Not so long ago, a 13-year old Taylor nhanh, swift set out to be a ngôi sao and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. bởi 14, she had a publishing deal, and bởi 15, a recording contract. Many are called, but few are chosen. Taylor Swift, it appears, is one of the chosen ones. Her vocal talent is modest, though sweetly affecting, her style seemingly influenced bởi the radio. Youthfulness shows--she encoded messages in the lyrics of her CD booklet, starting with the name of the boy who cheated on her from "Should've đã đưa ý kiến No" (the album's strongest offering). But in nghề viết văn hoặc co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, nhanh, swift demonstrates remarkable maturity, particularly in crafting a hooky, radio-ready chorus. Though she sounds ridiculous looking back from the perspective of an 87-year old woman on "Mary's Song," to her credit she mostly writes about what she knows--unrequited high-school crushes ("Teardrops on My Guitar"), teenage angst ("Tied Together with a Smile"), and complete immersion in starry-eyed romance (her breakout hit "Tim McGraw"). Taylor nhanh, swift has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, thêm than 60,000 những người hâm mộ lined up to grab this CD the first tháng of release.