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In the process of coming to that realization, I started developing this really keen sense of observation - of how to watch people and see what they did. I found that you don't have to date someone to write a song about them I was going through a really tough time in school and facing a lot of rejection among my peers.I found that I was alone a lot of the time, kind of on the outside looking into their discussions and the things they were saying to each other. "You listen to my album and it sounds like I've had 500 boyfriends. Most songs on the album were written during Swift's freshman year of high school. As a result, the songs on Taylor Swift describe coming of age experiences such as insecurity, young love, and teenage angst. Swift describes Taylor Swift as " diary from early teens" and says she wrote the songs featured on the album "in real time", as she was experiencing them. Swift began working on her debut album in the same year she was signed to Big Machine Records.
In 2005, while performing at The Bluebird Café, Swift caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, CEO of Big Machine Records she eventually signed with the label. At the age of fourteen, she received a publishing contract with Sony/ATV Music. Two years later, her family moved to Nashville in the same year, Swift development deal with RCA Records, which she ultimately rejected because she refused to be on an artist development deal. And I'm sure if I hadn't signed with Scott Borchetta, everybody would be afraid to put out a 17-year-old." Then they were nervous about putting out a 16-year-old. Then they were afraid to put out a 15-year-old. They were afraid to put out a 14-year-old. They were afraid to put out a 13-year-old. In regards to the labels which rejected her, she said, Swift was often judged and neglected by record labels for being too young. When she was eleven, she and her family made their first visit to Nashville, Tennessee in peruse of a record deal, though nothing came out of it. Swift is from Wyomissing, Pennsylvania and developed an early interest in country music and songwriting. Swift promoted Taylor Swift by performing at several venues, which included her opening for Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. " Picture to Burn" and " Should've Said No" were released as the fourth single and fifth single from the album, respectively, both becoming a success on the country-genre charts in the United States and later peaking at number eighteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart. " Our Song" was released as the third single from the album and became Swift's first number-one on Hot Country Songs. " Teardrops on My Guitar" was released as the second single from Taylor Swift, becoming the best-charting song from Taylor Swift on the Billboard Hot 100. " Tim McGraw" was released as the lead single from Taylor Swift it became a top ten on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. It also charted in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.įive singles were released from the album, all of which were certified platinum by the RIAA. Taylor Swift marked the longest stay on the Billboard 200 by any album released in the decade.
The album enjoyed commercial success in the United States, it peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, topped the Top Country Albums Chart for twenty-four non-consecutive weeks, and was certified four times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Taylor Swift was received positively by contemporary critics, who praised Swift's talent. Musically, the album is styled to blend country music and pop music and lyrically, it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing relationships before being in one.
Swift experimented to record the album with several album producers, ultimately choosing the producer of her demo album, Nathan Chapman. Swift wrote or co-wrote every song on Taylor Swift most co-written songs feature Liz Rose as a writer. Most of the writing took place during Swift's freshman year of high school. After signing a record deal in 2005, the album was released on Octoby Big Machine Records. Taylor Swift is the eponymous debut studio album by American country singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.
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