Taylor Swift (album)

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Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift cover
Studio album by Taylor Swift
Released October 24, 2006
standard edition
November 6, 2007
deluxe edition
Genre Country
Length 40:48 (standard version)
55:48 (deluxe edition)
Label Big Machine
Producer Nathan Chapman and Robert Ellis Orrall (original album)
Angelo Petraglia, Brett James, and Troy Verges for Deluxe edition bonus tracks
Professional reviews
Taylor Swift chronology
Taylor Swift
(2006)		 Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection
(2007)
Alternate cover
Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) cover
Deluxe Edition (CD/DVD) cover
Singles from Taylor Swift
  1. "Tim McGraw"
  2. "Teardrops on My Guitar"
  3. "Our Song"
  4. "I'm Only Me When I'm with You"
  5. "Picture to Burn"
  6. "Should've Said No"

Taylor Swift is the first studio album by American country music artist Taylor Swift.

The self-titled album debuted at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart and at #19 on the Billboard Top 200. It eventually peaked at #1 and #5 respectively.[1]

As of June 7, 2008, the album has sold 2,965,700 copies in the US. It has since been certified 3× Multi-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipments of over 3 million copies.[2]

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Tim McGraw" (Taylor Swift, Liz Rose) – 3:54
  2. "Picture to Burn" (Swift, Rose) – 2:57
  3. "Teardrops on My Guitar" (Swift, Rose) – 3:37
  4. "A Place in This World" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia) – 3:24
  5. "Cold as You" (Swift, Rose) – 4:03
  6. "The Outside" (Swift) – 3:31
  7. "Tied Together with a Smile" (Swift, Rose) – 4:13
  8. "Stay Beautiful" (Swift, Rose) – 4:00
  9. "Should've Said No" (Swift) – 4:06
  10. "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" (Swift, Rose, Brian Dean Maher) – 3:37
  11. "Our Song" (Swift) – 3:24
  12. "Tim McGraw" Enhanced Music Video - 3:51
  13. "Taylor's Grand Ole Opry Debut" Enhanced Video

[edit] Deluxe edition track listing

On November 6, 2007 the album was re-issued with several new tracks, a bonus DVD, and a new cover. It was also released on iTunes without the videos and the phone call. The track listing on the CD is:

  1. "Tim McGraw" – 3:54
  2. "Picture to Burn" – 2:57
  3. "Teardrops on My Guitar" (Radio Single Version) – 3:24
  4. "A Place in This World" – 3:24
  5. "Cold as You" – 4:03
  6. "The Outside" – 3:31
  7. "Tied Together with a Smile" – 4:13
  8. "Stay Beautiful" – 4:00
  9. "Should've Said No" – 4:06
  10. "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" – 3:37
  11. "Our Song" (Radio Single Version) – 3:27
  12. "I'm Only Me When I'm with You" (Swift, Orrall, Petraglia) – 3:35
  13. "Invisible" (Swift, Orrall) – 3:25
  14. "A Perfectly Good Heart" (Swift, Brett James, Troy Verges) – 3:42
  15. "Taylor's 1st Phone Call with Tim McGraw" – 4:43

DVD tracklist:

  1. "Tim McGraw" video – 4:00
  2. First Grand Ole Opry Performance of "Tim McGraw" – 2:57
  3. Yahoo! Music Performance & Interview feature of "Tim McGraw" (4:06)
  4. "Teardrops On My Guitar" video – 3:45
  5. "Teardrops On My Guitar" video Behind The Scenes – 4:16
  6. "Our Song" video – 3:30
  7. "Our Song" video Behind the Scenes – 11:30
  8. GAC Short Cuts Series "A Place in This World" – 21:40
  9. CMT's Unplugged video Performance of "Picture to Burn" – 3:14
  10. Taylor's Home Movie – 5:40
  11. Tim McGraw and Faith Hill performance (only available on versions purchased at Target retail stores)
  • On March 18, 2008, both editions were replaced with a new album with the deluxe tracklisting (minus the phonecall and DVD), the pop mix of Teardrops on My Guitar and the enhanced videos of "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar".

[edit] Singles

Year Song Chart Positions RIAA
US Country US Hot 100 US Pop 100 US Digital US AC CAN Hot 100 CAN Country CAN AC World
2006 "Tim McGraw" 6 40 43 33 13 Gold
2007 "Teardrops on My Guitar" 2 13 11 11 7 45 2 23 30 Platinum
"Our Song" 1 16 24 15 30 1 35 Platinum
2008 "Picture to Burn" 3 28 49 45 48 1 Gold
"Should've Said No" 27 84 78 65 48

[edit] Musical credits

  • Bruce Bouton – Dobro
  • Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
  • Nick Buda – drums
  • Gary Burnette – electric guitar
  • Nathan Chapman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, drums, bass guitar, B-3 organ, harmony vocals
  • Stephanie Chapman – harmony vocals (track 5)
  • Eric Darken – percussion
  • Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
  • Shannon Forest – drums
  • Rob Hajacos – fiddle
  • Tony Harrell – keyboards
  • Jeff Hyde – banjo
  • Andy Leftwich – fiddle
  • Liana Manis – background vocals (track 7)
  • Tim Marks – bass guitar
  • Robert Ellis Orrall – background vocals (track 7)
  • Lex Price – mandolin
  • Scotty Sanders – steel guitar, Dobro
  • Taylor Swift – lead vocals (all tracks), guitar (all tracks), harmony vocals (tracks 1, 2, 3, 8, 9)
  • Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar
  • Wanda Vick – fiddle
  • John Willis – mandolin, high string acoustic guitar, banjo

[edit] References

  1. ^ Artist chart history for Taylor Swift (albums), Billboard.com.
  2. ^ Swift's Best Birthday Gift? a Grammy Nod
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