Taylor Swift ( album ) - wikipedia Taylor Swift ( album ) Taylor Swift Studio album by Taylor Swift Released October 24, 2006 Recorded 2005 Studio The Castles Studios Quad Studios - A Sound Cottage Sound Emporium Genre Country Length 53 : 30 Label Big Machine Producer Scott Borchetta ( exec. ) Nathan Chapman Robert Ellis Orrall Taylor Swift chronology Taylor Swift ( 2006 ) The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection ( 2007 ) Singles from Taylor Swift `` Tim McGraw '' Released : June 19, 2006 `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' Released : February 19, 2007 `` Our Song '' Released : September 9, 2007 `` Picture to Burn '' Released : February 3, 2008 `` Should 've Said No '' Released : May 18, 2008 Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer - songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album 's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album 's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing relationships before being in one. Lyrics also touch on Swift 's personal struggles in high school. Five singles were released from the album, all of which have been certified platinum by the RIAA. `` Tim McGraw '' was released as the lead single and reached the top ten on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' was released as the second single and was the album 's best - charting song on the Billboard Hot 100. `` Our Song '' was released as the third single from the album and was Swift 's first number one on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs chart. It made her the youngest person to single - handedly write and perform a number one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. `` Picture to Burn '' and `` Should 've Said No '' were released as the fourth and fifth singles from the album, respectively, and both were successful on the country charts in the United States. Swift promoted the album by performing on tour as the opening act for artists such as Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Taylor Swift was received positively by contemporary critics, who praised Swift 's talent at such a young age. The album enjoyed commercial success and launched Swift 's career in country music. In the United States, it topped the Top Country Albums Chart for 24 non-consecutive weeks, and was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales of over 7 million copies. Taylor Swift has logged 275 weeks on Billboard 's Top 200 albums chart as of early 2013. The album was also successful outside of Swift 's native country, especially in Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Contents 1 Background 2 Development and music 3 Recording 4 Packaging and release 5 Promotion 6 Singles 7 Critical reception 8 Accolades 9 Commercial performance 10 Track listing 11 Personnel 12 Charts 12.1 Weekly charts 12.2 All - time chart 12.3 Year - end charts 13 Certifications 14 References 15 External links Background Swift is from Reading, Pennsylvania and developed an early interest in country music and songwriting. When she was eleven, she and her family made their first visit to Nashville, Tennessee in pursuit of a record deal, though nothing came out of it. Swift was judged and neglected by record labels for being too young. In regards to the labels which rejected her, she said, `` I can understand. They were afraid to put out a 13 - year - old. They were afraid to put out a 14 - year - old. Then they were afraid to put out a 15 - year - old. Then they were nervous about putting out a 16 - year - old. And I 'm sure if I had n't signed with Scott Borchetta ( head of Big Machine Records ), everybody would be afraid to put out a 17 - year - old. '' Development and Music Swift performing `` Teardrops on My Guitar ''. The song became the best - charting single from Taylor Swift on the Billboard Hot 100. Swift wrote `` Tim McGraw '' during her freshman year, knowing that she and her senior boyfriend, Brandon Borello, would break up at the end of the year when he left for college. Rose said Swift showed up at her after school job writing songs for Sony / ATV `` with the idea and the melody. She knew exactly what she wanted. '' The nostalgic song describes a summer romance and Swift 's hope that when Borello `` think ( s ) Tim McGraw '' he would `` think ( her ) favorite song '' -- McGraw 's `` Ca n't Tell Me Nothin '' -- and remember her. Conversely, `` Picture to Burn '' describes a girl furious after a break - up. Swift says that while the song is about `` just being mad '' and is `` completely, brutally honest '' ; she gave it a comedic edge. While at work after school, Swift `` found ( her ) self just sitting there with ( her ) guitar going, ' I hate his stupid truck that he does n't let me drive. He 's such a redneck ! Oh my God ! ', '' a line which developed into the song 's chorus. The up - tempo song is heavy with banjos and drums, while the chorus is marked by distorted guitars and big vocals. The singer penned the autobiographical song `` The Outside '' as an outlet at age twelve, the year she began writing her own songs. Like many of the other songs she wrote early on, the song describes the unhappiness and loneliness Swift felt when her love of country music alienated her from her peers. Swift wrote `` Tied Together with a Smile '' the day she learned one of her best friends was bulimic, a fact which shocked her. She recalled, `` How can somebody that seems so strong have such a horrible, horrible weakness ? Something that is killing her. '' The lyrics to `` Tied Together with a Smile '' describe a beautiful girl trying to hide her inner turbulence and mourn that `` You 're tied together with a smile / But you 're coming undone ''. Swift commented, `` I always thought that one of the biggest overlooked problems American girls face is insecurity. '' She wrote `` Should 've Said No '' according to `` something really, really dramatic and crazy happening to ( her ) and ( her ) needing to address it in the form of music ''. The song was a last minute addition to Taylor Swift : Swift had written it two days before mastering was scheduled and booklets were about to be printed ; she then called her producer and completed the song overnight. `` Mary 's Song ( Oh My My My ) '' was actually inspired by her next - door neighbors ' long lasting marriage, being the opposite of what tabloids fixate on. Swift wrote `` Our Song '' for her freshman year of high school talent show with no intentions of including it on the album. She claimed she `` just knew there was something about it '' and chose to include it on Taylor Swift. `` I wrote it about this guy I was dating, and how we did n't have a song. So I went ahead and wrote us one. '' The song is a narrative and describes a young couple who use the events in their lives in place of a regular song. The banjo - riddled song is placed at the end of the album due to its closing lyrics, a request to `` play it again ''. `` Invisible '' is ballad describing loneliness and heartache of going unnoticed. Sean Dooley of About.com writes, the `` piano - driven song (... ) perfectly captures the awkward teenage angst we all endure -- or have endured -- at one time or another. '' Recording While recording her demo album, Swift worked with demo producer Nathan Chapman, whom she met in a little shed behind a publishing company she was at. Swift said, `` I 'd always go in there and play him some new songs, and the next week he would have this awesome track, on which he played every instrument, and it sounded like a record. We did this for a period of a year to two years before I got my record deal. '' To record Taylor Swift, she had to choose which album producer she would work with : `` Then, all of a sudden, it was, ' OK, we 're going to use this producer ' or ' We 're going to use that producer. ' '' After experimenting with different producers, originating from Nashville, Swift chose Chapman because of the unique sound he put into songs. Big Machine Records was skeptical about hiring Chapman because he had never done a studio album prior to Taylor Swift, only demos. Swift described the songs he produced as `` the right chemistry hit ( ting ) '' and therefore, Big Machine Records accepted Chapman producing some of the album 's songs. In the end, Chapman produced all but one of the tracks on Taylor Swift. Recording was executed during a four - month period before 2005 was over. Packaging and release Taylor Swift was released on October 24, 2006 with eleven tracks. Swift was highly involved in the album packaging, designing doodle graphics herself. She also personally capitalized specific letters in the lyrics from each song to spell out hidden messages, a feat she would also execute for her succeeding albums. On November 6, 2007, the album was released under the title Taylor Swift Deluxe Edition for a limited time. The deluxe edition contained three new songs : `` I 'm Only Me When I 'm with You '', `` Invisible '' and `` A Perfectly Good Heart '', the radio edits for `` Teardrops on My Guitar '', and `` Our Song '', and Swift 's first phone conversation with Tim McGraw. The release also bore new artwork and a bonus DVD with all of Swift 's music videos at the time ( `` Tim McGraw '', `` Teardrops on My Guitar '', and `` Our Song '' ), behind - the - scenes footage of `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' and `` Our Song '' music videos, and a performance of `` Picture to Burn '', among other material. The American retail company Target released an exclusive version of Taylor Swift Deluxe Edition, with performances of Swift during McGraw and Hill 's Soul2Soul II Tour. A third and final edition appeared on March 18, 2008 with the original album artwork, including the three new songs from the Taylor Swift Deluxe Edition, as well as the radio edit of `` Picture to Burn, '' and an additional pop remix of `` Teardrops on My Guitar ''. This version of the album was also released on vinyl in 2016. A karaoke version of Taylor Swift was released on January 27, 2009, containing the first fourteen tracks from the album on both CD + G and DVD. Promotion Swift performing `` Our Song '' when opening for Rascal Flatts ' Me and My Gang Tour. It was her first number - one on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs. Swift 's first broadcast performance of `` Tim McGraw '' was on October 24, 2006 on Good Morning America. Other songs from Taylor Swift have been performed on television programs, award shows, and festivals such as The Megan Mullally Show, the New Faces Show, America 's Got Talent, TRL, the 2008 CMT Music Awards, and the Academy of Country Music. Swift spent much of 2006 promoting `` Tim McGraw '' and Taylor Swift in a radio tour. In regards to the extensive radio tour, Swift commented, `` Radio tours for most artists last six weeks. Mine lasted six months. That 's because I wanted it to. I wanted to meet every single one of the people that was helping me out. '' Swift also promoted the album by performing as an opening act for several country artists ' concert tours. She opened for Rascal Flatts on several dates, from October 19 to November 3, 2006, included on the Me and My Gang Tour ( 2006 -- 07 ), performing a total of five songs from the album. She also served as opening act on twenty dates for George Strait 's 2007 United States tour, and selected dates for Brad Paisley 's Bonfires & Amplifiers Tour ( 2007 -- 08 ) ; Swift served as an opening act during all 2007 legs of the tour. During mid-2007, Swift engaged as the opening act on several dates for Tim McGraw 's and Faith Hill 's joint tour, Soul2Soul II Tour ( 2006 -- 07 ). Swift again opened for Flatts for their Still Feels Good Tour in 2008. In addition, Swift performed six songs from Taylor Swift on her first headlining tour, the Fearless Tour ( 2009 -- 10 ). Singles `` Tim McGraw '' was released as the lead single from Taylor Swift on June 19, 2006. The song was critically appreciated for Swift 's delivery. `` Tim McGraw '' enjoyed commercial success, peaking at number forty on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number six on Billboard 's Hot Country Songs ; it was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for the shipment of 2,000,000 copies. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' was released as the second single from Taylor Swift. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' received critical success for its memorable chorus and crossover potential, as well as commercial success by becoming the best - charting single from Taylor Swift on the Billboard Hot 100, peaking at number thirteen. It became Swift 's first pop crossover hit, peaking at number eleven on the now - canceled Pop 100 chart. The song was certified double platinum by the RIAA for the shipment of 3,000,000 copies. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' peaked at number forty - five in Canada and at number fifty - one in the United Kingdom. `` Our Song '' was released as the third single from the album. The song was critically favored, being described as `` gem ''. `` Our Song '' peaked at number sixteen on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified quadraple platinum by the RIAA ; it also became Swift 's first - number one on Hot Country Songs. The song peaked at number thirty on the Canadian Hot 100, becoming the best - charting single from Taylor Swift in Canada. `` Picture to Burn '' was released as the fourth single from Taylor Swift. `` Picture to Burn '' was appreciated by contemporary critics for lyrics reflecting feminism. It became a fourth consecutive top ten single for Swift on the United States ' chart Hot Country Songs and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. `` Should 've Said No '' was released as the fifth and final single from the album. In the United States, `` Should 've Said No '' became Swift 's second number - one on Hot Country Songs and was certified double platinum by the RIAA. The song made its highest international peak in the New Zealand Singles Chart, at number eighteen. Critical reception Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic Country Weekly Taylor Swift received positive reviews from contemporary critics. Jeff Tamarkin of AllMusic described Swift as `` a fresh, still girlish voice, full of hope and naïveté, but it 's also a confident and mature one ''. He said her `` talent to be reckoned '' was portrayed through the songs `` Tim McGraw '', `` The Outside '', and `` Mary 's Song ( Oh My My My ) ''. Tamarkin criticized producer Nathan Chapman for applying `` a gloss that not all ( songs ) really require and in some cases would do better to shed ''. Rick Bell of Country Standard Time gave a positive review, saying that Swift had `` smart songwriting '' and that `` her deeply personal, self - penned songs, particularly ' The Outside ' and ' Our Song ' '' were `` stirring. '' He compared her sound to Cyndi Thomson and Hilary Duff. Chris Neal of Country Weekly said that Swift `` demonstrat ( es ) an honesty, intelligence and idealism with which listeners of any age will be able to connect '' and added that `` the more thoughtful material suggests a talent poised to last well past high school. '' Ken Rosenbaum of The Toledo Blade wrote Swift `` deftly handles lyrics and subjects in that shadowy area between teenager and womanhood. '' Accolades Year Organization Award Result Ref. 2008 Academy of Country Music Awards Album of the Year Nominated Commercial performance Swift performing `` Tim McGraw '' in 2007. On the week ending November 11, 2006, Taylor Swift debuted at number nineteen on the Billboard 200 due to sales of 40,000 copies. It reached its highest sales week on the week ending January 5, 2008 with 187,000 copies sold. After sixty - three weeks on the Billboard 200, on the week ending January 19, 2008, the album reached its charting peak at number five due to sales of 47,000 copies. Taylor Swift marked the longest stay on the Billboard 200 by any album released in the decade. As of June 3, 2011, the album has stayed on the chart for 275 weeks. The album topped Billboard 's Top Country Albums Chart for twenty - four non-consecutive weeks. On the week ending August 2, 2008, Swift 's EP Beautiful Eyes replaced Taylor Swift as the chart 's number one album. With Taylor Swift charting at number two, Swift became the first artist to hold the first two positions on Top Country Albums since LeAnn Rimes charted in 1997 with Blue ( 1996 ) and Unchained Melody : The Early Years ( 1997 ). In December 2017, the album was certified seven times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for the shipment and sales of 7,000,000 copies. As of July 2015, the album has sold 5.52 million copies in the United States. Six years after its release, Taylor Swift debuted at number thirty - eight on the New Zealand Albums Chart. Taylor Swift peaked at number fourteen on the Canadian Albums Chart and at number - one on the Canadian Country Albums Chart. Taylor Swift was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association ( CRIA ) for the shipment of 80,000 copies. In Australia, Taylor Swift peaked at number thirty - three on the main chart and at number three on the country - genre chart. On the week ending September 5, 2009, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 88 ; the following week, it reached its peak at number 81. The album has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) for sales of more than 100,000 copies. Track listing Standard edition No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Tim McGraw '' Taylor Swift Liz Rose 3 : 54 2. `` Picture to Burn '' Swift Rose 2 : 55 3. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' Swift Rose 3 : 35 4. `` A Place in This World '' Swift Robert Ellis Orrall Angelo Petraglia 3 : 22 5. `` Cold as You '' Swift Rose 4 : 01 6. `` The Outside '' Swift 3 : 29 7. `` Tied Together with a Smile '' Swift Rose 4 : 11 8. `` Stay Beautiful '' Swift Rose 3 : 58 9. `` Should 've Said No '' Swift 4 : 04 10. `` Mary 's Song ( Oh My My My ) '' Swift Rose Brian Maher 3 : 35 11. `` Our Song '' Swift 3 : 24 Total length : 40 : 28 show Digital edition ( bonus track ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` I 'd Lie '' Swift 3 : 40 show Enhanced edition ( bonus videos ) No. Title Length 1. `` Tim McGraw '' 4 : 00 2. `` Taylor 's Grand Ole Opry Debut '' 2 : 56 show 2008 reissue edition ( bonus tracks ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` I 'm Only Me When I 'm with You '' Swift Orrall Petraglia 3 : 35 13. `` Invisible '' Swift Orrall 3 : 26 14. `` A Perfectly Good Heart '' Swift Brett James Troy Verges 3 : 42 15. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' ( pop version ) Swift Rose 2 : 58 show 2008 reissue enhanced edition ( bonus videos ) No. Title Length 1. `` Tim McGraw '' 4 : 00 2. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' 3 : 45 show Deluxe edition ( bonus tracks ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 12. `` I 'm Only Me When I 'm with You '' Swift Orrall Petraglia 3 : 35 13. `` Invisible '' Swift Orrall 3 : 26 14. `` A Perfectly Good Heart '' Swift Brett James Troy Verges 3 : 42 15. `` Taylor Swift 's 1st Phone Call with Tim McGraw '' 4 : 44 show Deluxe edition ( bonus DVD ) No. Title Length 1. `` Tim McGraw '' ( music video ) 4 : 00 2. `` Tim McGraw '' ( Live at Grand Ole Opry ) 2 : 56 3. `` Tim McGraw '' ( Live at Yahoo ! Music ) 4 : 05 4. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' ( music video ) 3 : 45 5. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' ( behind the scenes ) 4 : 16 6. `` Our Song '' ( music video ) 3 : 30 7. `` Our Song '' ( behind the scenes ) 11 : 30 8. `` A Place in This World '' ( GAC Short Cut series ) 21 : 48 9. `` Picture to Burn '' ( CMT 's unplugged at 330 sessions video performance ) 3 : 14 10. `` Taylor 's Home Movie '' 5 : 40 show Target deluxe edition ( bonus DVD ) No. Title Length 11. `` Taylor 's Performance on the Tim McGraw and Faith Hill Tour 2007 '' 10 : 12 show Karaoke edition ( CD / DVD ) No. Title Writer ( s ) Length 1. `` Tim McGraw '' Swift Rose 3 : 52 2. `` Picture to Burn '' Swift Rose 2 : 57 3. `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' Swift Rose 3 : 24 4. `` A Place in This World '' Swift Orrall Petraglia 3 : 22 5. `` Cold as You '' Swift Rose 4 : 01 6. `` The Outside '' Swift 3 : 27 7. `` Tied Together with a Smile '' Swift Rose 4 : 11 8. `` Stay Beautiful '' Swift Rose 3 : 58 9. `` Should 've Said No '' Swift 4 : 04 10. `` Mary 's Song ( Oh My My My ) '' Swift Rose Maher 3 : 35 11. `` Our Song '' Swift 3 : 27 12. `` I 'm Only Me When I 'm with You '' Swift Orrall Petraglia 3 : 33 13. `` Invisible '' Swift Orrall 3 : 24 14. `` Perfectly Good Heart '' Swift Brett James Troy Verges 3 : 42 Notes `` I 'd Lie '' was available as an exclusive download for copies of the album purchased at Best Buy during the first week of release. Initial pressings of the deluxe edition replaced the original versions of `` Teardrops on My Guitar '' and `` Our Song '' with their respective radio single versions. Later deluxe pressings also replaced `` Picture to Burn '' with its country radio edit and scrapped the bonus DVD and Swift 's phone call with McGraw and replaced them with the pop version of `` Teardrops on My Guitar ''. Personnel Credits are adapted from liner notes of Taylor Swift. Chuck Ainlay -- mixing Jeff Balding -- mixing Bruce Bouton -- Dobro Mike Brignardello -- bass Scott Borchetta -- executive producer Nick Buda -- drums Gary Brunette -- electric guitar Jason Campbell -- production coordination Chason Carlson -- engineer Nathan Chapman -- acoustic guitar, banjo, bass, drums, electric guitar, engineer, background vocals, mandolin, production Aaron Chmielewski -- assistant engineer Eric Darken -- percussion Allen Ditto -- engineer Dan Dugmore -- pedal steel Shannon Forrest -- drums Rob Hajacos -- fiddle Gordon Hammon -- assistant engineer Tony Harrell -- keyboard Jeffrey Hyde -- banjo Scott Kidd -- mixing assistant Greg Lawrence -- mixing assistant Andy Leftwich -- fiddle, mandolin Liana Manis -- background vocals Tim Marks -- bass Robert Ellis Orrall -- background vocals, producer Lex Price -- mandolin Lee Ann Ramey -- graphic design Joshua Whitmore -- dobro, pedal steel Clarke Schleicher -- engineer Steve Short -- assistant engineer Sandi Spika -- engineer Whitney Sutton -- production coordination Taylor Swift -- acoustic guitar, lead vocals, background vocals Ilya Toshinsky -- acoustic guitar, banjo Wanda Vick -- fiddle Hank Williams -- mastering John Willis -- banjo, mandolin, hi string acoustic guitar Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 2006 -- 2012 ) Peak position Australian Albums ( ARIA ) 33 Australian Country Albums ( ARIA ) Canadian Albums ( Billboard ) 14 Canadian Country Albums ( Billboard ) Irish Albums ( IRMA ) 59 New Zealand Albums ( RMNZ ) 38 UK Albums ( OCC ) 81 US Billboard 200 5 US Top Country Albums ( Billboard ) All - time chart Chart Position US Billboard 200 18 US Billboard 200 ( Women ) 9 Year - end charts Chart ( 2007 ) Position US Billboard 200 9 US Billboard Country Albums Chart ( 2008 ) Position US Billboard 200 5 US Billboard Country Albums Chart ( 2009 ) Position US Billboard 200 24 US Billboard Country Albums 6 Chart ( 2010 ) Position US Billboard 200 62 US Billboard Country Albums 19 Chart ( 2011 ) Position US Billboard 200 164 Certifications Region Certification Certified units / Sales Australia ( ARIA ) Platinum 110,000 Canada ( Music Canada ) Platinum 205,000 United Kingdom ( BPI ) Gold 100,000 United States ( RIAA ) 7 × Platinum 5,700,000 Summaries Worldwide N / A 6,500,000 sales figures based on certification alone shipments figures based on certification alone References ^ Jump up to : Taylor Swift ( CD ). 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Question: when was taylor swift's first album released
Answer: October 24, 2006