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Fearless | 
 enlarge | Artist: Taylor Swift
Label: Big Machine Records
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  84 reviews
Sales Rank: 2
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 200
UPC: 843930001378
EAN: 0843930001378
Release Date: November 11, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Fearless | | • | Fifteen | | • | Love Story | | • | Hey Stephen | | • | White Horse | | • | You Belong With Me | | • | Breathe | | • | Tell Me Why | | • | You're Not Sorry | | • | The Way I Loved You | | • | Forever & Always | | • | The Best Day | | • | Change |
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Album Description
2008 sophomore album from the young Country singer/songwriter who charmed the hearts and charts of America beginning with her debut single 'Tim McGraw'. Her triple-platinum self-titled debut release has scanned over 3.4 million units and spent more weeks at #1 than any other Country album this year: 24 weeks! Taylor is the only Country female artist to have five Top 10 singles from a debut album and the only Country female vocalist this decade to reach the Top 5 on Billboard's Hot 100 Chart. Needless to say, she's a sensation that has only just begun to show what she is capable of. 13 tracks including the single 'Love Story' and 'Change', first heard during the 2008 Summer Olympics.
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 ~brilliant songwriter~ November 11, 2008
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
Taylor Swift is one talented teen! She had a hand again in every song on her highly anticipated sophomore CD - this time she wrote 7, and co-wrote 6. The first single, "Love Story" is a good example of how she can combine great lyrics with a catchy beat - and then produce a smash crossover hit. The most remarkable thing about the album is that it is incredibly balanced...and almost every song is so good that it could be released as a radio single. I think it is now safe to say that she is a rising star who will just keep on rising!
Taylor opens the album with the strong title track "Fearless", and ends the album with the powerful theme song of the summer Olympics, "Change". In the middle is a sure huge hit "The Way I Loved You" - a song that she wrote with John Rich. "Fifteen" is her most personal song, a bittersweet gem where she sings about her freshman year and her best friend for the past 5 years, Abigail. "White Horse" (which has already been featured on Grey's Anatomy) is a well written tearjerker - a heartfelt song that is just waiting to become her next blockbuster hit. A good example of her more acoustic side is "Breathe" - a simple song written with Colbie Caillat who also sings background vocals in the song. Taylor's writing seems to have matured and grown in the past 2 years. Take "The Best Day" for example - which is a completely different but awesome song, which is written about her family. She appeals to a wide audience, and executes this so well here on Fearless.
It's incredible how quickly Taylor crossed over and became not only a big country star, but a huge pop star also. It took only her second single - Teardrops On My Guitar - for her to become amazingly popular in mainstream music! Then she continued to release 3 more hits (two of them #1) off her debut album. Talk about a hard act to follow - but I can't see this trend stopping anytime soon with Fearless - this album is a major home run. She isn't the same country artist who sang "Tim Mcgraw", and I understand that some people will not be happy about that. If there are any flaws here, it would be that many of the songs are pop-country hits which are about the same subject - teens. You can't please everyone, but look for her to just become even bigger and more popular, with more #1's and crossover pop smash hits. Taylor's sophomore CD is very well done...filled with excellent, self-penned, radio-friendly top 40 hits! Overall ~ 9/10 ~
Pure country-pop cotton candy sprinkled with hearts and rainbows December 1, 2008
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
Ironically, I thought the first Taylor Swift album was terrible [I got it for free, thankfully], but I heard her sing "Love Story" on the Country Music Awards, and although her vocals were weak, I found the song very catchy, so I picked up "Fearless" on sale. As cheesy and girly as it is, I LOVE this album, and have been listening to nothing else for the 2 weeks since I got it. The title track ("Fearless") is the first song on the album, and it's a strong opener. Though I must say, "Fairy Tale" would have been a much better title for this album since these lightweight tunes are about as 'fearless' as a puppy dog on a stormy night, and have tons of prince/princess/horses/hand-holding/standing outside of bedroom windows type references.
"Fearless" is a collection of songs that any teeenaged girl can relate to. Are the lyrics profound? Nah. The music innovative and brilliant? Nope. But nor does it need to be. The beauty of this album is in it's simplicity, and the best way to enjoy this cd is to take it for exactly what it is: the romantic musings of a young girl in [and sometimes out] of love, set to catchy melodies with memorable hooks. For a little old lady like myself [I'm 29], this is a pleasant throwback to high school; a time when you want so badly to fit in, and whether or not your crush smiled at you could make or break your day. It's fun to revisist those days through the eyes of a young singer for whom this stuff is recent reality.
I had every reason not to like this cd [not a *huge* country fan, not 18, never known "small town" life, etc.], but like a plain ol' peanut butter and jelly sandwhich, it just hits the spot.
Favorite tracks:
Fearless
Breathe
Fifteen
Love Story
Taylor Swift: Fearless January 2, 2009
Taylor Swift has a voice one can listen to over and over (and I have). Outstanding Album! She started out as a Really Great Singer with a silky, smooth voice who can turn gutsy on a single note; her music and lyrics (credits to her co-writers, too) have matured in a very short time. It's refreshing to hear an album with no "in-your-face" (blatanly offensive words, or explicit obscene connotations) junk thrown in just for fun or in the name of "creative license." Taylor Swift takes simple life situations and makes something more lifelike out of them, as her songs range from Country to Pop Country to Balad. Kudos to surrounding herself with very talented musicians who blend well and complement her stage presence. She also shows you do not have to be on American Idol to be an American Idol. And did I mention the voice? Give her "a listen."
Fearless January 6, 2009
my 14 year old daughter loves the cd, plays it all the time, i also enjoy the songs
surprisingly great January 6, 2009
This album is great. Much better than I expected from such a young lady. She should be proud of her work and I wish her all the best in her future endeavors.
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