when did taylor swift's first album release
October 24, 2006 2005
title: Taylor Swift (album) text: Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, by Big Machine Records. Swift was 16 years old at the time of the album's release and wrote its songs during her freshman year of high school. Swift has writing credits on all of the album's songs, including those co-written with Liz Rose. Swift experimented with several producers, ultimately choosing Nathan Chapman, who had produced her demo album. Musically, the album is country music styled, and lyrically it speaks of romantic relationships, a couple of which Swift wrote from observing title: Taylor Swift text: became one of the first signings, and her father purchased a three percent stake in the fledgling company at an estimated cost of $120,000. She began working on her eponymous debut album shortly after signing the record deal, and persuaded Big Machine to hire her demo producer Nathan Chapman, with whom she felt she had the right "chemistry". Swift wrote three of the album's songs alone, and co-wrote the remaining eight with writers Rose, Robert Ellis Orrall, Brian Maher, and Angelo Petraglia. "Taylor Swift" was released on October 24, 2006. Jon Caramanica of "The New York Times" described it as title: Taylor Swift discography text: Taylor Swift discography American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's career began with a record deal with Big Machine Records in 2005 and the release of her eponymous debut album the following year. In the United States, "Taylor Swift" peaked at number five on the "Billboard" 200 albums chart in the United States and marked the longest stay on the chart by any release in the country in the 2000s decade. All of its singles—"Tim McGraw", "Teardrops on My Guitar", "Our Song", "Picture to Burn", and "Should've Said No"—charted within the top 40 in the United States and were certified platinum by the title: Taylor Swift text: Taylor Swift Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. One of the world's leading contemporary recording artists, she is known for narrative songs about her personal life, which have received widespread media coverage. Born and raised in Pennsylvania, Swift moved to Nashville, Tennessee at the age of 14 to pursue a career in country music. She signed with the label Big Machine Records and became the youngest artist ever signed by the Sony/ATV Music publishing house. Her 2006 self-titled debut album peaked at number five on the "Billboard" 200 and spent the most weeks title: Taylor Swift (album) text: the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) for the shipment of 80,000 copies. In Australia, "Taylor Swift" peaked at number thirty-three on the main chart and at number three on the country-genre chart. On the week ending September 5, 2009, it entered the UK Albums Chart at number 88; the following week, it reached its peak at number 81. The album has been certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales of more than 100,000 copies. Notes Credits are adapted from liner notes of "Taylor Swift". !scope="row"|Worldwide Taylor Swift (album) Taylor Swift is the debut studio album by American