Fearless (Taylor's Version)

Fearless (Taylor's Version)
Studio album (re-recorded) by Taylor Swift
Released	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
Studio	Blackbird (Nashville) Conway Recording (Los Angeles) Electric Lady (New York) Kitty Committee East (London) Long Pond (New York) Prime Recording (Nashville) Rough Customer (Brooklyn)
Genre	Country pop
Length	106:20
Label	Republic
Producer	Taylor Swift Christopher Rowe Jack Antonoff Aaron Dessner
Taylor Swift chronology
Evermore (2020) Fearless (Taylor's Version) (2021) Red (Taylor's Version) (2021)

Fearless (Taylor's Version) is the first re-recorded album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. A re-recording of Swift’s second studio album, Fearless (2008), it was released on April 9, 2021, by Republic Records. It is part of Swift's re-recording project following the 2019 dispute over the master recordings of her back catalog.

A country pop album, Fearless (Taylor's Version) includes re-recorded versions of the songs from Swift's 2008 studio album Fearless and the soundtrack single "Today Was a Fairytale" for the 2010 film Valentine's Day. These re-recorded tracks replicate the original arrangements consisting of acoustic instruments like guitars, banjo, and fiddle. Fearless (Taylor's Version) additionally includes six previously unreleased "From the Vault" tracks, which feature indie and electronic elements brought by synthesizers and drum programming.^[a] Maren Morris and Keith Urban featured as guest vocalists. Swift produced the re-recorded tracks with Christopher Rowe and the vault tracks with Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner. The lyrics are about her adolescent reflections and feelings on love and heartbreak.

Three songs were released for download and streaming prior to the album's release: "Love Story (Taylor's Version)" (the re-recording of Fearless's lead single, "Love Story"), "You All Over Me", and "Mr. Perfectly Fine". Fearless (Taylor's Version) became the first re-recorded album to reach number one on the US Billboard 200, and it topped the charts in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. Most critics who praised the album highlighted the enhanced production quality with sharper instruments and stronger vocals of the re-recorded tracks, which brought a refreshing listening experience and a nostalgic feel. Although some reviews complimented the vault tracks for showcasing Swift's songcraft at a young age, others considered them insubstantial to the original album.
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