Shelter (Lone Justice album)

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Shelter
Lone Justice - Shelter.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1986
Studio
Genre Country rock
Length44:03
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
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
New Musical Express 5/10 [2]
Record Mirror Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

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

Contents

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.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."I Found Love" Maria McKee Steven Van Zandt, McKee4:15
2."Shelter"McKee, Van ZandtVan Zandt, McKee4:37
3."Reflected (On My Side)"McKee Shane Fontayne, McKee4:57
4."Beacon"McKeeFontayne, McKee4:18
5."Wheels"McKeeMcKee5:05
6."Belfry"McKeeFontayne, Van Zandt, McKee5:03
7."Dreams Come True (Stand Up & Take It)"McKee, Gregg Sutton Sutton4:06
8."The Gift"McKeeMcKee4:16
9."Inspiration"McKeeSutton3:49
10."Dixie Storms"McKeeMcKee3:37

Charts

YearChartPosition
1987 Billboard 200 65
1987Australia (Kent Music Report) [8] 66
1986 Canada [9] 86

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.

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