To The Sunset

To The Sunset
Studio album by Amanda Shires
Released	August 3, 2018 (2018-08-03) [1]
Genre	Country Americana
Length	32:20 [1]
Label	Silver Knife Records
Producer	Dave Cobb [2]
Amanda Shires chronology
My Piece of Land (2016) To The Sunset (2018) For Christmas (2021)

To The Sunset is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. The album was recorded in Nashville at RCA Studio A and produced by Dave Cobb. Released on August 3, 2018 on the Silver Knife label, the album adds a variety of styles including rock and pop to Shires' folk songs, and was reviewed positively for writing that takes on female ambition, relationship control, and mental health topics. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Track listing

All songs by Amanda Shires. ^{[1] [2]}

1. "Parking Lot Pirouette" - 3:32
2. "Swimmer'" - 2:54
3. "Leave It Alone" - 3:41
4. "Charms" - 2:33
5. "Eve's Daughter" - 3:10
6. "Break Out the Champagne" - 2:45
7. "Take on the Dark" - 3:01
8. "White Feather" - 3:34
9. "Mirror Mirror" - 2:47
10. "Wasn't I Paying Attention?" - 4:23

Personnel

as listed in the CD digisleeve ^[2]

Musicians

• Amanda Shires - violin, vocals, ukulele, tenor guitar, autoharp
• Dave Cobb - bass, acoustic guitar
• Jerry Pentecost - drums
• Jason Isbell - acoustic guitars, electric guitars, bass
• Peter Levin - keyboards
• Derry deBorja - keyboards on "Charms"
• Zachary Setchfield - guitar on "Take on the Dark"
• Gillian Welch - vocals on "White Feather" ^[6]

Production

• Dave Cobb - producer, mixing
• Pete Lyman - mastering
• Matt Ross-Spang - engineering
• Chris Taylor - assistant engineering
• Will Welch - creative direction
• Kelly Amber Garcia - design
• Elizaveta Porodina - photography

References

1. "To The Sunset - Amanda Shires". AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
2. To The Sunset (CD digisleeve). Nashsville: Silver Knife. 2018. SK003-7679.
3. Hight, Jewly (July 26, 2018). "Amanda Shires Takes Her Electric Voice (And Violin) 'To The Sunset'". NPR. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
4. Hermes, Will (August 3, 2018). "Review: Amanda Shires Tells Powerful Stories of Working-Class Survivors on 'To the Sunset'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
5. Horowitz, Hal (August 2, 2018). "Amanda Shires: To The Sunset". American Songwriter. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
6. Wicks, Amanda (August 3, 2018). "A 'Sunset' Toast: A Conversation with Amanda Shires". The Bluegrass Situation. Retrieved November 18, 2025.