Not so long ago, a 13-year old Taylor 빠른, 스위프트 set out to be a 별, 스타 and moved from Reading, Pennsylvania, to Nashville. 의해 14, she had a publishing deal, and 의해 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 의해 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 Said No" (the album's strongest offering). But in 글쓰기 또는 co-writing all 11 songs on this debut, 빠른, 스위프트 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 빠른, 스위프트 has such wistful charm and tunefulness that only a curmudgeon could dismiss her, and in fact, 더 많이 than 60,000 팬 lined up to grab this CD the first 월 of release.