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Like all self-respecting pop-metal bands of the mid-late '80s, Cinderella owe much of their success to a certain New Jersey rocker named Jon Bon Jovi. Formed in 1984 in Philadelphia by vocalist Tom Kiefer and bassist Eric Brittingham and two future members of fellow hometown band Britny Fox, the group's rapid rise to fame was accelerated by the lobbying of Jon Bon Jovi who, after spotting them in a club in 1985, helped earn the band a record contract with his label Mercury Records.
Recruiting guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec, Cinderella recorded ...read more
Like all self-respecting pop-metal bands of the mid-late '80s, Cinderella owe much of their success to a certain New Jersey rocker named Jon Bon Jovi. Formed in 1984 in Philadelphia by vocalist Tom Kiefer and bassist Eric Brittingham and two future members of fellow hometown band Britny Fox, the group's rapid rise to fame was accelerated by the lobbying of Jon Bon Jovi who, after spotting them in a club in 1985, helped earn the band a record contract with his label Mercury Records.
Recruiting guitarist Jeff LaBar and drummer Jim Drnec, Cinderella recorded their first album in 1986. In August 1986, Night Songs was released to much fanfare, capitalising on the massive success of Bon Jovi's Slippery When Wet. Touring in support of Bon Jovi, and with new drummer Fred Coury, the album produced three hit singles, including the bluesy rocker 'Shake Me' and classic ballad 'Nobody's Fool,' which showcased the two sides to Kiefer's voice: the soulful blues-rock singer and the muppet soundalike..
While the band would never re-create the success of their debut, they did achieve plenty of success with the follow ups, including headlining tours of 1988's Long Cold Winter and 1990's Heartbreak Station. Kiefer unfortunately lost his voice soon after and had to have multiple operations to recover it. It wasn't until 1994, two years after hair metal's spectacular decline, that the group's fourth album Still Climbing was released to little commercial acclaim. The group broke up soon after.
Reuniting with a tour in 1997, the group was persuaded to record a fifth album, Once Upon A.... in 1997 and a live set, Live At The Key Club in 1999. Unfortunately, Cinderella were dropped by their label in 2000. Though they haven't broken up, all band members are currently working on individual projects with no plan to record together. Kiefer is currently planning to release his first solo album early this year. « hide |
Contributors: Dave de Sylvia, ReturnToRock,
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