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	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Fearless"	Taylor Swift Liz Rose Hillary Lindsey	4:01
2.	"Fifteen"	Swift	4:54
3.	"Love Story"	Swift	3:55
4.	"Hey Stephen"	Swift	4:14
5.	"White Horse"	Swift Rose	3:54
6.	"You Belong with Me"	Swift Rose	3:51
7.	"Breathe" (featuring Colbie Caillat)	Swift Caillat	4:23
8.	"Tell Me Why"	Swift Rose	3:20
9.	"You're Not Sorry"	Swift	4:21
10.	"The Way I Loved You"	Swift John Rich	4:03
11.	"Forever & Always"	Swift	3:45
12.	"The Best Day"	Swift	4:05
13.	"Change"	Swift	4:40
Total length:			53:26

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

*Fearless: Platinum Edition* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Jump Then Fall"	Swift	3:56
2.	"Untouchable"	Cary Barlowe Nathan Barlowe Tommy Lee James Swift	5:11
3.	"Forever & Always" (Piano Version)	Swift	4:27
4.	"Come In with the Rain"	Swift Rose	3:58
5.	"Superstar"	Swift Rose	4:21
6.	"The Other Side of the Door"	Swift	3:57
7.	"Fearless"	Swift Rose Lindsey	4:01
8.	"Fifteen"	Swift	4:54
9.	"Love Story"	Swift	3:55
10.	"Hey Stephen"	Swift	4:14
11.	"White Horse"	Swift Rose	3:54
12.	"You Belong with Me"	Swift Rose	3:51
13.	"Breathe" (featuring Colbie Caillat)	Swift Caillat	4:23
14.	"Tell Me Why"	Swift Rose	3:20
15.	"You're Not Sorry"	Swift	4:21
16.	"The Way I Loved You"	Swift Rich	4:04
17.	"Forever & Always"	Swift	3:45
18.	"The Best Day"	Swift	4:05
19.	"Change"	Swift	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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[5] Fearless Platinum Edition (Walmart Exclusive) (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Big Machine Records. 2009. BMRCTS0250.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Fearless (CD liner notes). Taylor Swift. Japan: Big Machine Records. 2009. UICO-1165.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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