Red (Taylor’s Version) is the second re-recorded album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on November 12, 2021, through Republic Records. It is a re-recording of Swift’s fourth studio album, Red (2012), following her first re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), which was released in April 2021. The re-recording is Swift’s countermeasure against the changed ownership of the masters to her first six studio albums.
Consisting of 30 tracks, Red (Taylor’s Version) encompasses re-recorded versions of 20 songs from the deluxe edition of Red and Swift’s charity single “Ronan” (2012); six new “from the Vault” tracks that were intended for the 2012 album; the 10-minute-long, uncut version of the fan-favorite “All Too Well”; and Swift’s own versions of “Better Man” (2016) and “Babe” (2018), both of which she wrote but had been recorded and released by American country music bands Little Big Town and Sugarland, respectively.
Swift and Christopher Rowe produced most of Red (Taylor’s Version), with the rest handled by Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff, Paul Mirkovich, Espionage, Tim Blacksmith, Danny D, and Elvira Anderfjärd. Shellback, Dan Wilson, Jeff Bhasker, Jacknife Lee, and Butch Walker also returned to produce the re-recorded renditions of tracks they had previously worked on in 2012. Singers Phoebe Bridgers and Chris Stapleton contributed guest vocals on the album alongside original features from Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol and Ed Sheeran.
Upon release, Red (Taylor’s Version) was met with widespread acclaim from music critics, who admired Swift’s vocal performance, the “improved” production details and the new tracks. Reviews described the expanded album as a classic pop record that combines Swift’s country roots with electronic, synth-pop and rock flairs, chronicling various dynamics of love, life and heartache. Swift promoted Red (Taylor’s Version) with television appearances on NBC. Inspired by the premise of “All Too Well”, Swift wrote and directed All Too Well: The Short Film, which was released to YouTube on November 12 as well.
- “State of Grace” 4:55
- “Red” 3:43
- “Treacherous” 4:02
- “I Knew You Were Trouble” 3:39
- “All Too Well” 5:29
- “22” 3:50
- “I Almost Do” 4:04
- “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together” 3:13
- “Stay Stay Stay” 3:25
- “The Last Time” (featuring Gary Lightbody of Snow Patrol) 4:59
- “Holy Ground” 3:22
- “Sad Beautiful Tragic” 4:44
- “The Lucky One” 4:00
- “Everything Has Changed” (featuring Ed Sheeran) 4:05
- “Starlight” 3:40
- “Begin Again” 3:58
- “The Moment I Knew” 4:45
- “Come Back… Be Here” 3:43
- “Girl at Home” 3:40
- “State of Grace” (acoustic version) 5:21
- “Ronan” 4:24
- “Better Man” 4:57
- “Nothing New” (featuring Phoebe Bridgers) 4:18
- “Babe” 3:44
- “Message in a Bottle” 3:45
- “I Bet You Think About Me” (featuring Chris Stapleton) 4:45
- “Forever Winter” 4:23
- “Run” (featuring Ed Sheeran) 4:00
- “The Very First Night” 3:20
- “All Too Well” (10 minute version) 10:13
Taylor Swift – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (1–4, 6–9, 11–15, 17, 18)
Amos Heller – bass guitar (1, 2, 4–9, 16, 20), synth bass (5, 6, 8), clapping (9)
Matt Billingslea – drums, percussion (1, 2, 4–9, 16, 20, 21); vibraphone (1), drum programming (4, 6, 8), clapping (9)
Max Bernstein – electric guitar (1, 2, 4, 9), synthesizer (4–6, 8, 9, 16, 20), acoustic guitar (7), steel guitar (16)
Mike Meadows – electric guitar (1), synthesizer (1, 2, 4, 6, 8), Hammond B3 (2, 16), acoustic guitar (4–9, 11, 13, 16, 20), background vocals (5, 9), clapping (9), mandolin (9, 16), piano (21)
Paul Sidoti – electric guitar (1, 2, 4–6, 8, 9, 16, 21), acoustic guitar (7), piano (20)
Jonathan Yudkin – strings (1, 2, 17), bouzouki (2), violin (16)
David Cook – piano (2, 5, 16)
Dan Wilson – bass, guitar (3, 18); background vocals (3)
Aaron Sterling – drums, percussion, programming (3, 18)
Andy Thompson – electric guitar (3), keyboards (3, 18), bass, conductor, synth bass (18)
Sara Mulford – piano (3, 18), synthesizer (18)
Dan Burns – programming (4, 6, 8)
Jacknife Lee – bass, guitar, keyboards, piano (10)
Davide Rossi – string arrangement, cello, viola, violin (10)
Matt Bishop – drums (10)
Gary Lightbody – vocals, guitar (10); background vocals (14)
Owen Pallett – string arrangement (10)
Bebel Matsumiya – background vocals (11, 13)
Jeff Bhasker – background vocals, synthesizer (11, 13)
Ian Gold – drum programming (11, 13)
Anders Mouridsen – electric guitar (11, 13)
Alexander Sasha Krivtsov – acoustic bass guitar (12, 17), electric bass (15)
Justin Derrico – acoustic guitar (12, 15, 17), bouzouki, electric guitar (15); ukulele (17)
Nate Morton – drums (12, 15, 17), drum programming (15)
Paul Mirkovich – piano, synthesizer (12, 15, 17); synth bass (12, 17), drum programming (15, 17)
Ed Sheeran – vocals, acoustic guitar (14, 28); background vocals (14)
Butch Walker – background vocals, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion (14)
Pete Amato – drum programming (15)
Charlie Judge – accordion (16)
Caitlin Evanson – background vocals (16, 22)
Liz Huett – background vocals (17, 22)
Dan Lawonn – cello (18)
Kirsten Whitson – cello (18)
Ruth Marshall – cello (18)
Charlie Block – double bass (18)
David Campbell – string arrangement (18)
Sam Bergman – viola (18)
Valerie Little – viola (18)
Allison Ostrander – violin (18)
Conor O’Brien – violin (18)
Erika Hoogeveen – violin (18)
Felicity James – violin (18)
Huldah Niles – violin (18)
Kate Bennett – violin (18)
Mary Alice Hutton – violin (18)
Natalia Moiseeva – violin (18)
Natsuki Kumagai – violin (18)
Troy Gardner – violin (18)
Elvira Anderfjärd – background vocals, bass, drums, keyboards, programming (19, 25)
Aaron Dessner – acoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, piano (22, 23, 26); synthesizer (22, 23, 28), drum programming (22, 28)
Josh Kaufman – electric guitar (22, 26, 28), lap steel guitar (22, 26), acoustic guitar, mandolin (22); harmonica (26)
London Contemporary Orchestra – orchestra (22, 26, 28)
Orchestra leader – Galya Bisengalieva
Conductor – Robert Ames
Cello – Jonny Byers, Max Ruisi, Oliver Coates
Double bass – Dave Brown
Viola – Clifton Harrison, Matthew Kettle, Stephanie Edmundson, Zoe Matthews
Violin – Anna Ovsyanikova, Anna de Bruin, Antonia Kesel, Charis Jenson, Charlotte Reid, Eloisa-Fleur Thorn, Galya Bisengalieva, Guy Button, Natalie Klouda, Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue, Nicole Stokes, Zara Benyounes
James Krivchenia – drums, percussion (22, 26, 28)
Clarice Jensen – cello (23)
Yuki Numata Resnick – violin (23)
Phoebe Bridgers – vocals (23)
Jack Antonoff – acoustic guitar, bass, electric guitar, keyboards (24, 27, 30), Mellotron, percussion, programming (24, 27, 30); drums (24, 27), 12-string acoustic guitar (27), slide guitar (30)
Mikey Freedom Hart – acoustic guitar (24), celesta, Hammond B3 (24, 30); electric guitar, slide guitar, synthesizer (24, 27); bass, pedal steel (27); baritone guitar, organ (30), piano, Wurlitzer organ (30)
Sean Hutchinson – drums, percussion (24, 27, 30)
Evan Smith – flute, saxophone (24, 27, 30); synthesizer (30)
Michael Riddleberger – percussion (24, 27, 30)
Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet (24, 27)
Shellback – guitar, keyboards, programming (25)
Chris Stapleton – vocals (26)
Mark Foster – background vocals (27)
Thomas Bartlett – keyboards, synthesizer (28)
Espen Lind – bass (29)
Freddy Holm – dobro, guitar, keyboards (29)
Torstein Lofthus – drums (29)
Amund Bjørklund – keyboards (29)
Bobby Hawk – strings (30)
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