Taylor Swift (album)

Taylor Swift is the self-titled debut album by American country pop artist Taylor Swift. It was released on October 24, 2006.

Track listing

Deluxe Edition

All tracks are written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tim McGraw"	3:54
2.	"Picture to Burn"	2:57
3.	"Teardrops on My Guitar"	3:37
4.	"A Place in This World" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia)	3:24
5.	"Cold As You"	4:03
6.	"The Outside" (Swift)	3:31
7.	"Tied Together with a Smile"	4:13
8.	"Stay Beautiful"	4:00
9.	"Should've Said No" (Swift)	4:06
10.	"Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" (Swift, Rose, Brian Dean Maher)	3:37
11.	"Our Song" (Swift)	3:24
12.	"I'm Only Me When I'm with You" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia)	3:33
13.	"Invisible" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall)	3:23
14.	"A Perfectly Good Heart" (Swift, Brett James, Troy Verges)	3:40
15.	"Taylor's 1st Phone call with Tim McGraw"	4:43
Total length:		55:27

US Bonus Track Edition/UK Edition and iTunes Edition

All tracks are written by Taylor Swift and Liz Rose except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tim McGraw"	3:54
2.	"Picture to Burn"	2:57
3.	"Teardrops on My Guitar"	3:37
4.	"A Place in This World" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petragli)	3:24
5.	"Cold As You"	4:03
6.	"The Outside" (Swift)	3:31
7.	"Tied Together with a Smile"	4:13
8.	"Stay Beautiful"	4:00
9.	"Should've Said No" (Swift)	4:06
10.	"Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" (Swift, Rose, Brian Dean Maher)	3:37
11.	"Our Song" (Swift)	3:24
12.	"I'm Only Me When I'm with You" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall, Angelo Petraglia)	3:33
13.	"Invisible" (Swift, Robert Ellis Orrall)	3:23
14.	"A Perfectly Good Heart" (Swift, Brett James, Trey Verges)	3:40
15.	"Teardrops on My Guitar" (Pop Version)	3:00
Total length:		53:44

Bonus PC Extras
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Tim McGraw" (Enhanced Music Video)	3:51
2.	"Teardrops on My Guitar" (Enhanced Music Video)	3:45

Musical credits

As listed in liner notes.^[2]

Bruce Bouton – Dobro
Mike Brignardello – bass guitar
Nick Buda – drums
Gary Burnette – electric guitar
Nathan Chapman – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, banjo, drums, bass guitar, B-3 organ, background vocals
Stephanie Chapman – background vocals
Eric Darken – percussion
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Shannon Forest – drums
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Tony Harrell – keyboards
Jeff Hyde – banjo
Andy Leftwich – fiddle
Liana Manis – background vocals
Tim Marks – bass guitar
Robert Ellis Orrall – background vocals
Lex Price – mandolin
Scotty Sanders – steel guitar, Dobro
Shannon Haynes– lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar
Ilya Toshinsky – banjo, acoustic guitar
Wanda Vick – fiddle
John Willis – mandolin, high string acoustic guitar, banjo

Charts

For its' first week, the album sold 39,000 copies, debuting at #3 on the Top Country Albums chart and #19 on the Billboard 200. A few months later, after the radio release of "Teardrops on My Guitar", the album climbed to #1 on the Top Country Album chart and after the same songs' pop release, it climbed to #5 on the Billboard 200. It was certified platinum in May 2007, after only seven months of release.

The album has been on the U.S. Billboard 200 for 171 weeks and is currently at #65^[3] and thus became the longest charting album by a country female artist in the entire Nielsen SoundScan era. ^[4] It has sold 4,658,181+ copies to date in the U.S as of the issue dated February 13, 2010. It also charted as number one on the Billboard Country Albums Chart for 24 non consecutive weeks. ^[5]^[6] It has been certified 4x Platinum by the RIAA.^[7]^[8] On September 6, 2009 the album entered the official UK Album Top 100, rising from number 138 the following week to number 88 and peaked at number 81 the following week.

Country	Chart (2007~8)	Peak position
	Australian ARIA Albums Chart^[9]	68
	Australian ARIA Country Albums Chart^[10]	4
	Canadian Albums Chart^[11]	14
	Canadian Country Albums Chart^[12]	1
	U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums^[13]	1
	U.S. Billboard 200^[13]	5
	UK Album Chart^[14]	81

Preceded by 5th Gear by Brad Paisley	Top Country Albums number-one album August 4, 2007 - September 22, 2007	Succeeded by Just Who I Am: Poets & Pirates by Kenny Chesney
Preceded by Long Road Out Of Eden by Eagles	Top Country Albums number-one album January 19, 2008 - March 1, 2008	Succeeded by My Life's Been a Country Song by Chris Cagle
Preceded by My Life's Been a Country Song by Chris Cagle	Top Country Albums number-one album March 15, 2008	Succeeded by Good Time by Alan Jackson
Preceded by Good Time by Alan Jackson	Top Country Albums number-one album April 5, 2008	Succeeded by Troubadour by George Strait
Preceded by Julianne Hough by Julianne Hough	Top Country Albums number-one album June 14, 2008	Succeeded by Perfectly Clear by Jewel
Preceded by Perfectly Clear by Jewel	Top Country Albums number-one album June 28, 2008 - July 26, 2008	Succeeded by Beautiful Eyes by Taylor Swift

References

^ Tamarkin, Jeff. "allmusic ((( Taylor Swift > Overview )))". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
^ Taylor Swift (Media notes). Big Machine Records. 2006. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)
^ "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ Up for DiscussionPost Comment. "Ask Billboard: Neil Diamond, Taylor Swift, Queen - Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ "WCharts - World Charts : Billboard 200". Wcharts.blogspot.com. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ "Week Ending Oct. 18, 2009: Taylor Swift's Minor Miracle - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ Up for DiscussionPost Comment. "Chart Beat Thursday: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Billie Holiday - Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ "Gold & Platinum - December 30, 2009". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2009-12-30.
^ http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 Ariacharts.com
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^ http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/COUNTRY.html jam.canoe.ca
^ ^a ^b http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=766101&model.vnuAlbumId=1183852 Billboard.com
^ http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=14403

[1] Tamarkin, Jeff. "allmusic ((( Taylor Swift > Overview )))". Allmusic. Macrovision Corporation. Retrieved 2009-10-21.

[2] Taylor Swift (Media notes). Big Machine Records. 2006. {{cite AV media notes}}: |format= requires |url= (help); Unknown parameter |bandname= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |publisherid= ignored (help)

[3] "Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts". Billboard.com. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[4] Up for DiscussionPost Comment. "Ask Billboard: Neil Diamond, Taylor Swift, Queen - Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[5] "WCharts - World Charts : Billboard 200". Wcharts.blogspot.com. 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[6] "Week Ending Oct. 18, 2009: Taylor Swift's Minor Miracle - Chart Watch". New.music.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[7] Up for DiscussionPost Comment. "Chart Beat Thursday: Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Billie Holiday - Chart Beat". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[8] "Gold & Platinum - December 30, 2009". RIAA. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[9] "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2009-12-30.

[10] ttp://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_country.asp?chart=1F20 Ariacharts.com

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[12] ttp://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Charts/COUNTRY.html jam.canoe.ca

[billboard1-13] ttp://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=766101&model.vnuAlbumId=1183852 Billboard.com

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