Taylor Swift (album)
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Taylor Swift is the self-titled debut studio album by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. It was released on October 24, 2006 (see 2006 in country music) on Big Machine Records, and has produced five hit singles on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts.
Taylor Swift track listing
All tracks are written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tim McGraw" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Picture to Burn" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Teardrops on My Guitar" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "A Place in This World" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Cold as You" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "The Outside" (Swift) | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Tied Together with a Smile" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Stay Beautiful" | 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 |
| Total length: | 40:48 | |
Bonus PC Extras
- "Tim McGraw" Enhanced Music Video - 3:51
- "Taylor's Grand Ole Opry Debut" Enhanced Video
Taylor Swift [Bonus Tracks] track listing
All tracks are written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Tim McGraw" | 3:54 |
| 2. | "Picture to Burn" | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Teardrops on My Guitar" | 3:37 |
| 4. | "A Place in This World" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Cold as You" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "The Outside" (Swift) | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Tied Together with a Smile" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Stay Beautiful" | 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. | "I'm Only Me When I'm With You" | 3:33 |
| 13. | "Invisible" | 3:23 |
| 14. | "A Perfectly Good Heart" | 3:40 |
| 15. | "Teardrops On My Guitar (Pop Version)" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 53:44 | |
Bonus PC Extras
- "Tim McGraw" Enhanced Music Video - 3:51
- "Teardrops on My Guitar" Enchanced Music Video - 3:45
Taylor Swift [Deluxe Edition CD/DVD] 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. This version is no longer available. The track listing on the CD is:
All tracks are written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia) | 3:24 |
| 5. | "Cold as You" | 4:03 |
| 6. | "The Outside" (Swift) | 3:31 |
| 7. | "Tied Together with a Smile" | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Stay Beautiful" | 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 (Radio Single Version)" (Swift) | 3:24 |
| 12. | "I'm Only Me When I'm with You (Bonus Track)" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Petraglia) | 3:35 |
| 13. | "Invisible (Bonus Track)" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall) | 3:25 |
| 14. | "A Perfectly Good Heart (Bonus Track)" (Swift, Brett James, Troy Verges) | 3:42 |
| 15. | "Taylor's 1st Phone Call with Tim McGraw" (None) | 4:43 |
| Total length: | 55:48 | |
DVD tracklist:
- "Tim McGraw" video – 4:00
- First Grand Ole Opry Performance of "Tim McGraw" – 2:57
- Yahoo! Music Performance & Interview feature of "Tim McGraw" (4:06)
- "Teardrops On My Guitar" video – 3:45
- "Teardrops On My Guitar" video Behind The Scenes – 4:16
- "Our Song" video – 3:30
- "Our Song" video Behind the Scenes – 11:30
- GAC Short Cuts Series "A Place in This World" – 21:40
- CMT's Unplugged video Performance of "Picture to Burn" – 3:14
- Taylor's Home Movie – 5:40
- Taylor's Perfromance on The Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Tour 2007 (only available on versions purchased at Target retail stores Live Performances of Tim McGraw, Our Song &, Picture to Burn)
Hidden messages
Specific letters were capitalized in the lyrics in her cover booklet, spelling out hidden messages for each song. The messages were:
1."Tim McGraw": Can't Tell Me Nothin'
2."Picture to Burn": Date Nice Boys
3."Teardrops On My Guitar": He Will Never Know
4."A Place In This World": I Found It
5."Cold As You":Time to Let Go
6."The Outside": You Are Not Alone
7."Tied Together With a Smile": You Are Loved
8."Stay Beautiftul": Shake 'N Bake
9."Should've Said No": Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam, Sam
10."Mary's Song (Oh My My My)": Sometimes, Love is Forever
11."Our Song": Live in Love
Musical credits
As listed in liner notes.[1]
- 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, background vocals
- Stephanie Chapman – background vocals
- 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
- Tim Marks – bass guitar
- Robert Ellis Orrall – background vocals
- Lex Price – mandolin
- Scotty Sanders – steel guitar, Dobro
- Shannon Haynes– lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
- Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar
- Wanda Vick – fiddle
- John Willis – mandolin, high string acoustic guitar, banjo
Charts
The album has been on the U.S. Billboard 200 for 145 weeks and is currently at #36. It has sold 4,253,000 copies to date in the U.S. It has been certified 4x Platinum.[2][3]
