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I'll Be Your Shelter

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"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"
ReleasedApril 2, 1990 (1990-04-02)
StudioCove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, Long Island)
GenreRock
Length4:43
LabelArista
Songwriter(s)Diane Warren
Producer(s)Rick Wake
Taylor Dayne singles chronology
"Love Will Lead You Back"
(1990) 		"I'll Be Your Shelter"
(1990) 		"Heart of Stone"
(1990)
Alternative cover
Music video
"I'll Be Your Shelter" on YouTube

"I'll Be Your Shelter" is a song by American singer Taylor Dayne from her second studio album, Can't Fight Fate (1989). Written by Diane Warren and produced by Ric Wake, the song was released on April 2, 1990 via Arista Records as the third single from the album. The track was initially offered to Tina Turner, who declined it.

In the United States, "I'll Be Your Shelter" became a commercial success, hitting number four on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart where it became her seventh and final top-ten single to date. In Canada, it topped the RPM Top Singles chart on the week dated August 4, 1990, become Dayne's only chart-topper in the country. The track also became a hit in Oceania, reaching the top five in Australia and top forty in New Zealand. Billboard named the track Warren's 22nd biggest hit on the Hot 100 as a songwriter.[1]

Background and release

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According to Clive Davis in his autobiography The Soundtrack of My Life, he first heard the track when writer Diane Warren played him three demos of her compositions.[2] It also was the same day Warren found out American singer Tina Turner had declined to record the track, which had upset Warren. She said in The Billboard Book of Number One Hits, "So I said, 'Well I'm going to show them. I'm going to get it cut by somebody else.' [...] I played him 'I'll Be Your Shelter' and he freaked. He thought it would be good for Taylor Dayne."[3] The track was first released on April 2, 1990, in the United Kingdom.[4] It was then released on April 23 in the United States to contemporary hit radio.[5]

Critical reception

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People Magazine wrote that Dayne had "the spirit and rhythmic sense" to turn the track into a "vivacious party track," although they did note Wake's production as too similar to country rock band Lone Justice's track "Shelter".[6] Steven Daly from Spin called it "a brazen move onto Tina Turner's tuff turf" although saying that the track "almost stalls thanks to some ham-fisted synth bass and clumsy drums."[7]

Chart performance

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In the United States, "I'll Be Your Shelter" was Dayne's seventh consecutive (and final) top ten single on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number four during the summer of 1990.[8] On the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 1990, the track ranked at number 63.[9] The song also reached number one in Canada for one week in August 1990 and peaked at number four in Australia.[10][11]

Music video

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Dominic Sena directed the music video for "I'll Be Your Shelter".[12] Sena was inspired by films such as Casablanca (1942) and 8½ (1963) and as such they are referenced in the video.[13] The track first made its debut to both Video Hits 1 (VH-1) and Hit Video USA on May 12, 1990.[14]

Track listings and formats

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Personnel

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Taken from the Can't Fight Fate booklet.[20]

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[31] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Release dates and format(s) for "I'll Be Your Shelter"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom April 2, 1990
Arista [4]
United States April 23, 1990
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Japan June 21, 1990 Mini CD single [38]

References

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  1. ^ "On the Charts: Warren's Top 30 Hot 100 Songs". Billboard. Vol. 120, no. 46. Prometheus Global Media. November 15, 2008. p. 32. ISSN 0006-2510.
  2. ^ Davis, Clive; DeCurtis, Anthony (February 19, 2013). The Soundtrack of My Life. Simon & Schuster. p. 362. ISBN 9781476714783.
  3. ^ Bronson, Fred (2003). The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. p. 754. ISBN 9780823076772.
  4. ^ a b "New Singles". Music Week. March 31, 1990. p. 37. ISSN 0265-1548.
  5. ^ a b "She's Never Been Hotter! The New Single and Follow-Up to her #1 Smash, "Love Will Lead You Back"". Radio & Records. No. 836. April 20, 1990. p. 29.
  6. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Can't Fight Fate". People. January 8, 1990. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  7. ^ Daly, Steven (August 1990). "Singles". Spin. p. 84. Retrieved January 25, 2023.
  8. ^ a b "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Billboard Top 100 – 1990". Archived from the original on July 6, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Top RPM Singles: Issue 1285." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ^ a b c "Taylor Dayne – I'll Be Your Shelter". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Taylor Dayne: I'll Be Your Shelter (Music Video 1990) - IMDb". IMDb. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
  13. ^ Wilkins, Kim, ed. (July 29, 2019). ReFocus: The Films of Spike Jonze. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 9781474447645.
  14. ^ "The Clip List". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 19. Prometheus Global Media. May 12, 1990. p. 66. ISSN 0006-2510.
  15. ^ I'll Be Your Shelter (Italian 7-inch single sleeve). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records. 1990. 112 996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  16. ^ I'll Be Your Shelter (Canadian cassette single sleeve). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records, BMG Music Canada. 1990. CAS-2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  17. ^ I'll Be Your Shelter (UK 12-inch single sleeve). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records. 1990. 612 996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  18. ^ I'll Be Your Shelter (German maxi-CD single liner notes). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records. 1990. 662 996.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. ^ I'll Be Your Shelter (UK CD single liner notes). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records. 1990. 663 211.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  20. ^ Can't Fight Fate (album liner notes). Taylor Dayne. Arista Records. 1989. ARCD-8581.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  21. ^ "Top RPM Adult Contemporary: Issue 7969." RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  22. ^ "Taylor Dayne – I'll Be Your Shelter". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  23. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  24. ^ "Taylor Dayne Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". Billboard. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  25. ^ "Billboard Crossover Radio Airplay: Top 40/Dance". Billboard. Vol. 102, no. 24. Prometheus Global Media. June 16, 1990. p. 93. ISSN 0006-2510.
  26. ^ "Cash Box Top 100 Singles". Cashbox. Vol. LIII, no. 50. July 7, 1990. p. 27. ISSN 0008-7289.
  27. ^ "the Gavin Report: Adult Contemporary". Gavin Report. No. 1813. June 29, 1990. p. 20.
  28. ^ "the Gavin Report: Top 40". Gavin Report. No. 1812. June 22, 1990. p. 8.
  29. ^ "The Back Page: Adult Contemporary". Radio & Records. No. 848. July 13, 1990. p. 92.
  30. ^ "The Back Page: CHR". Radio & Records. No. 846. June 29, 1990. p. 96.
  31. ^ a b "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles 1990". No. 50. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved May 2, 2017 – via Imgur.
  32. ^ "Top 100 Hit Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  33. ^ "Top 100 Adult Contemporary Tracks of 1990". RPM. Retrieved January 5, 2019 – via Library and Archives Canada.
  34. ^ "Top 100: A/C". Gavin Report. No. 1836. December 7, 1990. p. 28.
  35. ^ "Top 100: Top 40". Gavin Report. No. 1836. December 7, 1990. p. 23.
  36. ^ "Radio & Records Top 90 of '90: AC". Radio & Records. No. 870. December 14, 1990. p. 72.
  37. ^ "Radio & Records Top 90 of '90: CHR". Radio & Records. No. 870. December 14, 1990. p. 56.
  38. ^ "愛のシェルター | テイラー・デイン" [Shelter of Love | Taylor Dayne] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved December 12, 2023.
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