Shelter (Lone Justice album)

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

Shelter is the second album by American country rock band Lone Justice, released in November 1986.^[5]^[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
New Musical Express	5/10^[2]
Record Mirror	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	^[4]

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".^[7]

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

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)^[8]	66
1986	Canada^[9]	86

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

Lone Justice

Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, piano
Ryan Hedgecock – guitar
Shane Fontayne – guitar
Gregg 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

^ Chrispell, James. "Shelter - Lone Justice : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.
^ Staunton, Terry (March 23, 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 35.
^ Bailie, Stuart (November 8, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804.
^ Anthony DeCurtis; James Henke; Holly George-Warren, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 433. ISBN 0679737294.
^ Willman, Chris (November 2, 1986). "Call Her Inspirational". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.
^ Griffin, John (November 20, 1986). "Lone Justice Shelter". The Gazette. Montreal. p. H3.
^ Pareles, Jon (December 15, 1986). "Rock: Lone Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
^ 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] Chrispell, James. "Shelter - Lone Justice : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved March 28, 2013.

[2] Staunton, Terry (March 23, 1991). "Long Play". New Musical Express. p. 35.

[3] Bailie, Stuart (November 8, 1986). "Albums". Record Mirror. p. 12. ISSN 0144-5804.

[Rolling_Stone-4] Anthony DeCurtis; James Henke; Holly George-Warren, eds. (1992). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 433. ISBN 0679737294.

[5] Willman, Chris (November 2, 1986). "Call Her Inspirational". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 58.

[6] Griffin, John (November 20, 1986). "Lone Justice Shelter". The Gazette. Montreal. p. H3.

[Pareles-7] Pareles, Jon (December 15, 1986). "Rock: Lone Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.

[aus-8] 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.

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

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