Fearless (Taylor Swift album)

Fearless
Fearless
Studio album by Taylor Swift
Released	November 11, 2008
Recorded	2007–2008
Studio	Blackbird; Fool on the Hill; Quad; Sound Cottage; Sound Emporium; Starstruck (Nashville); Sound Kitchen (Franklin);
Genre	Country pop
Length	53:26
Label	Big Machine;
Producer	Nathan Chapman; Taylor Swift;
Taylor Swift chronology
Singles from Fearless
	"Love Story"; Released: September 15, 2008; "White Horse"; Released: December 8, 2008; "You Belong with Me"; Released: April 20, 2009; "Fifteen"; Released: August 31, 2009; "Fearless"; Released: January 4, 2010;

Fearless is the second album released by singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on November 11, 2008 in the United States and Canada and March 9 2009 elsewhere. It was worked on for 2 years. It has 19 tracks. The majority of the album was written as Swift was touring. Swift produced the album with Nathan Chapman. It featured co-writing credits from Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Colbie Caillat, and John Rich. To promote the album Swift went on the Fearless Tour.

Track listing

Fearless standard track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Fearless"	4:01
2.	"Fifteen"	4:54
3.	"Love Story"	3:55
4.	"Hey Stephen"	4:14
5.	"White Horse"	3:54
6.	"You Belong with Me"	3:51
7.	"Breathe" (featuring Colbie Caillat)	4:23
8.	"Tell Me Why"	3:20
9.	"You're Not Sorry"	4:21
10.	"The Way I Loved You"	4:03
11.	"Forever & Always"	3:45
12.	"The Best Day"	4:05
13.	"Change"	4:40
Total length:		53:26

International edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
3.	"Love Story" (international mix)	3:55
14.	"Our Song" (international mix)	3:21
15.	"Teardrops on My Guitar" (international mix)	3:15
16.	"Should've Said No" (international mix)	4:08
Total length:		64:25

Fearless: Platinum Edition track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Jump Then Fall"	3:56
2.	"Untouchable"	5:11
3.	"Forever & Always" (Piano Version)	4:27
4.	"Come In with the Rain"	3:58
5.	"Superstar"	4:21
6.	"The Other Side of the Door"	3:57
7.	"Fearless"	4:01
8.	"Fifteen"	4:54
9.	"Love Story"	3:55
10.	"Hey Stephen"	4:14
11.	"White Horse"	3:54
12.	"You Belong with Me"	3:51
13.	"Breathe" (featuring Colbie Caillat)	4:23
14.	"Tell Me Why"	3:20
15.	"You're Not Sorry"	4:21
16.	"The Way I Loved You"	4:04
17.	"Forever & Always"	3:45
18.	"The Best Day"	4:05
19.	"Change"	4:40
Total length:		79:19

Fearless: Platinum Edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Director(s)	Length
1.	"Change" (music video)	Shawn Robbins	3:47
2.	"The Best Day" (music video)	Swift	4:34
3.	"Love Story" (music video)	Trey Fanjoy	3:54
4.	"White Horse" (music video)	Fanjoy	4:03
5.	"You Belong with Me" (music video)	Roman White	4:37
6.	"Love Story" (behind the scenes)		22:00
7.	"White Horse" (behind the scenes)		22:00
8.	"You Belong with Me" (behind the scenes)		20:45
9.	"Fearless Tour 2009 Photo Gallery"
10.	"Fearless Tour 2009 First Show Behind the Scenes"		10:41
11.	"CMT Awards Thug Story" (featuring T-Pain)	Peter Zavadil	1:26
Total length:			97:47

Notes:

"Untouchable" is a reworked version of Luna Halo's "Untouchable" (2007), written by Cary Barlowe, Nathan Barlowe, and Tommy Lee James.^[1]
All tracks are produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman, except the three bonus tracks on the international version, which are produced by Chapman only.^[2]

Track-listing variants:

Target-exclusive DVDs include behind-the-scene recordings of "Breathe" and "Change".^[3]
Target-exclusive Platinum Edition copies include live performances of "Untouchable" and "Fearless" from Clear Channel's Stripped.^[4]
Walmart-exclusive copies include live performances of "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me" at the V Festival.^[5]
Japanese CD copies include four bonus tracks: "Beautiful Eyes", "Picture to Burn" (2008 radio edit), "I'm Only Me When I'm with You", and "I Heart ?"^[6]

Personnel

Taylor Swift – lead vocals, producer, songwriter, vocal harmony, acoustic guitar, booklet design
Nathan Chapman – producer, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboard, Hammond organ, mandolin, mixing, percussion, piano, programming, steel guitar, vocal harmony
Scott Borchetta – executive producer
Sammie Allan – backing vocals
Joseph Anthony Baker – photography
Steve Blackmon – mixing assistant
Drew Bollman – mixing assistant
Andrew Bowers – finger snapping
Nicholas Brown – finger snapping
Nick Buda – drums
Kenzie Butler – assistant engineer, engineer
Colbie Caillat – finger snapping, guest appearance
Jason Campbell – production coordinator
Chad Carlson – engineer, mixing, sound recording
Joseph Cassell – wardrobe stylist
Todd Cassetty – enhanced recording
Carolyn Cooper – finger snapping
Burrus Cox – finger snapping
Eric Darken – percussion, vibraphone
Shawn Daughtry – mixing assistant
Dan Dugmore – steel guitar
Lauren Elcanv – finger snapping
Caitlin Evanson – vocal harmony
Kyle Ford – assistant engineer, engineer
Kyle Ginther – assistant engineer, engineer
Kenny Greenberg – electric guitar
Jed Hackett – engineer
Rob Hajacos – fiddle
Tony Harrell – Hammond organ, keyboard, piano
Amos Heller – bass guitar
Claire Indie – cello
John Keefe – drums
Tim Lauer – Hammond organ, keyboard, piano
Matt Legge – assistant engineer, engineer
Tim Marks – bass guitar
Delaney McBride – finger snapping
Emma McBride – finger snapping
Justin McIntosh – graphic design
Grant Mickelson – electric guitar
Ash Newell – photography
Justin Niebank – mixing
Sheryl Nields – photography
Mark Petaccia – assistant engineer, engineer
LeeAnn Ramey – cover art, graphic design
Sandi Spika – hair stylist, make-up artist, wardrobe stylist
Bryan Sutton – acoustic guitar, mandolin
Whitney Sutton – copy coordinator
Todd Tidwell – assistant engineer, engineer, mixing assistant
Ilya Toshinsky – banjo
Lorrie Turk – make-up artist
Brady Wardlaw – hair stylist
Hank Williams – mastering
Brian David Willis – engineer
Al Wilson – percussion
Jonathan Yudkin – cello, string arrangements, strings

Reference

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