Taylor's Letter
This album is called "Fearless", and I guess I'd like to clarify why we chose that as the title. To me, "Fearless" is not the absence of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears. Fearless is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, fearless is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. Fearless is falling madly in love again, even though you've been hurt before. Fearless is walking into your freshman year of high school at fifteen. Fearless is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again...even though every time you'e tried before, you've lost. It's fearless to have faith that someday things will change.Fearless is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can't breathe without them. I think it's fearless to fall for your best friend, even though he's in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for things they'll never stop doing, I think it's fearless to stop believing them. It's fearless to say "you're NOT sorry", and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is fearless. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is fearless. Letting go is fearless. Then, moving on and being alright...That's fearless too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in love stories and prince charmings and happily every after. That's why I write these songs. Because I think love is fearless.
Album Credits
Featuring Colbie Caillat
Producers Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift
Writers Colbie Caillat, Hillary Lindsey, John Rich, Liz Rose & Taylor Swift
Additional Mixing Jeremy Wheatley
Assistant mixing Richard Edgeler & Steve Blackmon
Audio Engineer Chad Carlson
Banjo Ilya Toshinskiy & Nathan Chapman
Bass Nathan Chapman & Tim Marks
Distributed By Universal Music Group
Dobro Bruce Bouton
Fiddle Rob Hajacos
Finger Snaps Andrew Bowers, Burrus Cox, Carolyn Cooper, Delaney McBride, Emma McBride, Lauren Elcan & Nicholas Brown
Guitar John Willis, Nathan Chapman & Taylor Swift
Guitar [Additional] Tim Van Der Kuil
Harmony Vocals Colbie Caillat
Label Big Machine Records
Mastered by Hank Williams
Mixed for Radio by Nathan Chapman
Mixing Chad Carlson, Chris Rowe, Drew Bollman, Jeff Balding, Justin Niebank, Shawn Daugherty, Steve Blackmon & Todd Tidwell
Percussion Eric Darken & Nick Buda
Programmed By Alexis Smith & Jeremy Wheatley
Recorded By Chad Carlson, Jeremy Wheatley, Nathan Chapman & Richard Edgeler
Steel Dan Dugmore & Scott Sanders
Make-Up Lorrie Turk
Cover Design Justin McIntosh & LeeAnn Ramey
Graphic Design LeeAnn Ramey
Hair Sandi Spika Borchetta
Wardrobe Sandi Spika Borchetta
Photography Joseph Anthony Baker
Booklet Design Taylor Swift
Executive Producer Scott Borchetta