Shelter (Lone Justice album)

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

Shelter
Studio album by Lone Justice
Released	November 1986[1]
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
Lone Justice (1985) Shelter (1986) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1994)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

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".[3]

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

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)[5]	66

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[4]

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

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.
3. Pareles, Jon (December 15, 1986). "Rock: Lone Justice". The New York Times. Retrieved August 18, 2018.
4. Shelter on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on June 24, 2019.
5. 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.