2006 Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released in North America on October 24, 2006, and reissued multiple times in 2007–2008, by Big Machine Records.
Swift relocated from Pennsylvania to Nashville, Tennessee at 14 to sign a songwriting contract with Sony/ATV Tree Music Publishing. Her recording contract with Big Machine in 2005 enabled her to work on the album with the producer Nathan Chapman during her freshman year of high school. She wrote or co-wrote all tracks of Taylor Swift; co-writers include Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, Angelo Petraglia, and Liz Rose. Inspired by her teenage outlook on life, the lyrics address love, friendships, and insecurity. Musically, Taylor Swift is a country album with pop and pop rock elements, and its acoustic arrangements are instrumented with guitars, banjos, and fiddles.
Tracks
1 Tim McGraw (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:51
2 Picture To Burn (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:31
3 Teardrops On My Guitar (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:37
4 A Place In This World (Angelo Petraglia; Robert Ellis Orrall; Taylor Swift) 03:19
5 Cold As You (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:59
6 The Outside (Taylor Swift) 03:27
7 Tied Together With A Smile (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 04:08
8 Stay Beautiful (Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:56
9 Should’ve Said No (Taylor Swift) 04:02
10 Mary’s Song (Oh My My My) (Brian Maher; Liz Rose; Taylor Swift) 03:33
11 Our Song (Taylor Swift) 03:22
Musicians
1 Tim McGraw
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Dobro | Bruce Bouton |
| Mandolin | Lex Price |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
2 Picture To Burn
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Steel Guitar | Scotty Sanders |
| Banjo | Jeff Hyde |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
3 Teardrops On My Guitar
| Bass | Nathan Chapman |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | John Willis |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Mandolin | John Wills |
| Organ | Nathan Chapman |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Percussion | Nathan Chapman |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
4 A Place In This World
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Guitar | Taylor Swift |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Steel Guitar | Scotty Sanders |
| Mandolin | John Wills |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Background Vocals | Stephanie Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
5 Cold As You
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Ilya Toshinsky |
| Banjo | Ilya Toshinsky |
| Dobro | Scotty Sanders |
| Organ | Nathan Chapman |
| Piano | Nathan Chapman |
| Fiddle | Andy Leftwich |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
6 The Outside
| Bass | Mike Brignardello |
| Drums | Shannon Forrest |
| Guitar | Gary Burnette |
| Steel Guitar | Dan Dugmore |
| Keyboards | Tony Harrell |
| Fiddle | Wanda Vick |
| Background Vocals | Liana Manis |
| Background Vocals | Robert Ellis Orrall |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
7 Tied Together With A Smile
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Dobro | Bruce Bouton |
| Mandolin | Lex Price |
| Organ | Nathan Chapman |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
8 Stay Beautiful
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Banjo | John Wills |
| Dobro | Scotty Sanders |
| Mandolin | Nathan Chapman |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
9 Should’ve Said No
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Steel Guitar | Scotty Sanders |
| Banjo | Ilya Toshinsky |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
10 Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Steel Guitar | Scotty Sanders |
| Banjo | Ilya Toshinsky |
| Dobro | Scotty Sanders |
| Mandolin | Andy Leftwich |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
11 Our Song
| Bass | Tim Marks |
| Drums | Nick Buda |
| Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Guitar | Taylor Swift |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nathan Chapman |
| Banjo | Nathan Chapman |
| Dobro | Bruce Bouton |
| Fiddle | Rob Hajacos |
| Percussion | Eric Darken |
| Background Vocals | Nathan Chapman |
| Vocals | Taylor Swift |
Liner Notes
Producer – Nathan Chapman (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – Robert Ellis Orrall (Track 6)
Producer (Additional) – Nathan Chapman (Track 6)
Producer (Executive) – Scott Borchetta
Coordinator – Jason Campbell, Melissa Carr, Scott Johnson, Whitney Sutton
Engineer (Additional) – Nathan Chapman (Tracks 5, 9, 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Aaron Chmielewski (Tracks 1, 7, 8, 11)
Engineer (Assistant) – Steve Short (2) (Tracks 2, 4)
Engineer (Assistant) – Gordon Hammond (Tracks 9, 10)
Mastered By – Hank Williams
Mixed By – Chuck Ainlay (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Mixed By – Jeff Balding (Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Greg Lawrence (Tracks 1, 7, 11)
Mixed By (Assistant) – Scott Kidd (Tracks 2, 4)
Recorded By – Chad Carlson (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 111)
Recorded By – Nathan Chapman (Tracks 3, 8)
Recorded By – Clarke Schleicher (Track 6)
Recorded By (Additional) – Chad Carlson (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 11)
Recorded By (Additional) – Nathan Chapman (Tracks 1, 2, 4, 7, 11)
Recorded By (Additional) – Allen Ditto (Track 6)
Design – Lee Ann Ramey
Graphics – Taylor Swift
Photography – Andrew Orth, Melinda Morris, Derrick Armond
Mastered At Mastermix
Mixed At Masterfonics
Engineered At Love Shack Studios
Recorded At The Castle Recording Studios
Recorded At Quad Studios
Recorded At The Sound Cottage, Nashville, TN
Recorded At Sound Emporium
Recorded At Dark Horse Recording
Recorded At The Tracking Room
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