Take It Like a Man (Amanda Shires album)

{{Music ratings

| ADM = 8.0/10{{Cite web |title=Take It Like A Man by Amanda Shires reviews {{!}} Any Decent Music |url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/13376/Amanda-Shires-Take-It-Like-A-Man-.aspx |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=AnyDecentMusic?}}

| MC = 83/100{{Cite web |title=Critic Reviews for Take It Like a Man |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/take-it-like-a-man/amanda-shires/critic-reviews |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=Metacritic |language=en}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |last=Deming |first=Mark |title=Amanda Shires - Take It Like a Man Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/take-it-like-a-man-mw0003722080 |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=AllMusic |language=en}}

| rev2 = Mojo

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite magazine |last=Nelson |first=Chris |date=July 2022 |title=MOJO FILTER |url=https://archive.org/details/mojo-09.2022/page/86/mode/2up |magazine=Mojo |page=86 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}

| rev3 = Paste

| rev3score = 7.7/10{{Cite web |last=Danton |first=Eric R. |date=July 27, 2022 |title=Amanda Shires Holds Nothing Back on Take It Like a Man |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/amanda-shires/take-it-like-a-man-album-review/ |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=Paste |language=en}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 7.5/10{{Cite web |last=Soto |first=Alfred |date=August 3, 2022 |title=Amanda Shires: Take It Like a Man |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/amanda-shires-take-it-like-a-man/ |access-date=August 10, 2022 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}

| rev5 = Rolling Stone

| rev5score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{Cite magazine |date=July 2022 |title=Reviews Music |url=https://archive.org/details/rolling-stone-july-2022/page/120/mode/2up |magazine=Rolling Stone |page=120 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}

| rev6 = The Guardian

| rev6score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Jenessa |date=July 29, 2022 |title=Amanda Shires: Take It Like a Man review – reimagining country strong |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/jul/29/amanda-shires-take-it-like-a-man-review |access-date=July 30, 2022 |website=The Guardian |language=en}}

| rev7 = Uncut

| rev7score = 8/10{{Cite magazine |last=Ferla |first=Lisa Marie |date=July 2022 |title=Uncut September 2022 |url=https://archive.org/details/uncut-september-2022/page/n23/mode/2up |magazine=Uncut |page=25 |access-date=July 30, 2022}}

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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.

Chris Nelson of Mojo gave the album four out of five stars, resuming: "intense. But the much tougher stuff here is emotional". 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". Writing for Uncut, Lisa Marie Ferla called the album "a bold re-statement of artistic identity". 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". 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".

{{Track listing

| headline = Take It Like a Man track listing

| title1 = Hawk for the Dove

| writer1 = {{hlist|Amanda Shires|Lawrence Rothman}}

| length1 = 3:47

| title2 = Take It Like a Man

| writer2 = {{hlist|Shires|L. Rothman}}

| length2 = 4:31

| title3 = Empty Cups

| writer3 = Shires

| length3 = 3:58

| title4 = Don't Be Alarmed

| writer4 = {{hlist|Shires|Jason Isbell|Ruston Kelly|Liz Rose}}

| length4 = 3:50

| title5 = Fault Lines

| writer5 = Shires

| length5 = 2:56

| title6 = Here He Comes

| writer6 = {{hlist|Shires|L. Rothman|Yves Rothman}}

| length6 = 3:29

| title7 = Bad Behavior

| writer7 = {{hlist|Shires|L. Rothman}}

| length7 = 3:37

| title8 = Stupid Love

| writer8 = {{hlist|Shires|Peter Levin}}

| length8 = 3:17

| title9 = Lonely at Night

| writer9 = {{hlist|Shires|Levin}}

| length9 = 4:11

| title10 = Everything Has Its Time

| writer10 = {{hlist|Shires|Natalie Hemby}}

| length10 = 3:33

| total_length = 37:09

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• 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

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