| "Cinderella" | ||||
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| Single byVince Gill | ||||
| from the albumThe Way Back Home | ||||
| B-side | "Something's Missing" | |||
| Released | March 1987 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:33 | |||
| Label | RCA Nashville | |||
| Songwriter | Reed Nielsen | |||
| Producer | Richard Landis | |||
| Vince Gill singles chronology | ||||
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"Cinderella" is a song written by Reed Nielsen, and recorded by Americancountry music artistVince Gill. It was released in March 1987 as the first single from the albumThe Way Back Home. The song reached #5 on theBillboardHot Country Singles & Tracks chart.[1]
"Cinderella" is about a male narrator having a conversation with a friend whom he thinks is forcing his girlfriend into a subservient role which the narrator compares toCinderella. The narrator threatens to "take the girl and treat her like a real person if the friend doesn't change his ways."[2] Gill playsmandolin andbanjo on the track, which led him to compare the song tobluegrass music mixed withNew Wave music, as well as "a cross betweenBill Monroe andthe Beatles."[2]
| Chart (1987) | Peak posttion |
|---|---|
| USHot Country Songs (Billboard)[3] | 5 |
| CanadianRPM Country Tracks | 3 |
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