Taylor Swift to Release 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Taylor Swift will release 1989 (Taylor's Version). Swift announced that it was her fourth re-recorded album to be released after the sales stum of her first six master albums in 2019.
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| "Taylor’s Version" of her '1989' album arrives Oct.27 (Photo: Courtesy/usatoday.com) |
In an announcement on social media on Thursday (10/8), Swift called the re-recording of Taylor's first full-length pop album the "most favorite" moment of the entire process of re-recording her old albums.
Surprise! 1989 (Taylor's Version)
Surprise! 1989 (Taylor's Version) is on its way! The 1989 album changed my life in so many ways, and it makes me excited to announce that my version is coming out October 27," Swift said.
Swift announced along with a photo of herself with a tone resembling that was the original theme from the cover of the 1989 album (2014).
But on the album that won the Album of the Year Grammy Awards 2016, Swift's face was only half visible with herself wearing a seagull T-shirt. Meanwhile, now, his face is visible against the background of seagulls.
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In addition, the release date of 1989 (Taylor's Version) will coincide nine years of the 1989 album first released on October 27, 2014.
"To be honest, this is my most FAVORITE re-recording I've ever done because 5 From The Vault songs are so crazy," Swift said.
With this statement, it is suspected that the 1989 album (Taylor's Version) will contain about 21 songs consisting of 16 original songs of the 1989 album that were re-recorded and 5 unreleased songs aka From The Vault.
So far, 1989 (Taylor's Version) has only been worked on by Swift along with Shellback and Christopher Rowe. Rowe is a producer who worked with Swift on three previously released re-recorded albums.
Meanwhile, Shellback is an original musician who also worked with Swift in 1989. Previously, he was again joined by Swift in releasing Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version) in September 2021.
Fans also welcomed Swift's announcement with a frenzy on social media. Previously, fans had expected Swift to announce her concert in Los Angeles.
In addition, many fans have prepared themselves for the announcement of the re-recording of Swift's two pop albums, namely 1989 (2014) and Reputation (2017).