Lone Justice
Studio album by
Lone Justice
ReleasedApril 15, 1985[1]
Studio
GenreCountry rock
Length35:48
LabelGeffen
ProducerJimmy Iovine
Lone Justice chronology
Lone Justice
(1985)		 Shelter
(1986)

Lone Justice is the debut studio album by American roots rock band Lone Justice, released in April 1985.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
NME7/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[4]
The Village VoiceB[5]

The album received some critical acclaim, but it failed commercially. Trouser Press described the problem as over-promotion: "It isn't that Lone Justice's first album is bad (it's not), but the ballyhoo that preceded the LA quartet's debut raised expectations that these frisky countryfied rock tunes (Linda Ronstadt on speed, perhaps, or Dolly Parton backed by the Blasters) couldn't possibly satisfy. Maria McKee is an impressive young singer — an energetic, throaty powerhouse with a Southern twang and a slight Patsy Cline catch — and the band is solid enough, but... [the album] doesn't come anywhere near extraordinary."[6]

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[7] [8]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."East of Eden"Marvin EtzioniEtzioni2:37
2."After the Flood"Maria McKeeMcKee3:40
3."Ways to Be Wicked"Tom Petty, Mike CampbellPetty, Campbell3:28
4."Don't Toss Us Away"Bryan MacLeanMacLean4:19
5."Working Late"EtzioniEtzioni2:45
6."Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)"McKeeMcKee, Benmont Tench, Steven Van Zandt4:12
7."Pass It On"McKeeMcKee3:40
8."Wait 'Til We Get Home"McKeeRyan Hedgecock, McKee3:18
9."Soap, Soup and Salvation"McKeeMcKee4:04
10."You Are the Light"EtzioniEtzioni3:59

Charts

Year Chart Position
1985 200 56
1985 Top Country Albums 62

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[7]

Lone Justice

Additional personnel

Production

  • Jimmy Iovine – producer
  • Shelly Yakus – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Joe Chiccarelli – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Greg Edward – engineer, mixing, overdub engineer
  • Thom Panunzio – engineer, overdub engineer
  • Gabe Veltri – overdub engineer
  • Bruce Lampcov – assistant engineer
  • Steve Shelton – assistant engineer
  • Steve Hirsch – assistant engineer
  • Greg Droman – assistant engineer
  • Steve Strassman – assistant engineer
  • Bill Jackson – assistant engineer
  • Don Smith – mixing, overdub engineer
  • Dave Thoener – mixing
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Carlyne Majer – management
  • Janet Weber – production coordination
  • Chuck Reed – crew
  • Deborah Turbeville – photography
  • Paula Greif – art direction
  • Jeffrey Kent Ayeroff – art direction
  • Jeri McManus – design
  • Julien – hair
  • Michel Voyski – make-up
  • Barbara Dente – stylist

Notes

  1. ↑ "Lone Justice: Billboard Back Cover Story". Billboard. Vol. 97, no. 14. April 6, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  2. ↑ Deming, Mark. "Lone Justice – Lone Justice". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  3. ↑ Staunton, Terry (March 23, 1991). "Lone Justice: Lone Justice / Shelter; Maria McKee: Maria McKee". NME. p. 35.
  4. ↑ Considine, J. D. (1992). "Lone Justice". In DeCurtis, Anthony; Henke, James; George-Warren, Holly (eds.). The Rolling Stone Album Guide (3rd ed.). Random House. p. 433. ISBN 0-679-73729-4.
  5. ↑ Christgau, Robert (June 25, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ↑ Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1991). The New Trouser Press Record Guide (4th ed.). New York: Collier/Macmillan. p. 329. ISBN 0-02-036361-3.
  7. 1 2 Lone Justice on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
  8. ↑ "United States Copyright Office Public Catalog - Lone Justice". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
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