Shelter Me (Richard Page album)

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Shelter Me
Shelter Me - Richard Page.jpg
Studio album by
Richard Page
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996
Studio
  • Rumbo Studios
  • The Barn
  • (Los Angeles, California)
  • The Little Dume Studios (Malibu, California)
Genre Adult contemporary
Length45:19
Label Blue Note
Producer
Richard Page chronology
Shelter Me
(1996)		Peculiar Life
(2010)
Singles from Shelter Me
  1. "The Best Thing"
    Released: 1996
  2. "Shelter Me"
    Released: 1997
  3. "My Oxygen"
    Released: 1997

Shelter Me is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Richard Page, released on October 22, 1996, by Blue Note Records. It remained Page's only solo studio album until the release of Peculiar Life (2010), fourteen years later. Page dedicated the album to the memory of his mother, Joyce Horton Page, who died in the same year it was released. [1]

Contents

As part of Shelter Me's promotion, a bonus extended play (EP) called Acoustic was also distributed by Blue Note Records.

Background

According to Page, Shelter Me was a "bittersweet experience", because while the album was creatively fulfilling for him, Blue Note Records "fell apart" when he finished it:

So it was really kind of a horrible experience, and like I said it was a high and low experience — I loved the music, the creative part of it was fantastic. But then it was bungled, and literally just lost in the shuffle. It kind of left a bad taste in my mouth about what I wanted to do and how much more time I wanted to put into something that might not see the light of day. [2]

All other Mr. Mister's members were involved in the album's production. [1] "My Oxygen" was originally written by Nik Kershaw as "Oxygen", and was first recorded by Elaine Paige in her album Love Can Do That (1991). [3] Page wrote three additional verses for his version, which was later covered by Avalon in their album Oxygen (2001). [4] "A Simple Life" was also sung by John Farnham and released as a single from his album Romeo's Heart (1996). [5] "Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away" is a cover version of a 1974 Stevie Wonder song. [1] [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
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A reviewer from Billboard called Shelter Me's lead single "The Best Thing" a "breezy love song" which "captures [Page's] knack for fine pop songwriting" while being "a promising preview to the forthcoming album." [8]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Richard Page and Kim Bullard.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Best Thing"
4:35
2."My Oxygen"
4:13
3."Even the Pain"
  • Page
5:50
4."Shelter Me"
  • Page
5:21
5."Let Me Down Easy"
3:26
6."A Simple Life"
  • Page
  • Lind
4:05
7."Dependence"
  • Page
5:25
8."Just to Love You"
  • Page
3:58
9."If All Else Fails"
  • Page
5:38
10."Heaven Is 10 Zillion Light Years Away"
4:48
Total length:45:19

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. [1]

Musicians

Technical

Design

  • Laurie Goldman – graphic design
  • Dennis Keeley – photography
  • E.J. Kempf – typography
  • Robin Lynch – art direction

Acoustic EP

Acoustic
Acoustic - Richard Page.jpg
EP by
Richard Page
ReleasedOctober 22, 1996
Genre Acoustic
Length23:56
Label Blue Note
Producer Kim Bullard

Acoustic is a promotional bonus extended play (EP) by Richard Page, released on October 22, 1996, by Blue Note Records. For a limited time, the EP was given to customers who bought Shelter Me. It features four alternate versions of selected songs from its parent album, plus a solo acoustic version of Mr. Mister's "Broken Wings". [9]

Track listing

All tracks produced by Kim Bullard.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Broken Wings" (Acoustic version)
5:18
2."The Best Thing" (Acoustic version)
  • Page
  • Marc Jordan
4:35
3."A Simple Life" (Acoustic version)
  • Page
3:57
4."Even the Pain" (Acoustic version)
  • Page
5:13
5."Shelter Me" (Acoustic version)
  • Page
5:33
Total length:23:56

Personnel

Credits adapted from the EP's liner notes. [9]

  • Kim Bullard – production, engineering, organ
  • Denny Fongheiser – drums, percussion
  • Steve George – songwriting
  • James Harrah – guitar
  • Marc Jordan – songwriting
  • Mike Landy – mastering
  • John Lang – songwriting
  • Richard Page – vocals, songwriting, acoustic guitar, acoustic piano
  • John Pierce – bass

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References

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  2. ↑ Wardlaw, Matt (August 11, 2010). "The Popdose Interview: Richard Page". Pop Dose.
  3. ↑ Love Can Do That (Liner notes). Elaine Page. RCA Records. 1991. PD 74932.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ↑ Oxygen (Liner notes). Avalon. Sparrow Records. 2001. SPD 1796.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ↑ A Simple Life (Liner notes). John Farnham. BMG Australia. 1996. GOTH96012.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  6. ↑ Fulfillingness' First Finale (Liner notes). Stevie Wonder. Tamla Records. 1974. T6-332S1.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  7. ↑ "Shelter Me - Richard Page". AllMusic . Retrieved September 28, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Reviews & Previews". Billboard . Vol. 108, no. 40. New York. October 5, 1996. ISSN   0006-2510.
  9. 1 2 Acoustic (Liner notes). Richard Page. Blue Note Records. 1996. BTDM-3095.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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