Amanda Shires

Amanda Shires

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As a fiddle player and Americana singer-songwriter, Amanda Shires has achieved success not only with her string of solo albums, but also as a member of The Highwomen and her husband's band, Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit. Born in Lubbock, Texas, on March 5, 1982, she started to play the violin as a child. While still a teenager, she played with Bob Wills's former band the Texas Playboys. Shires made her solo recording debut in 2007 with Being Brave and then joined singer-songwriter Rod Picott on two albums, Sew Your Heart With Wires and West Cross Timbers, both of which were released in 2009. Her solo album Carrying Lightning came out in 2011, and the follow-up record Down Fell the Doves went to Number 13 on Billboard's Americana/Folk Albums Chart in 2013. My Piece of Land (2016) reached Number 14 on the Americana/Folk Chart, Number 39 on the Independent Albums Chart, and Number 45 on the Top Rock Albums Chart. The album also earned Shires the distinction of "Emerging Artist of the Year" from the Americana Music Honors and Awards in 2017. Meanwhile, she also began collaborating with her husband, Jason Isbell, and appeared on album's like Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit's Grammy Award-winning 2017 release The Nashville Sound. Another solo album, To the Sunset, was released in August 2018, followed one year later by a self-titled debut album from The Highwomen, an Americana supergroup featuring Shires, Maren Morris, Brandi Carlile, and Natalie Hemby. Shires received critical acclaim for her 2022 release Take It Like a Man and returned the following year with Loving You, a collaborative album that she recorded with the late Bobbie Nelson. In 2025, she followed with Nobody's Girl, produced by Lauwrence Rothman and featuring the lead single "A Way It Goes".

Top tracks

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Without You
Luke Combs
What You See Ain't Always What You Get (Deluxe Edition)
03:44
Writer: Luke Combs - Wyatt Durrette - Dan Isbell / Composers: Luke Combs - Wyatt Durrette - Dan Isbell
01
I Follow Rivers
Jason Isbell
Sea Songs
02:37
Composers: Richard W Nowels Jr - Lykke Li Timotej Zachrisson - Björn Daniel Arne Yttling
07
Piece Of Mind
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:52
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Take It Like A Man
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
04:31
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
09
Lately
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:15
Writer: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin / Composers: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin
05
Living
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:28
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Bulletproof
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
04:13
Composers: Amanda Shires
04
The Details
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:27
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
When You Need a Train It Never Comes
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:15
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Nursery Rhyme
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:32
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
My Love (The Storm)
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:37
Writer: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell / Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell
02
A Way It Goes
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:44
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
09
Kudzu
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
02:57
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Saddle in the Rain
Amanda Shires
Broken Hearts & Dirty Windows: Songs of John Prine, Vol. 2
04:47
Composers: John Prine
10
You Are My Home
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:39
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
The Problem (feat. Jason Isbell)
Amanda Shires
The Problem (feat. Jason Isbell)
05:05
Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell
12
Swimmer, Dreams Don't Keep (Instrumental)
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
02:02
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Shake the Walls
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:21
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Maybe I
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:21
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Slippin'
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:39
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
10
Friend Zone
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:17
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
08
White Feather
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:34
Composers: Amanda Shires
07
When You're Gone
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:06
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
11
Lovesick I Remain
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:16
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
07
If I
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
02:14
Composers: Amanda Shires
08
Sloe Gin
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:26
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
12
Can't Hold Your Breath
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:46
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Born in the U.S.A.
Jason Isbell
Born in the U.S.A.
03:32
Composers: Bruce Springsteen
01
Look Like a Bird
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:29
Composers: Amanda Shires
08
Stupid Love
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:17
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman - Peter Levin
08
Streetlights and Stars
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:52
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
08
Mineral Wells
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
04:11
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
11
Strange Dreams
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:00
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Wasted and Rollin'
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:52
Composers: Amanda Shires
09
I Know What It's Like
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
04:38
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Intro: Invocation
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
01:16
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
04
Box Cutters
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
02:36
Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Harmless
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:53
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Mutineer
Jason Isbell
Sea Songs
03:01
Composers: Warren Zevon
03
Empty Cups
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:58
Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Devastate
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:18
Composers: Amanda Shires
04
Pale Fire
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:16
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Deep Dark Below
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:21
Composers: Amanda Shires
10
Bees in the Shed
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:07
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Parking Lot Pirouette
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:32
Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Our Problem
Amanda Shires
Our Problem
03:45
Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Eve's Daughter
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:10
Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Lose It For A While
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
05:09
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
07
Bad Behavior
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:37
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
13
Not Feeling Anything
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:28
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Hawk For The Dove
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:47
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
04
Summertime
Amanda Shires
Loving You
04:05
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward
03
Leave It Alone
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:41
Composers: Amanda Shires
07
Detroit or Buffalo
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:09
Writer: Barbara Keith / Composers: Barbara Keith
05
Love Be a Bird
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:11
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
11
My Own Galaxy
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:57
Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Fault Lines
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
02:56
Composers: Amanda Shires
09
Loving You
Amanda Shires
Loving You
03:26
Composers: Bobbie Nelson
04
Charms
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:33
Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Always On My Mind
Amanda Shires
Loving You
03:55
Composers: Wayne Carson - Johnny Christopher - Mark James
08
Stay
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:54
Composers: Amanda Shires
01
The Way It Dimmed
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:11
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
10
Everything Has Its Time
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:33
Composers: Amanda Shires - Natalie Hemby
04
Don't Be Alarmed
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:50
Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell - Liz Rose - Ruston Kelly - Lawrence Rothman
02
Ghost Bird
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:48
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Swimmer
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:54
Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Here He Comes
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:29
Composers: Amanda Shires - Yves Rothman - Lawrence Rothman
11
The Garden Song
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
04:09
Composers: Amanda Shires
10
Wasn't I Paying Attention
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
04:23
Composers: Amanda Shires
10
A Song for Leonard Cohen
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:53
Composers: Amanda Shires
01
The Problem (feat. Jason Isbell) [Live at the Bend]
Amanda Shires
The Problem (feat. Jason Isbell) [Live at the Bend]
04:34
Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell
09
Lonely At Night
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
04:11
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman - Peter Levin
01
That's All
Amanda Shires
That's All
04:14
Composers: Tony Banks - Phil Collins - Michael Rutherford
04
She Let Go of Her Kite
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:49
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Swimmer...
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:10
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Break out the Champagne
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:45
Composers: Amanda Shires
09
The Drop and Lift
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:37
Composers: Amanda Shires
01
Deciphering Dreams
Amanda Shires
Deciphering Dreams
03:20
Writer: Amanda Shires
04
Home to Me
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:39
Composers: Amanda Shires

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  • Discography
Albums
Nobody's Girl
℗ 2025 Silver Knife Records under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC All Right Reserved
26-09-2025
Nobody's Girl
01
Intro: Invocation
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
01:16
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
02
A Way It Goes
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:44
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
03
Maybe I
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:21
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
04
The Details
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
04:27
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Living
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:28
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Lose It For A While
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
05:09
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
07
Piece Of Mind
Amanda Shires
Nobody's Girl
03:52
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
Access the complete album info (13 songs)
Take It Like A Man
2022 ATO Records, LLC, All Rights Reserved.
29-07-2022
Take It Like A Man
01
Hawk For The Dove
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:47
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
02
Take It Like A Man
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
04:31
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
03
Empty Cups
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:58
Composers: Amanda Shires
04
Don't Be Alarmed
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:50
Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell - Liz Rose - Ruston Kelly - Lawrence Rothman
05
Fault Lines
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
02:56
Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Here He Comes
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:29
Composers: Amanda Shires - Yves Rothman - Lawrence Rothman
07
Bad Behavior
Amanda Shires
Take It Like A Man
03:37
Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
For Christmas
(P) 2021 Silver Knife Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
12-11-2021
For Christmas
01
Magic Ooooooh (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
04:13
Composers: Amanda Shires - Brittney Spencer - Peter Levin
02
A Real Tree This Year
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:15
Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Let's Get Away (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:21
Composers: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin
04
Home to Me
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:39
Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Blame It on the Mistletoe
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:18
Composers: Amanda Shires - Brittney Spencer
06
Slow Falling Snow
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
03:39
Composers: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin
07
What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Amanda Shires
For Christmas
02:28
Composers: Frank Loesser
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Loving You
2023 ATO Records, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
01-08-2021
Loving You
01
Waltz Across Texas
Amanda Shires
Loving You
02:47
Composers: Billy Talmadge
02
Always On My Mind
Amanda Shires
Loving You
03:55
Composers: Wayne Carson - Johnny Christopher - Mark James
03
Old Fashioned Love
Amanda Shires
Loving You
03:15
Composers: Frank Loesser - Fritz Miller
04
Summertime
Amanda Shires
Loving You
04:05
Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin - DuBose Heyward
05
Angel Flying Too Close To The Ground
Amanda Shires
Loving You
02:50
Composers: Willie Nelson
06
Dream A Little Dream Of Me
Amanda Shires
Loving You
02:39
Composers: Gus Kahn - Fabian André - Wilbur Schwandt
07
Tempted And Tried
Amanda Shires
Loving You
03:26
Composers: W.B. Stevens - Barney E. Warren
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To the Sunset
(P) 2018 Silver Knife Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
03-08-2018
To the Sunset
01
Parking Lot Pirouette
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:32
Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Swimmer
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:54
Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Leave It Alone
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:41
Composers: Amanda Shires
04
Charms
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:33
Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Eve's Daughter
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:10
Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Break out the Champagne
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
02:45
Composers: Amanda Shires
07
Take on the Dark
Amanda Shires
To the Sunset
03:01
Composers: Amanda Shires
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
My Piece of Land
2016 Silver Knife Records
16-09-2016
My Piece of Land
01
The Way It Dimmed
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:11
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Slippin'
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:39
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Harmless
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:53
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
04
Pale Fire
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:16
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Nursery Rhyme
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
02:32
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
My Love (The Storm)
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:37
Writer: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell / Composers: Amanda Shires - Jason Isbell
07
When You're Gone
Amanda Shires
My Piece of Land
03:06
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
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Down Fell the Doves
(P) 2013 Lightning Rod Records
06-08-2013
Down Fell the Doves
01
Look Like a Bird
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:29
Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Devastate
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:18
Composers: Amanda Shires
03
Bulletproof
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
04:13
Composers: Amanda Shires
04
Box Cutters
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
02:36
Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Deep Dark Below
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:21
Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Wasted and Rollin'
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
03:52
Composers: Amanda Shires
07
If I
Amanda Shires
Down Fell the Doves
02:14
Composers: Amanda Shires
Access the complete album info (11 songs)
Carrying Lightning
2011 Silver Knife
03-05-2011
Carrying Lightning
01
Swimmer...
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:10
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
02
Ghost Bird
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:48
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
03
When You Need a Train It Never Comes
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:15
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
04
She Let Go of Her Kite
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:49
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
05
Love Be a Bird
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:11
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
06
Shake the Walls
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
03:21
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
07
Detroit or Buffalo
Amanda Shires
Carrying Lightning
04:09
Writer: Barbara Keith / Composers: Barbara Keith
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Singles
Lately
℗ 2025 Silver Knife Records under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC All Right Reserved.
23-09-2025
Lately
01
Lately
Amanda Shires
Lately
03:15
Writer: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin / Composers: Amanda Shires - Peter Levin
Piece Of Mind
℗ 2025 Silver Knife Records under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC All Right Reserved
26-08-2025
Piece Of Mind
01
Piece Of Mind
Amanda Shires
Piece Of Mind
03:52
Writer: Amanda Shires / Composers: Amanda Shires
A Way It Goes
℗ 2025 Silver Knife Records under exclusive license to ATO Records, LLC All Right Reserved
15-07-2025
A Way It Goes
01
A Way It Goes
Amanda Shires
A Way It Goes
04:44
Writer: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman / Composers: Amanda Shires - Lawrence Rothman
Blame It on the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022 (feat. Lawrence Rothman)
(P) 2022 Silver Knife Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
16-12-2022
Blame It on the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022 (feat. Lawrence Rothman)
01
Blame It on the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022 (feat. Lawrence Rothman)
Amanda Shires
Blame It on the Mistletoe Christmassy 2022 (feat. Lawrence Rothman)
03:19
Composers: Amanda Shires - Brittney Spencer
Home to Me
(P) 2021 Silver Knife Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
05-11-2021
Home to Me
01
Home to Me
Amanda Shires
Home to Me
03:39
Composers: Amanda Shires
Gone for Christmas (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
(P) 2021 Silver Knife Records marketed and distributed by Thirty Tigers
08-10-2021
Gone for Christmas (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
01
Gone for Christmas (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
Amanda Shires
Gone for Christmas (feat. The McCrary Sisters)
03:52
Composers: Amanda Shires
You Don't Get to Go
(P) 2021 Silver Knife
10-09-2021
You Don't Get to Go
01
You Don't Get to Go
Amanda Shires
You Don't Get to Go
03:06
Composers: Amanda Shires