Most songs on the album are about romantic relationships, some of which were based on Taylor’s observations rather than real experiences: The songs on Taylor Swift are written from the perspectives of a girl in an American small town, within the extends from high school hallways to rural backroads. She described the album as “ diary from early teens.”
Because her inspirations came from immediate feelings and emotions, Taylor wrote songs anytime and anywhere, from studio sessions to school breaks. She instead wrote about her observations and reflections on matters from romantic relationships to friendships, striving to convey her teenage perspectives as honestly and personally as possible. While she adhered to the confessional songwriting associated with country music, she did not write about stereotypical themes such as “tractors and hay bales because that’s not really the way I grew up”. Taylor wrote the songs for Taylor Swift from her personal life experiences as a teenager, while also being inspired by 1990s female country musicians - Shania Twain, The Chicks, Faith Hill, and LeAnn Rimes. Taylor parted ways with RCA: “I figured if they didn’t believe in me then, they weren’t ever going to believe in me.” She recalled in 2009 in The Daily Telegraph: And she’d come in with the most incredible hooks.”Īfter one year on RCA’s development deal, Taylor was held off an official record deal she felt the label was not confident in her self-written material. Rose spoke highly of Taylor’s songwriting abilities: “Basically, I was just her editor…She had such a clear vision of what she was trying to say. The two had productive sessions because Rose respected Taylor’s vision and did not want to put her in the “Nashville cookie-cutter songwriting mold”. Liz Rose became an important collaborator and formed a lasting working relationship with Taylor in her future career. After the signing, she commuted from Hendersonville to Nashville every afternoon after school to practice with experienced Music Row songwriters.
TAYLOR SWIFT DEBUT ALBUM YEAR PROFESSIONAL
Taylor signed with the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house at age 14 to become a professional songwriter, the youngest signee in its history.
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