Taylor Swift Vinyl Records
Taylor Swift is that rarest of pop phenomena: a superstar who managed to completely cross over from country to the mainstream... Read more Other popstars have performed similar moves, notably, Dolly Parton and Willie Nelson both became enduring pop-culture icons based on their 1970s work -- but Swift shed her country roots like they were a second skin; it was a necessary moulting to reveal she was perhaps the sharpest, savviest populist singer/songwriter of her generation, one who could harness the zeitgeist, make it personal and, just as impressively, perform the reverse. These skills were evident on her earliest hits, especially the neo-tribute "Tim McGraw," but her second album, 2008's Fearless, showcased a songwriter discovering who she was and, in the process, finding a mass audience.