty Star, Jimmy Drnec, Hilda
Coury, Mike Varney, Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne, Eric
Singer, Greg Pecka, Renee, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, Jake
E. Lee, Randy Castillo, Phil Soussan, Lynn Seager,
Mr. & Mrs. LaBar, Jack & Lisa, Gaile Snoke, Cindy
Jackson, Doug Gordon, Dennis Penn & Family, Mike
(Thumper) & Paula, Chaz & Reen, Mike (Buzzy)
Buzzone, Pete (Good Tone) Karras at Swarthmore
Music, Lon Luviner & Family, Caruso Sound,
Whitefoxx, Kathy Cantwell, Gina Felfie for
Inspiration, and all the beautiful women everywhere.
Legal Representation: Arthur Mann
Agency Representation: International
Creative Management — Phil Ernst
The Road Crew:
Big Bob Fenton, Bobby Schuman, Dallas, Rich
Wuestenberg, Mr. Groovy, Charlie Caine, Bob Pry,
and Danny Kildare.
Secret Weapon: Rick Criniti.
Very special thanks to: Bruce and Lisa Delany, Larry Mazer, Derek Shulman, and Jon Bon Jovi.
Fan Mail:
CINDERELLA FAN CLUB
P.O. Box 642, Paoli, PA 19301
Music Videos
Listen to full album
Lyrics
Night Songs
Workin this job ain’t payin the bills
Sick and tired rat race takin my thrills
Kickin down a road, not a dollar in my pocket
Nightime falls and I’m ready to rock it
I need a shot of gasoline
I hittin one sixteen
I get so hot I see steam
Forget the day, cause were gonna scream
Night songs
Howl into the light, singin
Night songs
Makes the day right
Night songs
Raise your glass, take a bite
Night songs
Ridin to the east and ridin to the west
Sleepin all day, but never get a rest
Lookin at the time stand still it ain’t right
Livin for the moment, time to get it tight
I need a shot of gasoline
I hittin one sixteen
I get so hot I see steam
Forget the day, cause we?re gonna scream
Night songs
Howl into the light, singin
Night songs
Makes the day right
Night songs
Raise your glass, take a bite
Night songs
Ohh, sing it
I need a shot of gasoline
I hittin one sixteen
I get so hot I see steam
Forget the day, cause were gonna scream
Night songs
Shake Me
All right, yeah
I met this girl around quarter to ten
We made it once
She said, “Make me again”
She wrapped her love around me all night long
In the mornin, ‘ we were still goin’ strong
Let me tell ya, it sure feels good
First time I saw that girl, I knew it would
Now let me tell ya, it sure felt right
No pullin’ teeth, she didn’t want to fight, she said
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
All night long
All night long, baby, yeah
Screamed and scratched and rolled out of the bed
I never really got her out of my head
And now and then she makes those social calls
Gives me a squeeze, gets me kickin’ the walls
Let me tell ya, it still feels tight
And we were shakin’ after every bite
I feel her comin’
Screamin’ higher
I can’t hear ya
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me, ooh yeah
All night, keep the fire burnin’, we’re doin’ all right
All night, shake it right
Oh, yeah
Are you people shakin’ out there tonight? Whoo
I said, Are you people shakin’?
(All right)
Put your hands in the air, Hollywood, yeah
Shake me
All night
She said
Shake me
Shake it, don’t break it, baby
Shake me
All night
Shake me
Ooh, yeah
Shake me
Ooh, yeah, yeah, yeah
(Shake me)
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
Shake me
See y’all next time
Nobody’s Fool
I count the falling tears, they fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years since we broke the ties
I call you on the phone but never get a rise
So sit there all alone, it’s time you realize I’m not your fool
I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool)
Never again, no, no
You take your road, I’ll take mine
The paths have both been beat (yeah)
Searchin’ for a change of pace
Love needs to be sweetened
I scream my heart out, just to make a dime
And with that dime I bought your love
But now I’ve changed my mind
I’m not your fool
I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) never again, no, no
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool)
I count the falling tears, they fall before my eyes
Seems like a thousand years
Since we broke the ties
Oh-oh-oh!
I’m not your fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) I’m no fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool)
no-no-no
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool) nobody’s fool
(Nobody’s fool, nobody’s fool)
Nothin’ for Nothin’
When you see your face in the mirror
Does it seem the end is gettin’ nearer
All your life you spent as a wheeler
Now the hole you dug, it’s gettin’ deeper
You’re talkin’ words
But they don’t make the rhyme
You’ll lose it all
‘Cause you can’t draw the line
You got nothin’
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
You’re hurtin’ over time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
And we don’t need your time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
Pushin’, shovin’, got no time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
When you see the day gettin’ darker
You can run to your lies, run to your cover
When you feel the heat from a lover
You hit the highway lookin’ for another
You made the grade
You left the hills behind
You take the cake and eat it
You’re so blind
You got nothin’
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
You’re hurtin’ over time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
And we don’t need your time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
Pushin’, shovin’, got no time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
You’re hurtin’ over time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
And we don’t need your time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
Pushin’, shovin’, got no time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
You’re hurtin’ over time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
And we don’t need your time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
Pushin’, shovin’, got no time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
You’re hurtin’ over time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
And we don’t need your time
(Nothin’ for nothin’)
Pushin’, shovin’, got no time
Hey, you’re hurtin’ over time
Once Around The Ride
See me, feel me, come and touch me
The way I touch you
In the crossfire, live wire
Who said maybe
I said maybe won’t do
The sands of time are slipping by
Dust to dust, no second try
You’re only goin’
Once around the ride, yea
You’re only goin’
Once around the ride
Rock hard, got an ace card
I ain’t crazy
Just got nothin’ to do
Day breaks, I’ll take
Can’t wait forever
‘Cause my life will be through
The sands of time are slipping by
Dust to dust, no second try
You’re only goin’
Once around the ride, yea
You're only goin’
Once around the ride
Dust to dust, no second try
You’re only goin’
Once around the ride
Hell On Wheels
We hang tough
When the chips are low
Can’t buy enough
So we steal the show
We get so hot
We can’t cool down
So the hell with that
We’re rippin’ through your town
We’ve had enough of the raw deals
Hit the road and tell ya how it feels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
We live fast
But we love it so
Can’t see the past
But it’s gone we know
We get so hot
We can’t cool down
So the hell with that
We’re burnin’ through your town
We’ve had enough of the raw deals
Hit the road and tell ya how it feels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Run like hell
Hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Like hell on wheels
Somebody Save Me
When I was a young boy
They said, “You’re only gettin’ older”
But how was I to know then
That they’d be cryin’ on my shoulder
Put your money in a big house
Get yourself a pretty wife
She’ll collect your life insurance
When she connects you with a knife
Somebody get the doctor, I’m feelin’ pretty poor
Somebody get the stretcher before I hit the floor
Somebody save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree
Somebody save me
Save me
Everybody’s got opinions
But nobody’s got the answers
And the shit you ate for breakfast
Well, it’ll only give you cancer
We’re runnin’ in a circle
Runnin’ to the mornin’ light
And if you ain’t quite workable
It’s been one hell of a night
Somebody get the doctor, I think I’m gonna crash
Never paid the bill because I ain’t got the cash
Somebody save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree
Somebody save me
Save me, look out
Save me
I lost my job, they kicked me out of my tree
Somebody save me, oh
Save me
Somebody save me
I’m goin’ down for the last time, look out
(Save me) save
Save me
In From The Outside
I’ve been loved and I’ve been shoved
beaten every step of the way
lived by the glass
and got a little ass
three or four times a day
Well, I’ve seen blood like Noah’s flood
I think its gonna take us away
Tellin’ you should listen real good
Hells come back to stay
Well you can’t take it with you
Its a one way ride
Baby’s had enough of lookin’
In from the outside
In from the outside
Feelin’ down low, time to let go
you’re only as good as you please
Walk before you crawl, make the last call
You need it like a social disease
Well you can’t take it with you
Its a one way ride
Baby’s had enough of lookin’
In from the outside
In from the outside
In from the outside
I’ve been loved and I’ve been shoved
Beaten every step of the way
Lived by the glass
And got a little ass
Three or four times a day
Well you can’t take it with you
Its a one way ride
Baby’s had enough of lookin’
In from the outside
In from the outside
In from the outside
Push, Push
I’m gettin’ hot
I’ve got to give a shot
She wants it all
And that’s a lot
I’m gettin’ ready
The love’s lookin’ steady
It’s gettin’ sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Gonna give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you’ll get a little
Push, push
She’s lookin’ fine
Flashin’ like a neon sign
She thinks it’s love
I said that comes with time
I’m gettin’ ready
The love’s lookin’ steady
It’s gettin’ sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Come and give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you’ll get a little
Push, push
Whoa, yea
Push on
I’m gettin’ ready
The love’s lookin’ steady
It’s gettin’ sticky
I thought she might miss me
She looked at me and said
I need a little
Push, push
Come and give a little
Push, push
If ya take a little
Push, push
Then you’ll get a little
Push, push
Woo, push, push
Mmm, keep pushin’ me
Push, push
Push on
Push, push
Ooo, yea, yea
Push, push
Back Home Again
I hit the road wide open at seventeen
Mama cried herself to sleep
Lost a dad I’d never seen
Took all my childhood friends
Guitar, and a dream
Some say I got it bad
I say I’ve got the cream
No, no, no
I roll into town and I’m spinnin’ my wheels to black
Go, go, go
I hit the stage and you make me feel like I’m back
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home
I worked from nine to five at twenty-two
Felt good to stay alive
Good times were far and few
Trustin’ my hopes and dreams
With someone who said they knew
Just how to make ends meet
They haven’t got a clue
No, no, no
I rolled into town and I’m spinnin’ my wheels to black
Go, go, go
I hit the stage and you make me feel like I’m back
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home
Take me back
I’m back
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home again
I’m back
Back home