青春のきらめきを綴った現代カントリー・ポップの金字塔。
カントリーポップ路線を確立したテイラー・スウィフトの代表作。恋愛と成長をテーマに等身大の詞世界を展開し、世界的な成功を収めた。
テイラー・スウィフトが若さゆえの揺らぎを真正面から歌い上げている。恋心を描く繊細な言葉選び、そしてアコースティック楽器とポップ・アレンジの融合が、軽やかさと切なさを併せ持つ世界を演出。代表曲 “Love Story” や “You Belong With Me” は、叙情性とキャッチーさのバランスが高く、その旋律は世界的に聴き継がれている。また、バラード “White Horse” の抑制された表現や、アップテンポ曲の軽快な躍動もアクセントになる。全体を通して、10代の感情の揺らぎを丁寧に刻みつつ、アーティストとしての表現力の幅を示した作品。
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16 TRACKS:
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1)
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Fearless
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2)
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Fifteen
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3)
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Love Story
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4)
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Hey Stephen
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5)
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White Horse
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6)
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You Belong With Me
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7)
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Breathe
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8)
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Tell Me Why
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9)
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You're Not Sorry
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10)
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The Way I Loved You
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11)
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Forever & Always
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12)
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The Best Day
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13)
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Change
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14)
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Our Song
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15)
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Teardrops On My Guitar
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16)
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Should've Said No
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Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - Bryan Sutton
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Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin - Nathan Chapman
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Arranged By [Strings], Composed By [Strings], Performer [Strings] - Jonathan Yudkin
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Banjo - Ilya Toshinsky
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Bass - Amos Heller
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Bass - Tim Marks
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Cello - Claire Indie
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Coordinator [Production Coordinator] - Jason Campbell (4)
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Coordinator [Production Coordinator] - Whitney Sutton
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Design [Booklet] - Taylor Swift
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Drums - John Keefe
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Drums - Nick Buda
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Electric Guitar - Grant Mickelson
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Electric Guitar - Kenny Greenberg
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Electric Guitar - Nathan Chapman
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Kenzi Butler (1 to 13)
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Kyle Ford (1 to 13)
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Kyle Ginther (1 to 13)
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Mark Petaccia (1 to 13)
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Matt Legge (1 to 13)
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Engineer [Additional], Recorded By [Assistant] - Todd Tidwell (1 to 13)
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Executive-Producer - Scott Borchetta
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Fiddle - Rob Hajacos
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Graphic Design - LeeAnn Ramey
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Harmony Vocals - Caitlin Evanson
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Harmony Vocals - Nathan Chapman
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Harmony Vocals - Taylor Swift
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Keyboards, Piano, Organ [B3] - Nathan Chapman
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Keyboards, Piano, Organ [B3] - Tim Lauer
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Keyboards, Piano, Organ [B3] - Tony Harrell
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Make-Up - Lorrie Turk
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Mixed By - Justin Niebank (1 to 13)
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Mixed By [Assistant] - Drew Bollman (1 to 13)
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Percussion - Al Wilson (4)
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Percussion - Eric Darken
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Percussion - Nathan Chapman
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Photography By - Joseph Anthony Baker
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Photography By [Additional] - Andrea Swift
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Photography By [Additional] - Ash Newell
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Photography By [Additional] - Melinda Norris
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Producer - Nathan Chapman
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Producer - Taylor Swift
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Recorded By - Chad Carlson (1 to 13)
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Steel Guitar - Nathan Chapman
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Stylist [Wardrobe], Hair [Hair Design] - Sandi Spika
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Vibraphone [Vibes] - Eric Darken
