Still Climbing (Cinderella album)

Still Climbing is the fourth and final studio album by the American rock band Cinderella, released on November 8, 1994, by Mercury Records. The release of Still Climbing was delayed due to Tom Keifer losing his voice in 1991.[2][3]

Still Climbing
Studio album by
Cinderella
ReleasedNovember 8, 1994[1]
Recorded1994
Studio
  • Kajem Studios (Gladwyne, Pennsylvania)
  • Devonshire Studios (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length53:27
LabelMercury
ProducerDuane Baron, John Purdell, Tom Keifer
Cinderella chronology
Heartbreak Station
(1990)		 Still Climbing
(1994)

The album peaked at No. 178 on the Billboard 200.[4]

Production

"Talk Is Cheap" first appeared during a Cinderella show in 1987, although the version on the album is longer than the original, with slower vocals. "Freewheelin" was an older song that had been written and demoed by the band in 1985, prior to the recording of their first album. "Hot & Bothered" had first appeared on Wayne's World: Music from the Motion Picture.[2]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldC[5]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[7]
Entertainment WeeklyB[8]
The Indianapolis Star[9]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide[10]

The Encyclopedia of Popular Music called Still Climbing "a strong comeback."[7] AllMusic deemed it "a gritty record that shows them building upon the bluesy hard rock of Heartbreak Station."[1] The Morning Call described the songs as "glossy blues- and pop-oriented heavy metal."[11]

The Hamilton Spectator wrote: "While the music's hot, the messages are not. Keifer has simply run out of things to say aside from the coming-of-youth wisdom of 'The Road's Still Long'."[12] The Indianapolis Star wrote that the songs "are 90 percent chorus ('Hot & Bothered' and 'Freewheelin') - and not even particularly creative ones at that; they're just repetitive phrases that might manage to come off well with a concert crowd."[9]

Track listing

All songs are written by Tom Keifer, except "The Road's Still Long" by Keifer and Andy Johns, and "Hot & Bothered" by Keifer and Eric Brittingham.

No.TitleLength
1."Bad Attitude Shuffle"5:31
2."All Comes Down"5:04
3."Talk Is Cheap"4:00
4."Hard to Find the Words"5:45
5."Blood from a Stone"4:52
6."Still Climbing"5:22
7."Freewheelin"3:06
8."Through the Rain"5:07
9."Easy Come Easy Go"4:33
10."The Road's Still Long"6:05
11."Hot & Bothered"3:57

Personnel
Cinderella
Additional musicians
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Fred Coury – drums on "Hot & Bothered"
  • John Purdell – Hammond B3, piano, percussion, backing vocals
  • Jay Davidson – tenor and baritone saxophones (tracks 2, 9)
  • Steve Jankowski – trumpet and trombonium (track 2)
  • Rosanna McNamara – fiddle/violin (track 4)
  • Gary Corbett – keyboards (track 11)
  • Annette Hardeman, Charlene Holloway – backing vocals (tracks 4 to 6)
  • Luana Norman – backing vocals (track 10)
  • Carla Benson, Evette Benton – backing vocals (track 11)
Production
  • Duane Baron, John Purdell – producers, engineers, mixing at Unique Recording, New York
  • Brian Stover, Eric Gobel – assistant engineers
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York

Charts

References
  1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Cinderella - Still Climbing review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. Ruhlmann, William. "Cinderella - Artist Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. Philips, William; Cogan, Brian (2009). Encyclopedia of heavy metal music. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press. p. 53. ISBN 978-0-313-34800-6.
  4. "Cinderella - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
  5. "Recent Releases". Calgary Herald: F2. November 13, 1994.
  6. Popoff, Martin (August 1, 2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 81. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  7. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 369. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  8. Sinclair, Tom. "Still Climbing". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  9. Pugh, Dorothy (December 9, 1994). "Cinderella "Still Climbing," Mercury Records". The Indianapolis Star: E7.
  10. Graff, Gary; Durchholz, Daniel, eds. (1999). MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. p. 237. ISBN 978-0-825672-56-9.
  11. "Cinderella Facing Long, Hard Climb". The Morning Call. April 21, 1995. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
  12. Krewen, Nick (December 22, 1994). "Cinderella/Still Climbing". The Hamilton Spectator: 4.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – Cinderella – Still Climbing". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  14. "Cinderella | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  15. "Cinderella Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
  16. "Cinderella Chart History (Mainstream Rock)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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