Lone Justice (album)

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

Lone Justice
Studio album by Lone Justice
Released	April 1985[1]
Studio	Power Station, NYC Sunset Sound, LA Village Recorders, LA Rumbo Recorders, LA Amigo Studios, LA Studio 55, LA
Genre	Country rock
Length	35:48
Label	Geffen
Producer	Jimmy Iovine
Lone Justice chronology
Lone Justice (1985) Shelter (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Village Voice	B[3]

Reception

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."[4]

Track listing

Writing credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[5] [6]

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"East of Eden"	Marvin Etzioni	Etzioni	2:37
2.	"After the Flood"	Maria McKee	McKee	3:40
3.	"Ways to Be Wicked"	Tom Petty, Mike Campbell	Petty, Campbell	3:28
4.	"Don't Toss Us Away"	Bryan MacLean	MacLean	4:19
5.	"Working Late"	Etzioni	Etzioni	2:45
6.	"Sweet, Sweet Baby (I'm Falling)"	McKee	McKee, Benmont Tench, Steven Van Zandt	4:12
7.	"Pass It On"	McKee	McKee	3:40
8.	"Wait 'Til We Get Home"	McKee	Ryan Hedgecock, McKee	3:18
9.	"Soap, Soup and Salvation"	McKee	McKee	4:04
10.	"You Are the Light"	Etzioni	Etzioni	3:59

Charts

Year	Chart	Position
1985	200	56
1985	Top Country Albums	62

Personnel

Adapted from the album's liner notes.[5]

Lone Justice

• Maria McKee – vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Marvin Etzioni – bass guitar, background vocals
• Ryan Hedgecock – guitar, acoustic guitar [1, 7], background vocals
• Don Heffington – drums

Additional personnel

• Benmont Tench – piano, organ, background vocals [1, 8]
• Bobbye Hall – percussion overdubs
• Mike Campbell – guitar [3]
• Bob Glaub – bass guitar [3]
• Little Steven – rhythm and lead guitar [6]
• Tony Gilkyson – guitar [7]

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. April 6, 1985. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
2. Deming, Mark. "Lone Justice – Lone Justice". AllMusic. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
3. Christgau, Robert (June 25, 1985). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
4. Robbins, Ira A., ed. (1991). The New Trouser Press Record Guide (4th ed.). New York: Collier/Macmillan. p. 329. ISBN 0-02-036361-3.
5. Lone Justice on Discogs. Discogs.com. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.
6. "United States Copyright Office Public Catalog - Lone Justice". cocatalog.loc.gov. Retrieved on 24 June 2019.