Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift

TAYLOR SWIFT is the title of American pop star TAYLOR SWIFT's album. The album features 12 tracks. The opening song TIM MCGRAW is an upbeat number with positive lyrics and uplifting vocals that really shine at the chorus to accompany the soothing melodies. PICTURE TO BURN tells a good story through the lyrics with the heartfelt emotion expressed in the vocals and good instrumental support. TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR borders on having corny lyrics though the smoothness of the instrumental work along with the gentle vocals veers the song away from cheesiness. PLACE IN THE WORLD has a corking intro which introduces Swift's ...  Read the complete review

With Taylor Swift's second album 'Fearless' set to be released on 11th November 2008, this seemed like a good time to review her debut. Although she has barely been heard of over here, Taylor's self-titled first album shot to No.1 in the States and has gone triple-platinum - not bad for a girl who was only 16 when it was released in 2006! All five of the singles released from it made the Top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100 (the US singles chart), with two of them getting to No.1 and one of them, 'Our Song', staying in the top spot for 6 weeks! Taylor's style is sweet, pop-country songs with catchy tunes and poignant, self-penned lyrics. Her voice is ...  Read the complete review

I first heard of Taylor Swift when I heard "Teardrops on My Guitar" on internet radio and promptly downloaded it. A few months later I heard "Our Song" and read an interview in a magazine as her debut album was to be reissued. Well, here it is, and I certainly wasn't disappointed. For those of you who are not familiar with her, Taylor is quickly making a big name for herself in the country music world - and she's only 18! After setting out to Nashville at the age of 13 from her home in Pennsylvania, she quickly snapped up a record contract and her debut single Tim McGraw was released in 2006, and to date all three of her singles have made ...  Read the complete review