Wednesday, November 23, 2011

Taylor Swift: Fearless

Fearless by Taylor Swift, ASIN: B001EYGOEM, Big Machine Records, 2008.
Plot Summary: Taylor Swift's second country album.  

Track Listing:
1. Fearless
2. Fifteen
3. Love Story
4. Hey Stephen
5. White Horse
6. You Belong With Me
7. Breathe
8. Tell Me Why
9. You're Not Sorry
10. The Way I Loved You
11. Forever and Always
12. The Best Day
13. Change
Critical Evaluation: Fearless topped the Billboard 200 charts for 11 weeks straight and has been certified platinum 6 times. At the 52nd Grammy Awards Fearless won the Best Country Album and Album of the Year.  The top singles from the album are "Love Story", "You Belong With Me" and "Fearless". The great thing about Taylor Swift's music is that she writes and co-writes all of her songs.  Her lyrics and voice are a perfect blend with the music she creates.  Teens also can relate to her music because she is only 21 years old and she has gone through many of the things teens are also going through.


Author Information:
Taylor Swift was born in 1989, and raised in Pennsylvania and now lives in Nashville, Tennessee.  The singer-songwriter signed with Big Machine Records when she was 14 years old and has been a country superstar since 2006 when she released her debut single Tim McGraw. She writes most of her songs and has won numerous ACM, CMA, AMA and Grammy awards.   According to billboard.com she has sold over 20 million albums and 34.4 million singles worldwide.  She has released 3 studio albums: Taylor Swift, Fearless, and Speak Now.
Taylor Swift has also dabbled in acting, playing a role in Valentine’s Day.  She has also been a cover model for Cover Girl and has appeared in numerous magazines.

Genre: Country/Pop
Age Interest: 10+ 
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Why Included? Taylor Swift is one of the most popular singers performing today.  She is the current AMA Artist of the Year. 

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