Shelter Me (The Waifs album)

Shelter Me is the second album by Australian folk band The Waifs, first released by Jarrah in March 1998.

Shelter Me
Studio album by The Waifs
Released	March 1, 1998
Recorded	January 1998 Mixmasters Productions
Genre	Folk
Label	Outside Music
Producer	The Waifs
The Waifs chronology
The Waifs (1996) Shelter Me (1998) Sink or Swim (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic

Track listing

1. "Heart Lies" (Cunningham) – 2:43
2. "People Who Think They Can" (V. Simpson) – 3:15
3. "Shelter Me" (Cunningham) – 3:05
4. "Lest We Forget" (Cunningham) – 4:54
5. "Smith St" (D. Simpson, Cunningham) – 3:40
6. "Time To Part" (V. Simpson) – 4:04
7. "Sound The Alarm" (Cunningham) – 3:37
8. "Stuck" (V. Simpson, Cunningham) – 4:01
9. "The River" (Cunningham) – 3:20
10. "Spotlight" (V. Simpson) – 5:51
11. "Attention" (Cunningham) – 2:31
12. "Bonus Track – Billy Jones (Jazz Version)" – 3:29

Release and re-release

Much like The Waifs' debut album, Shelter Me was originally released in 1998 on Outside Music, but following the mainstream success of The Waifs, the album was re-released on Jarrah Records of Australia in 2003, and Compass Records of America in 2004.

Personnel

The Waifs

• Josh Cunningham – guitar (acoustic), mandolin, guitar (electric)
• Donna Simpson – guitar, percussion, vocals
• Vikki Simpson – guitar, harmonica, vocals

Additional musicians

• Jen Anderson – violin, viola
• Jeff Algra – percussion, drums
• Ashley Davies – drums
• Andrew Entsch – double bass

Technical

• Don Bartley – mastering
• The Waifs – producer, design, photography
• Graham Fraser – engineer
• Adam Rhodes – engineer

Musical/technical

• Chris Dickie - percussion, engineer, mixing