The 2nd 7″ Single I found was for the band Cinderella for the song “Shelter Me” which was the first single off their 1990 album ‘Heartbreak Station’. The song was written by Tom Keifer and actually broke the Top 40 in the U.S. going to #36 and #5 on the U.S. Mainstream Rock stations. The B-Side of the single is also from the album and is the deep cut “Long Gone Bad”.
My version is pretty cool…at least I think it is. It is a French Promo but it wasn’t just promoting the album, it was promoting the upcoming show in Paris on February 11, 1991 at the La Cagila which ia a theater at 120, boulevard de Rochechouart near Place Pigalle, in the 18th arrondissement of Paris. That is what the (Le 11 Février 1991 A La Cigale) was referencing on the front of the single. The place was built back in 1887 so it has lots of history. Like I said, I think this is a cool piece.
A-SIDE:
“Shelter Me” took the band back to their roots pulling influence from both the Stones and Aerosmith with the bluesy rock. Just listen to that Stones Boogie in the song and you will know what I mean. Keifer’s raspy vocals add so much grit and then throw in Tom and Jeff Labar’s steel guitar work and you have a great track. There is even some honky tonk piano, some saxophone and I swear I hear a mouth harp (or whatever that twangy sound is). You get both a guitar solo and a saxophone solo, what more could you want. It is a down home good time song.
B-SIDE:
The B-Side is “Love Gone Bad” and is a very deep cut on the ‘Heartbreak Station’ album. It was also written solely by Tom Keifer but that is to be expected. This song leads more to the rock then the blues even though there is still a lot of blues in it. Fred Coury is slamming the skins and Tom’s vocals are on the harder edge of things as he screams a lot more on this one and with the raspy vocals you get that rock side to his vocals. The guitar work by him and Labar is stellar as usual. You get more saxophone and piano from Jay Davidson, organ work by Ken Hensley and some background vocals from Eric Troyer. Another stellar track from the band.
And that is it for this single, the last of the 3 from the Charlotte Record Show is up next week. Thanks for stopping by and hanging with us.
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
I didn’t even know they made French Promos of singles! That is cool!
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I figured they made French Promo’s but never thought I’d get my hands on one especially finding it out in the wild.
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Yeah, you got lucky!
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Very cool piece indeed. Unlike my Vertigo singles at the time, yours is “dinked”. Interesting!
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One of my favorite singles in the collection now.
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That’s a really nice single. These off the radar promo versions are the best.
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Makes digging through the crates worth it!!
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Really nice find!
Cinderella is my favourite band from the era. I have the Mercury years box. Sadly, I don’t have a live version of Shelter me. I’m jealous.
I’ve seen Tom live a few times, met him once too! His voice is one of a kind, to the point where I once thought the band had two singers.
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Cool you got to meet Tom and see him live. He seems awesome. This kind of find is what you want to get when you are out digging.
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This album is when I started to like them. I didn’t like them as much before but with this album, they seemed to change into this throwback rock band…I liked this a lot. Our band covered Shelter Me and Heartbreak Station when it came out.
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It is a great album. I’ve bought their debut when it came out so I’ve been on board awhile.
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Great stuff and score Sir! Such a classic album by a fanatic band!
Very cool man
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Yeah, I was so excited to find this one especially when I learned the history behind it.
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Single from my favorite Cinderella album!
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Wait until next week…maybe more!!
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I like the simplicity of the cover. Nice score.
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