West Cross Timbers

West Cross Timbers
Studio album by
Amanda Shires
ReleasedJanuary 27, 2009 (2009-01-27)[1]
StudioTrue Tone Studio[2]
Genre
Length43:02[1]
ProducerAmanda Shires, David Henry, Rod Picott[2][3]
Amanda Shires chronology
Being Brave
(2005) 		West Cross Timbers
(2009) 		Carrying Lightning
(2011)

West Cross Timbers is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Amanda Shires. Self-published and released on January 27, 2009, the album was co-produced by Shires, David Henry, and Rod Picott. Cross Timbers is an ecological region which figured in slowing westward expansion by Americans in the 19th century.[4] Profiling her for Lone Star Music Magazine, writer Christopher Oglesby praised Shires' songwriting and noted progression from her previous release, 2005's Being Brave.[5]

Track listing

All songs by Amanda Shires except (6, 9, 11):[2]

  1. "Upon Hearing Violins" - 3:05
  2. "Unwanted Things" - 2:48
  3. "I Kept Watch Like Doves" - 2:59
  4. "Put Me To Bed" - 4:50
  5. "Mineral Wells" - 3:52
  6. "Angels and Acrobats" (Rod Picott) - 2:45
  7. "Rings and Chains" - 4:18
  8. "Days in Blankets" - 3:54
  9. "Keep Them Dogs from Barkin'" (Amanda Shires, Lanny Fiel) - 2:22
  10. "Mariann Leola" - 4:36
  11. "Whispering" (John Schonberger, Richard Coburn, and Vincent Rose) - 3:00

Personnel

as listed on the CD digipak:[2]

Musicians

  • Amanda Shires – fiddle, vocals, baritone ukulele
  • David Henry – cello, pianos, organ
  • Rod Picott – guitars
  • Paul Slivka – bass
  • Steve Byam – pedal steel
  • Rich Malloy – drums and chain

Production

  • Amanda Shires - producer
  • David Henry - producer, recording, engineering, mixing
  • Rod Picott - producer
  • Jim Demain - mastering
  • Joshua Black Wilkins - design

References

  1. ^ a b "Release "West Cross Timbers" by Amanda Shires". MusicBrainz. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d West Cross Timbers (CD digipak). Nashville: Amanda Shires. 2009.
  3. ^ "West Cross Timbers - Amanda Shires". AllMusic. Retrieved January 14, 2026.
  4. ^ "Cross Timbers and Prairies Ecological Region". Texas Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
  5. ^ Oglesby, Christopher J. (May 1, 2011). "In Profile: Amanda Shires". Lone Star Music Magazine. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
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