Shelter Me (Richard Page album)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[7]

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]

All tracks produced by Richard Page and Kim Bullard.

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

Acoustic
EP by Richard Page
Released	October 22, 1996
Genre	Acoustic
Length	23:56
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]