I'll Be Your Shelter

• Taylor Dayne – vocals
• Tommy Byrnes – rhythm and lead guitar
• Rich Tancredi – keyboards
• Kevin Jenkins – bass
• Joe Franco – drums, percussion
• Kathy Troccoli – backing vocals

"I'll Be Your Shelter"
CD single cover
Single by Taylor Dayne
from the album Can't Fight Fate
B-side	"Ain't No Good"
Released	1990 (1990)
Studio	Cove City Sound (Glen Cove, Long Island)
Genre	Rock
Length	4:43
Label	Arista
Songwriter(s)	Diane Warren
Producer(s)	Ric Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Love Will Lead You Back" (1990) "I'll Be Your Shelter" (1990) "Heart of Stone" (1990)
Alternative cover

Weekly charts Chart (1990) Peak position Australia (ARIA) [9] 4 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) [8] 1 Canada Adult Contemporary ( RPM ) [19] 6 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ) [20] 33 UK Singles (OCC) [21] 43 US Billboard Hot 100 [6] 4 US Adult Contemporary ( Billboard ) [22] 15 US Top 40/Dance ( Billboard ) [23] 19 US Cash Box Top 100 Pop Singles [24] 5 US Adult Contemporary ( Gavin Report ) [25] 11 US Top 40 ( Gavin Report ) [26] 2 US Adult Contemporary ( Radio & Records ) [27] 12 US Contemporary Hit Radio ( Radio & Records ) [28] 3

Year-end charts Chart (1990) Position Australia (ARIA) [29] 57 Canada Top Singles (RPM) [30] 19 Canada Adult Contemporary (RPM) [31] 61 US Billboard Hot 100 [7] 63 US Adult Contemporary (Gavin Report) [32] 63 US Top 40 (Gavin Report) [33] 23 US Adult Contemporary (Radio & Records) [34] 88 US Contemporary Hit Radio (Radio & Records) [35] 31

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [29]	Gold	35,000^
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United States	1990	—	Arista
Europe	April 23, 1990	7-inch vinyl		[9]
Japan	June 21, 1990	Mini-CD		[36]

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