Heartbreak Station, released in 1990, is the third studio album by American rock band Cinderella. The record climbed to No. 19 on theBillboard 200 and earned platinum certification the following year. VH1 described the albums shift in direction as bluesy and brawny,a fitting summary for a project that produced three Billboard Hot 100 singles Shelter Me, Heartbreak Station, and The More Things Change.The album marked a deliberate move away from the glammetal sound that defined Night Songs and Long Cold Winter. Instead, Cinderellaembraced a rawer, more strippeddown blues approach. Speaking to the Los Angeles Daily News shortly before release, frontman Tom Keiferexplained the evolution the band aimed for a rawer, simpler approach, reducing reverb and overdubs to let the songs breathe.Keifer also noted that blues played a major role in shaping his songwriting during this period.
