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Take It Like a Man is the seventh solo studio album by American singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. It was released on July 29, 2022 through ATO Records. Recording sessions took place at RCA Studio B in Nashville, Tennessee.[3] Production was handled by Lawrence Rothman.

Take It Like a Man
Studio album by Amanda Shires
Released	July 29, 2022 (2022-07-29)
Studio	RCA Studio B (Nashville)
Genre	Country[1] folk[2]
Length	37:09
Label	ATO
Producer	Lawrence Rothman
Amanda Shires chronology
The Highwomen (2019) Take It Like a Man (2022)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	8.0/10[4]
Metacritic	83/100[5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Paste	7.7/10[8]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[9]
Rolling Stone	[2]
The Guardian	[1]
Uncut	8/10[3]

Take It Like a Man was met with generally favorable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 83, based on ten reviews.[5]

Chris Nelson of Mojo gave the album four out of five stars, resuming: "intense. But the much tougher stuff here is emotional".[7] Jenessa Williams of The Guardian praised the album, saying "it's rousing stuff, and with indie-pop producer Lawrence Rothman on hand, her vivid, intentionally raw fiddle-playing is balanced well with expressions of her softer side, seemingly taking inspiration from peers who are blazing trails beyond country's traditional bounds".[1] Writing for Uncut, Lisa Marie Ferla called the album "a bold re-statement of artistic identity".[3] Eric R. Danton of Paste wrote: "for all her strong feelings on Take It Like a Man, Shires remains a poet at heart. If her lyrics here are often forceful, they're also always evocative and sometimes even elegant, whether she's revisiting her fondness for bird imagery or seeking the thrill that accompanies a new relationship".[8] Rolling Stone reviewer found the album "expand[s] her folk-based sound, mixing Radiohead-style atmospherics, Seventies pop melodies and even a splash of soul".[2]

Track listing

Personnel

• Amanda Shires – vocals, fiddle
• Lawrence Rothman – keyboards, percussion, guitars, producer
• Jason Isbell – guitars
• Fred Eltringham – drums, percussion
• Julian Dorio – drums, percussion
• Jimbo Hart – bass guitar
• Peter Levin – keyboards, organ, piano
• Brittney Spencer – backing vocals
• Maren Morris – backing vocals
• Austin Hoke – cello
• Kristin Weber – violin
• Kris Wilkinson – viola
• Ben Zelico – keyboards, Mellotron
• Peter Stroud – guitars
• Audley Freed – guitars
• Marc Franklin – trumpet
• Art Edmaiston – tenor saxophone
• Kirk Smothers – baritone saxophone
• Kameron Whalum – trombone
• Gena Johnson – engineering
• Louis Remenapp – engineering
• Diana Walsh – assistant engineering
• Pete Lyman – mastering
• Mike Schmelling – photography

Charts

Chart performance for Take It Like a Man

Chart (2022)	Peak position
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[10]	60
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11]	33

References

External links

• Amanda Shires – Take It Like A Man at Discogs (list of releases)

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