Taylor Swift - Taylor Swift (Japan SHM-CD) (2012)

Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records when she was just 16 years old. Swift wrote songs for the album during her freshman year of high school, and has writing credits on all of the albums' songs including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several album producers, ultimately choosing the producer of her demo album, Nathan Chapman. Musically, the album is country music styled and lyrically, it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing relationships before being in one and also touches on Swift's personal struggles in high school.
Five singles were released from the album, all of which were certified platinum by the RIAA. "Tim McGraw" was released as the lead single, becoming a top-10 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs. "Teardrops on My Guitar" was released as the second single, becoming the album's best-charting song on the Billboard Hot 100. "Our Song" was released as the third single from the album, becoming Swift's first number 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs, making her the youngest person to single-handedly write and perform a number one song on the Hot Country Songs chart. "Picture to Burn" and "Should've Said No" were released as the fourth single and fifth singles from the album, both becoming a success on the country charts in the United States. Swift promoted her album by performing at several venues, which included her opening for Rascal Flatts, George Strait, Brad Paisley, and Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
Taylor Swift was received positively by contemporary critics, who praised Swift's talent at such a young age. The album enjoyed commercial success and launched Swift's career in country music. In the United States, it topped the Top Country Albums Chart for 24 non-consecutive weeks, and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for sales of over 5 million copies. Taylor Swift has logged 277 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 / Pop Albums chart as of early 2013, making it one of the 12 longest-running albums in the chart's 57-year history. The album was also successful outside of Swift's native country, notably, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. The album has sold over five million copies.