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Taylor SwiftAudio CD
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Hi, I'm Taylor. I love the number 13. I was born in December on a Christmas tree farm. I like imagining what life was like hundreds of years ago. I have blurry eyesight. My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I'm concerned, love is absolutely everything.
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  • Audio CD (October 22, 2012)
  • Original Release Date: 2012
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Big Machine Records
  • ASIN: B008XNZMOU
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (717 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #52 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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Hi, I'm Taylor. I love the number 13. I was born in December on a Christmas tree farm. I like imagining what life was like hundreds of years ago. I have blurry eyesight. My favorite thing in life is writing about life, specifically the parts of life concerning love. Because, as far as I'm concerned, love is absolutely everything.
I'm easily excited, thrilled, scared, and shocked. I'm 22 now, but I never stopped jumping up and down when something wonderful happens. My biggest fear is getting bad news. Or, letting someone down. I really love showing people what I meant when I wrote a song, so my shows are very theatrical. I knock on wood constantly. I have a cat named Meredith. She's named after my favorite character on Grey's Anatomy, and she's fantastic. I live in Nashville, a magical land where 99% of the people are friendly and courteous drivers who let you in and don't honk at you.
I go into a trance when I'm in an antique store. I don't like it when something or someone turns out to be different than what you originally thought. Like when you're shopping and you find a really cute dress, only to realize it s actually a strange jumpsuit situation. But I mostly don't like it when it happens with people. I love my friends and I'm always making new ones. I don't really think you can ever stop making new friends or learning about as many new things as possible. I also don't think you should ever take life so seriously that you forget to play.
Music has taken me all over the world, but the fans are the reason it's been so magical. I'm so blown away by how nice they are to me. It's strange to feel so understood by such a large group of people, but I love it. For the last two years, I've been working on an album called Red. I called it that because of the tumultuous, crazy adventures in love and loss that it chronicles. In my mind, when you experience love that's fast paced and out of control and mixes infatuation, jealousy, frustration, miscommunication, and all of those lovely emotions... In retrospect, it all looks red.
I can't wait for so many things. But mostly I can't wait to see you, whether it's in a crowd or a coffee shop. Thank you for listening, showing up, reading, and taking such good care of me.
--Taylor

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There are many good songs on this album. diane S  |  101 reviewers made a similar statement
We have been listening to this CD in our car non-stop since it was received at Christmas. Ellen  |  106 reviewers made a similar statement
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328 of 348 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
There are going to be hundreds of reviews of this album out there (and yes, I'm old, I still call them albums) and I know I'm not in Taylor's main demographic audience. First off, I'm a guy. Second off I'm 42 years old and normally listen to things like Irish punk, The Beatles, Springsteen or some hard core country like Chris Knight. I love big band music whether it's Frank Sinatra or Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. With all of that said, I adore Taylor and this new album "Red."

Taylor's songwriting is still in fine form here. The thing that always amazes me about her writing is that she's able to tell stories in her songs, she keeps it simple and more often than not finds one heck of a hook in the chorus. There is passion, there's energy and there is joy. Sure, there are so sad songs, but it seems to my that Taylor takes so much joy in making music that it's hard as a listener not to get caught up in that with her.

After listening to the 16 tracks and the 6 bonus tracks available on some packages I have to say that Taylor's bonus tracks alone are better than what most artists are putting out as albums these days. The "demo" recordings of "Treacherous," "Red" and "State of Grace" are excellent and polished works that are just a bit more stripped down than the versions that appear on the album. It's not really fair to call them demos, as when I hear that word I'm expecting below-par sound and performance. I think it's the mark of a good song if it can be done solo-acoustic (or at least very stripped down) and these three songs certainly hold up well.

For me the whole album is very solid, there are no songs on this disc that I'd skip when listening to it. There is a nice mix of slower ballads and hard hitting rock numbers.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive! October 29, 2012
By Jeannie
Format:Audio CD
Being 35, I feel that I am a little out of the demographic age range for Taylor's "expected" audience. I feel that her songwriting allows women of different age brackets to relate to her experiences; it is surprisingly comforting to know that someone else has had the same things happen while in romantic relationships.

My favorite album prior to this one was "Fearless." It was a mix of happy-go-lucky to mysterious, to sad tunes and I feel that "Red" mimics that tone, but with an angry twist! Her passion is evident and I greatly admire how she wears her heart on her sleeve with no apparent hesitation.

Although some of the high notes are a little sharp, her songwriting is what brings me back to her albums time and time again. Over the years, I have listened to many artists and tracks but I find that hers are the only ones that I can listen to, over and over again.

Definitely recommended, no matter what age you are! :)
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45 of 56 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Paint the Town in Red October 22, 2012
Format:Audio CD
Well...she had done it again. I love Taylor Swift. Theres just something about her voice that makes my day a little better. Her songs grow on me. Every album just kind of grows on you until you find that you know every lyric of every song. After first listen I was like..."Huh?" And then another listen. And another. And now I'm thinking out loud "YES!". She does take some leaps on this album. Experimenting with different beats, different instruments, and pushes super close to bubblegum pop, maybe even too far for some fans. But, this is Taylor Swift after all and Swifties will love her efforts and style. Some songs stand tall and others fall short. Among the best are Begin Again, I Almost Do, All Too Well, Treacherous, and Everything has Changed. Among the different are Red, I Knew You Were Trouble, 22 and State of Grace. This IS a different album. Some songs don't feel polished and this is completely different than previous albums. Some songs aren't lyrically 'heavy' like I Knew You Were Trouble, State of Grace, and We Are Never.... Is that a bad thing? No. Its just different. Every album gives us a new take on where she is musically and lyrically. Bottom line. Go get the album. You know you want to!
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25 of 32 people found the following review helpful
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My initial impression of Taylor Swift's new album RED was that it's very good, and that's probably a fair assessment, but there are two things that I have to say about it. First, a little history...

You see, Taylor's albums have all come two years apart. Her self-titled debut dropped in 2006. FEARLESS followed in 2008, SPEAK NOW in 2010, etc. So it's been six years since her debut, and four since what was, in the opinion of myself and many others, her best album. FEARLESS showed some of the true potential of an emerging young songwriter who combined outstanding pop sensibility with a maturity beyond her years that was both fresh and wholesome. And SPEAK NOW saw her exploring different influences and directions in songwriting. The problem for me comes with RED and the fact that, two years after SPEAK NOW, and four years after FEARLESS, her music leaves me no reason to believe she is any longer mature beyond her years; in fact, she is still singing about the same kind of whimsical experiences that only a person like herself -- young, wealthy, gorgeous -- gets to have. Compare the song "Fifteen" on FEARLESS, which cautions young girls about the danger of falling in love too young, with "22" on RED... a song about the mania of being 22 and dancing with guys who are "bad news". One shows wisdom not necessarily common among young women her age, while the other eschews that wisdom for potentially reckless whimsy. So the first thing is this: whatever credit I once gave Taylor Swift for being mature beyond her years has evaporated.

The second thing is more easily explained, but also warrants some comparison to older albums. Taylor's debut album was clearly country music.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable
Like basically every song, it's just a fun album from a cute girl who writes really good lyrics. Happy with it!
Published 12 minutes ago by Pam Olsen
5.0 out of 5 stars Red Rocks
Taylor Swift has done it again... With her signature Pop/Country sound, "Red" has something for everyone. "We are Never Ever... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Scott Cloud
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Taylor Swift Album
It is Taylor Swift. She is very talented and keeps putting out good music. I got this for my wife.
Published 5 days ago by Paul M. Frasca
5.0 out of 5 stars Epoch-Making For Me !!!
I encountered this album, or one of the songs in this album to be exact, when I was watching cable TV music program in my hotel room in London : that was "I Knew You Were Trouble"... Read more
Published 6 days ago by Akira Miyazaki
2.0 out of 5 stars Meh
The previous album was much better. Most songs sound about the same and they get old after about two listenings. I love maybe one or two songs from the entire album.
Published 7 days ago by Gal
5.0 out of 5 stars Nice transition to pop
Taylor Swift has established herself as a respectable country artist and she has taken a foray into the pop world to much surprise. This is a solid album with catchy tunes. Read more
Published 8 days ago by Michael J. Gebhardt
5.0 out of 5 stars got it for free!
Thanks amazon for giving this album for free... I really liked it, it's has very nice songs and hits! a must have!
Published 8 days ago by ANK2
3.0 out of 5 stars Not "Country" enough for my taste
"Red" may be what some listeners were looking for. I bought it for my kids but snagged a listen or two for myself. It was not what I hoped to hear. Read more
Published 9 days ago by J. R. Hunt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great CD
A lot of songs that I didn't know were on the CD that I liked. Kids and I enjoy jamming to this in the car.
Published 10 days ago by S. Hiatt
4.0 out of 5 stars No country?
Being a fan of Taylor swift for years, I really like that country voice but I don't think it's bad she's changing a little. Besides, is it really her fault? Read more
Published 10 days ago by T. V
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mp3?
Yes why is there only cd and album ?.
Is itunes the only site where new album can be downloaded.
Finally is there a date when mp3 download will be made available
Oct 22, 2012 by D. Alvara |  See all 27 posts
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It is on the deluxe version of speak now. here is the link: http://www.amazon.com/Speak-Now-Swift-Taylor/dp/B004927I50/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1346757588&sr=1-1&keywords=speak+now+deluxe+edition
Sep 4, 2012 by Borhan Bakhshi |  See all 33 posts
Is the "Red" CD Copy Protected?
I bought and copied Taylor Swift's second and third CDs "Fearless" and "Speak Now (2-CD Deluxe Edition) and ripped them just fine onto iTunes. They also went on my iPods easily. I'm unsure about the other two but I'm sure they work normally. Good question though!
Nov 20, 2012 by Adrian Cooper |  See all 5 posts
Why is everyone so shocked about this album's sound?
The only Taylor Swift album I truely "LOVE" is her first album. Even back then she wanted to go more toward "Pop' with songs like "The Outside".

"Fearless" I thought was probably her "best album" but then again, I thought it was going more toward... Read more
Nov 2, 2012 by Mr. x |  See all 3 posts
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We can see from the timestamp of your edit that you corrected the spelling 43 minutes after my post gently pointing out the mistake. And your followup post claiming you spelled it right was posted one... Read more
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