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 relationships before being in one. Lyrics also touch on Swift's personal struggles in high school.