Taylor Swift Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the first of six albums to be re-recorded in order for Taylor Swift to own master recordings of her older catalogue, following the sale of the original masters.

Essentially, this is Taylor performing cover versions of the original 19 tracks she recorded as her younger self……and they are a roaring success. The verisimilitude of the music is as near-as-dammit, although if you were trying to sell this as an art forgery, someone would eventually twig.

The production cant help but sound smoother, the quality of the playing more nuanced witness the interplay between the guitar and banjo that opens the new version of the title track, or on one of the albums biggest hits, You Belong With Me.

What really stands out, though, are Swifts vocals. She cant reproduce her reedier, less skilful teenage self. She parcels out her tones more cannily now, an anachronism that is no criticism. But spending time with all this juvenilia only points up the quality of Swifts songwriting.

Fearless (Taylors Version) is both an art project executed serendipitously and a strategic move the recording industry will be poring over for some time.

3 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gold.

Tracklist:
Fearless (Taylors Version) 4:01
Fifteen (Taylors Version) 4:54
Love Story (Taylors Version) 3:55
Hey Stephen (Taylors Version) 4:14
White Horse (Taylors Version) 3:54
You Belong With Me (Taylors Version) 3:51
Breathe (Taylors Version) 4:23
Tell Me Why (Taylors Version) 3:20
Youre Not Sorry (Taylors Version) 4:21
The Way I Loved You (Taylors Version) 4:03
Forever & Always (Taylors Version) 3:45
The Best Day (Taylors Version) 4:05
Change (Taylors Version) 4:39
Jump Then Fall (Taylor’s Version) 3:57
Untouchable (Taylor’s Version) 5:12
Forever & Always (Piano Version) (Taylor’s Version) 4:27
Come In With The Rain (Taylor’s Version) 3:57
Superstar (Taylor’s Version) 4:23
The Other Side Of The Door (Taylor’s Version) 3:58
Today Was A Fairytale (Taylor’s Version) 4:01
You All Over Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) 3:40
Mr. Perfectly Fine (From The Vault) 4:37
We Were Happy (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) 4:04
That’s When (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) 3:09
Don’t You (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) 3:28
Bye Bye Baby (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) 4:02