Shelter (Lone Justice album)

Shelter
Shelter
Studio album by Lone Justice
Released	November 1986
Studio	A&M Recording Studios, Los Angeles; Atlantic Recording Studios, New York City; Village Recorders, Los Angeles;
Genre	Country rock
Length	44:03
Label	Geffen
Producer	Little Steven, Jimmy Iovine, Lone Justice
Lone Justice chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[3]

Shelter is the second album by American country rock band Lone Justice, released in November 1986.

Critical reception[]

Jon Pareles, music critic for The New York Times, gave high praise to McKee's singing and the band's musicianship, but described the album as something of a disappointment in that "the band's songwriting has grown weaker": whereas the songs of the debut album were filled with "down-to-earth details that make country music hit home", those of Shelter "are much vaguer – they're about abstracted emotions rather than recognizable people".^[4]

Track listing[]

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"I Found Love"	Maria McKee	Steven Van Zandt, McKee	4:15
2.	"Shelter"	McKee, Van Zandt	Van Zandt, McKee	4:37
3.	"Reflected (On My Side)"	McKee	Shane Fontayne, McKee	4:57
4.	"Beacon"	McKee	Fontayne, McKee	4:18
5.	"Wheels"	McKee	McKee	5:05
6.	"Belfry"	McKee	Fontayne, Van Zandt, McKee	5:03
7.	"Dreams Come True (Stand Up & Take It)"	McKee, Gregg Sutton	Sutton	4:06
8.	"The Gift"	McKee	McKee	4:16
9.	"Inspiration"	McKee	Sutton	3:49
10.	"Dixie Storms"	McKee	McKee	3:37

Charts[]

Year	Chart	Position
1987	Billboard 200	65
1987	Australia (Kent Music Report)^[6]	66
1986	Canada^[7]	86

Personnel[]

Adapted from the album's liner notes.^[5]

Lone Justice

Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, piano
Ryan Hedgecock – guitar
Shane Fontayne – guitar
Greg Sutton – bass guitar, vocals
Bruce Brody – keyboards
Rudy Richman – drums

Additional personnel

Tommy Mandel – keyboards
Benmont Tench – keyboards
Charles Judge – keyboards
Little Steven – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar
Vesta Williams – background vocals [1]
Portia Griffin – background vocals [1]
Alexandra Brown – background vocals [1]
Audrey Wheeler – background vocals [4]
Brenda White-King – background vocals [4]
Kevin Dorsey – background vocals [5]
Debra Dobkin – percussion [7]

Production

Little Steven – producer
Jimmy Iovine – producer
Lone Justice – producer
Joe Chiccarelli – associate producer, engineer, mixing
Robert de la Garza – engineer
Don Smith – engineer
Steven Rinkoff – engineer
Niko Bolas – engineer
Bruce Lampcov – engineer
Joe Borja – engineer
Scott Litt – engineer
Greg Edward – engineer, mixing
Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing
Rob Jacobs – assistant engineer
Michael Bowman – assistant engineer
Marc DeSisto – assistant engineer
Craig Engel – assistant engineer
Ross Stein – assistant engineer
Mike Shipley – mixing
Humberto Gatica – mixing
Stephen Marcussen – mastering
Janet Weber – production coordination
Paula Pavlik – production assistant
Cooper Edens – cover art
Melanie Nissen – photography
Kim Champagne – design

References[]

^ "Lone Justice - Shelter". Rate Your Music. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
^ Chrispell, James. "Shelter - Lone Justice : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ Anthony DeCurtis; James Henke; Holly George-Warren, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 433. ISBN 0679737294.
^ Pareles, Jon (December 15, 1986). "Rock: Lone Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Shelter on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on June 24, 2019.
^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
^ "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 6, 1986" (PDF).

[1] "Lone Justice - Shelter". Rate Your Music. Retrieved June 24, 2019.

[2] Chrispell, James. "Shelter - Lone Justice : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

[Rolling_Stone-3] Anthony DeCurtis; James Henke; Holly George-Warren, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 433. ISBN 0679737294.

[Pareles-4] Pareles, Jon (December 15, 1986). "Rock: Lone Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[discogs-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b Shelter on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on June 24, 2019.

[aus-6] Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 181. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.

[7] "RPM Top 100 Albums - December 6, 1986" (PDF).

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