Fearless (Taylor’s Version) Trivia | 62 facts about the re-recorded album

Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the first re-recorded album from Taylor Swift in a move to gain control of her master recordings.

So let’s find out some trivia and facts about this album.

1. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is the first re-recorded studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift
2. It was released on April 9, 2021, through Republic Records
3. The album was recorded with newer vocals
4. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) consists of all the 19 tracks from the platinum edition of her second studio album Fearless (2008)
5. Her 2010 soundtrack single “Today Was a Fairytale” is also part of the album
6. The album has six additional “From the Vault” songs that were not included in the 2008 album
7. The album was produced by Swift, Christopher Rowe, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner
8. The first two working on the majority
9. Eleven of the album’s 26 songs were written solely by Swift
10. Three others feature guest vocals from Colbie Caillat, Maren Morris and Keith Urban, each
11. The album’s release was preceded by three singles: “Love Story (Taylor’s Version)” was released on February 12, 2021
12. It was followed by “You All Over Me” featuring Morris on March 26, 2021
13. And “Mr. Perfectly Fine” on April 7, 2021
14. Upon release, Fearless (Taylor’s Version) garnered universal acclaim from music critics
15. Critics praised the album’s nostalgic sentiment, Swift’s strong vocals, and the crisper but faithful production
16. Swift released her second studio album, Fearless, in 2008 to critical and commercial success
17. A country pop record, it spent 11 weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart
18. It became the United States’ best-selling album of 2009
19. The album spawned five top-10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100
20. Including the crossover singles “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me”
21. Fearless catapulted Swift to mainstream prominence
22. It is the most awarded country album in history
23. It won four Grammy Awards at the 52nd ceremony
24. Including Album of the Year
25. This was her first of her three wins in that category
26. Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America
27. It is credited for paving Swift’s way to becoming one of the biggest acts of her generation
28. In August 2019, Swift announced her intention to re-record her first six studio albums following the sale of her master recordings to American businessman Scooter Braun
29. Braun later sold to Shamrock Holdings
30. Swift told People that she did not alter the lyrical content, vocal melodies and instrumental arrangements of the 2008 recording
31. However, she changed the sonic textures in the re-recording
32. She added that she studied Fearless thoroughly to replicate the country inflections of her early vocals
33. Swift recruited members of her older touring band, who played the instruments on the 2008 recording, to do the same for Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
34. The standard edition of Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is one hour and 46 minutes long, consisting of 26 songs, the last six of which are noted as “from the Vault” tracks
35. The deluxe edition adds an extra track, “Love Story (Elvira Remix)”
36. The album features guest appearances from American singers Colbie Caillat and Maren Morris, and New Zealand singer Keith Urban, on “Breathe”, You All Over Me” and “That’s When”, respectively
37. Eleven of the tracks on Fearless (Taylor’s Version) were written solely by Swift
38. The rest credits Liz Rose, Hillary Lindsey, Scooter Carusoe, John Rich, The Warren Brothers, and Tommy Lee James as co-writers
39. Cary Barlowe and Nathan Barlow, songwriters of American band Luna Halo, were are also credited on “Untouchable”, which is a cover of the band’s song
40. The album was produced by Swift, Christopher Rowe, Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner
41. The first two of which produced the majority
42. While the latter two were involved only in the vault tracks
43. On comparison with the 2008 version, there are no lyrical alterations on the re-recorded album
44. The lyrics explore the beginning of Swift’s adolescence, teenage romance, infatuations, and heartbreaks, including themes of empowerment and familial love
45. Replicating the former sonically as well
46. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) is a country and country-pop record with pop rock tendencies
47. Making use of the original keys, tempos, vocal styles, such as the twang, vibrato and grain, and traditional instruments like guitar, drums, banjo, fiddle and strings
48. However, critics noted that her singing voice is stronger, more controlled, and deeper in the re-recorded album, discarding the nasal tone of her early vocals
49. Tracks 21-26 constitute “from the Vault” songs
50. These were the songs that did not make the final cut of Fearless (2008)
51. Swift released these songs as part of the re-reocording
52. “Mr. Perfectly Fine” is a midtempo country pop song with elements of rock, such as energetic guitars
53. Its lyrics find Swift navigating the tumultuous feelings ensued post-breakup, using witty wordplay
54. The song mentions the phrase “Mr. casually cruel” in its chorus, which has been associated with Swift’s 2012 song “All Too Well”
55. “You All Over Me” is an acoustic country pop song with “soaring” fiddles and “lilting” guitars
56. Lyrically, the track details not being able to get over a former lover, while trying to find acceptance and peace
57. Fearless (Taylor’s Version) received widespread acclaim from music critics
58. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized score out of 100 to ratings from publications, the album received a weighted mean score of 87
59. Based on 11 reviews,
60. Indicating “universal acclaim”
61. It surpassed the 2008 album’s metascore (73)
62. This marks Swift’s second highest-rated album on the site