Shelter (Lone Justice album)

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

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
Lone Justice (1985) Shelter (1986) BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (1994)

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