Taylor Swift – Red (Taylor’s Version) (Album)

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Red (Taylor’s Version) is the second re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on November 12, 2021, through Republic Records. It is a re-recording of Swift’s fourth studio album, Red (2012), following her first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), which was released in April 2021. The re-recording is Swift’s countermeasure against the changed ownership of the masters to her first six studio albums.

Consisting of 30 tracks, Red (Taylor’s Version) encompasses re-recorded versions of 20 songs from the deluxe edition of Red and Swift’s charity single “Ronan” (2012); six new “from the Vault” tracks that were intended for the 2012 album; the 10-minute-long, uncut version of the fan-favorite “All Too Well”; and Swift’s own versions of “Better Man” (2016) and “Babe” (2018), both of which she wrote but had been recorded and released by American country music bands Little Big Town and Sugarland, respectively.

Swift and Christopher Rowe produced most of Red (Taylor’s Version), with the rest handled by Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, Paul Mirkovich, Espionage, Tim Blacksmith, Danny D, and Elvira Anderfjärd. Shellback, Dan Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Jacknife Lee, and Butch Walker also returned to produce the re-recorded renditions of tracks they had previously worked on in 2012. Singers Phoebe Bridgers and Chris Stapleton contributed guest vocals on the album alongside original features from Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Ed Sheeran.

Upon release, Red (Taylor’s Version) was met with widespread acclaim from music critics, who admired Swift’s vocal performance, the “improved” production details and the new tracks. Reviews described the expanded album as a classic pop record that combines Swift’s country roots with electronic, synth-pop and rock flairs, chronicling various dynamics of love, life and heartache. Swift promoted Red (Taylor’s Version) with television appearances on NBC. Inspired by the premise of “All Too Well”, Swift wrote and directed All Too Well: The Short Film, which was released to YouTube on November 12 as well.

Tracklist:

01.State Of Grace (Taylor’s Version)
02.Red (Taylor’s Version)
03.Treacherous (Taylor’s Version)
04.I Knew You Were Trouble (Taylor’s Version)
05.All Too Well (Taylor’s Version)
06.22 (Taylor’s Version)
07.I Almost Do (Taylor’s Version)
08.We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Taylor’s Version)
09.Stay Stay Stay (Taylor’s Version)
10.The Last Time (Taylor’s Version) (feat. Gary Lightbody)
11.Holy Ground (Taylor’s Version)
12.Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor’s Version)
13.The Lucky One (Taylor’s Version)
14.Everything Has Changed (Taylor’s Version) (feat. Ed Sheeran)
15.Starlight (Taylor’s Version)
16.Begin Again (Taylor’s Version)
17.The Moment I Knew (Taylor’s Version)
18.Come Back…Be Here (Taylor’s Version)
19.Girl At Home (Taylor’s Version)
20.State Of Grace (Acoustic Version) (Taylor’s Version)
21.Ronan (Taylor’s Version)
22.Better Man (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
23.Nothing New (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
24.Babe (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
25.Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
26.I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (feat. Chris Stapleton)
27. Forever Winter (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
28.Run (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (feat. Ed Sheeran)
29.The Very First Night (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
30.All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) The From The Vault Chapter (EP)

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Swift released four compilation chapters, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Kissing in the Rain Chapter, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The I Remember What You Said Last Night Chapter, and Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The From the Vault Chapter on May 13, May 19, May 24, and May 26, 2021, respectively.

Tracklist:

1.”You All Over Me” (from the Vault, featuring Maren Morris)

2.”Mr. Perfectly Fine” (from the Vault)

3.”That’s When” (from the Vault, featuring Keith Urban)

4.”We Were Happy” (from the Vault)

5.”Don’t You” (from the Vault)

6.”Bye Bye Baby” (from the Vault)

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The I Remember What You Said Last Night Chapter (EP)

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Swift released three compilation chapters, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Kissing in the Rain Chapter, and Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The I Remember What You Said Last Night Chapter, on May 13, May 19, and May 24, 2021, respectively.

Tracklist:

1.”You Belong with Me”

2.”Tell Me Why”

3.”Fearless”

4.”Love Story”

5.”Forever & Always”

6.”Change”

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Kissing in the Rain Chapter (EP)

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Swift released two compilation chapters, Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter and Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Kissing in the Rain Chapter, on May 13 and May 19, respectively.

Tracklist:

1.”The Way I Loved You”

2.”Hey Stephen”

3.”Today Was a Fairytale”

4.”Fifteen”

5.”Superstar”

6.”Come in with the Rain”

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter (EP)

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Swift released a compilation chapter, entitled Fearless (Taylor’s Version): The Halfway Out the Door Chapter, on May 13.

Tracklist:

1.”Mr. Perfectly Fine”

2.”Forever & Always”

3.”White Horse”

4.”You’re Not Sorry”

5.”Breathe” (featuring Colbie Callait)

6.”The Other Side of the Door”

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor’s Version) (Album)

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Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the first re-recorded studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on April 9, 2021, through Republic Records. Recorded with newer vocals, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) consists of all the 19 tracks from the platinum edition of Swift’s second studio album Fearless (2008), her 2010 soundtrack single “Today Was a Fairytale”, and six additional “From the Vault” songs that were not included in the 2008 album.

The album was produced by Swift, Christopher Rowe, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner; the former two worked on the majority. Eleven of the album’s 26 songs were written solely by Swift. Three others feature guest vocals from Colbie Caillat, Maren Morris and Keith Urban, each. The album’s release was preceded by three singles; “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)”, which was released on February 12, 2021, “You All Over Me”, featuring Morris, on March 26, 2021, and “Mr. Perfectly Fine” on April 7, 2021. Upon release, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) garnered universal acclaim from music critics, who praised the album’s nostalgic sentiment, Swift’s strong vocals, and the crisper but faithful production.

Tracklist:

CD1:
01.Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
02.Fifteen (Taylor’s Version)
03.Love Story (Taylor’s Version)
04.Hey Stephen (Taylor’s Version)
05.White Horse (Taylor’s Version)
06.You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version)
07.Breathe (Feat. Colbie Caillat) (Taylor’s Version)
08.Tell Me Why (Taylor’s Version)
09.You’re Not Sorry (Taylor’s Version)
10.The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version)
11.Forever & Always (Taylor’s Version)
12.The Best Day (Taylor’s Version)
13.Change (Taylor’s Version)

CD2:
01.Jump Then Fall (Taylor’s Version)
02.Untouchable (Taylor’s Version)
03.Forever & Always (Piano Version) (Taylor’s Version)
04.Come In With The Rain (Taylor’s Version)
05.Superstar (Taylor’s Version)
06.The Other Side Of The Door (Taylor’s Version)
07.Today Was A Fairytale (Taylor’s Version)
08.You All Over Me (Feat. Marren Morris) (From The Vault)
09.Mr. Perfectly Fine (From The Vault)
10.We Were Happy (From The Vault)
11.That’s When (Feat. Keith Urban) (From The Vault)
12.Don’t You (From The Vault)
13.Bye Bye Baby (From The Vault)
14.Love Story (Taylor’s Version) (Elvira Remix)

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – evermore (Album)

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“evermore” is the ninth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. Released on December 11, 2020, less than five months after Swift’s album Folklore, Evermore is a “sister record” to its predecessor, both being surprise albums announced on social media hours before release. Evermore features guest appearances from American bands Bon Iver, Haim, and the National. The lead single “willow” premiered with a self-directed music video coinciding with the album’s release.

Tracklist:

01.willow
02.champagne problems
03.gold rush
04. ‘tis the damn season
05.tolerate it
06.no body, no crime (feat. HAIM)
07.happiness
08 .dorothea
09.coney island (feat. The National)
10.ivy
11.cowboy like me
12.long story short
13.marjorie
14.closure
15.evermore (deat. Bon Iver)

Deluxe Physical Edition:

16.right where you left me”

17.it’s time to go”

OVERALL RATING: 5 stars

Taylor Swift – folklore (Album)

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folklore is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, scheduled to be released on July 24, 2020, through Republic Records. It is released eleven months after Swift’s seventh studio album, Lover (2019). Folklore was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic, and was a surprise release, announced on Swift’s social media hours before its launch.

Folklore was conceived during the COVID-19 pandemic. Aaron Dessner, the American indie rock band The National, was isolating and quarantining with his family, when Swift had approached him in late April to write some songs remotely together. Eleven songs were written with Dessner over the next few months, while the others were written with Jack Antonoff, William Bowery and Bon Iver. Dessner stated, “I thought it would take a while for song ideas to come and I had no expectations as far as what we could accomplish remotely”, “But a few hours after sharing music, my phone lit up with a voice memo from Taylor of a fully written song—the momentum never really stopped”. He commented: “There’s a palpable humanity and warmth and raw emotion in these songs that I hope you’ll love and take comfort in as much as I do”.

The album was a surprise release, announced by Swift on her social media accounts hours before its launch, the midnight of July 24, 2020. It follows her seventh studio album Lover (2019), which was released eleven months prior. The album has eight deluxe CDs and vinyls that are only available for a week for the physical copies, all of which have different cover artworks and photos.

An accompanying music video for the track “Cardigan” will be released along with the album. It is directed by Swift and produced by Jil Hardin.

Tracklist:

1. “the 1”
2. “cardigan”
3. “the last great american dynasty”
4. “exile” (featuring Bon Iver)
5. “my tears ricochet”
6. “mirrorball”
7. “seven”
8. “august”
9. “this is me trying”
10. “illicit affairs”
11. “invisible string”
12. “mad woman”
13. “epiphany”
14. “betty”
15. “peace”
16. “hoax”
17. “the lakes”

OVERALL RATING

5 stars

Taylor Swift – Lover (Album)

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Lover is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on August 23, 2019. The album is Swift’s first release under Republic Records and Taylor Swift Productions. The lead single “Me!” featuring Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco was released on April 26, 2019. The second single “You Need to Calm Down” was released on June 13, 2019. The title track was released as the third single on August 16, 2019. Aside from Urie, Lover also features a collaboration with the Dixie Chicks. The album was produced by Swift, Jack Antonoff, Joel Little, Louis Bell, Frank Dukes and Sounwave, Swift also serves as the executive producer.

Tracklist:

1. I Forgot That You Existed

2. Cruel Summer

3. Lover

4. The Man

5. The Archer

6. I Think He Knows

7. Miss America & The Heartbreak Prince

8. Paper Rings

9. Cornelia Street

10. Death By a Thousand Cuts

11. London Boy

12. Soon You’ll Get Better (Featuring the Dixie Chicks)

13. False God

14. You Need to Calm Down

15. Afterglow

16. ME! (Featuring Brendon Urie)

17. It’s Nice To Have a Friend

18. Daylight

 

OVERALL RATING

4½ stars

Taylor Swift – Reputation (Album)

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Reputation (stylized as reputation) is the sixth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 10, 2017, through Big Machine Records. The album was primarily produced by Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Shellback and Swift herself, who also serves as the executive producer. English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and American rapper Future are both included as featured artists on its track “End Game”. According to Nielsen SoundScan, the album sold more than 925,000 copies in the US during its first three days of release.

On August 24, 2017, “Look What You Made Me Do” was released as the lead single from Reputation. The song broke several major records including the most Spotify streams in a 24-hour period by any artista. It hit number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 with the biggest sales and streaming figures of the year, becoming the fifth song by Swift to top the chart and also the first solo number one by a woman with 84.4 million streams since Adele’s “Hello” in 2015 and the second biggest after “Harlem Shake” (103.3 million). Its accompanying music video later premiered at the 2017 MTV Video Music Awards and was viewed 43.2 million times on YouTube in its first 24 hours, the most in any video in history breaking the 36 million views of “Gentleman” in 2013.

On September 2, 2017, Swift teased on Instagram that the first track off Reputation, titled “…Ready for It?”, was going to be released as a promotional single. It was made available for digital download with the pre-order of Reputation on September 3, 2017. On October 23, 2017, a teaser of the music video for the song was released. The next day, on October 24, the song impacted rhythmic contemporary radio as the album’s second single. The official music video premiered on October 27.

On October 19, 2017, Swift announced she would be releasing a new song titled “Gorgeous”. It became available the next day through digital retailers and streaming services as a promotional single from the album. The song reached the top ten in Canada and Australia and the top twenty in the United Kingdom and United States. On November 2, 2017, Swift announced she would be releasing the second promotional song from Reputation, while posting teasers on her official Twitter and Instagram accounts. The track, titled “Call It What You Want” was released at midnight on November 3, 2017.

Tracklist:

1.‘…Ready For It?’
2.‘End Game’ (feat. Ed Sheeran and Future)
3.‘I Did Something Bad’
4.‘Don’t Blame Me’
5.‘Delicate’
6.‘Look What You Made Me Do’
7.‘So It Goes…’
8.‘Gorgeous
9.‘Getaway Car’
10.‘King Of My Heart’
11.‘Dancing With Our Hands Tied’
12.‘Dress’
13.‘This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things’
14.‘Call It What You Want’
15.‘New Year’s Day’

 

OVERALL RATING
(5/5)