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Taylor Swift: 2004–2005 Demo CD

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Taylor Swift: 2004–2005 Demo CD is one of Taylor’s demo CDs. It was released sometime in 2004, when Taylor was fifteen years old. While the details of this specific demo remain unknown, it contains demos of multiple songs that played a pivotal role in launching her career.
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Background and Release

Taylor started actively pursuing a music career in her early teens, and her family relocated to Hendersonville, a suburb of Nashville, to support her aspirations. During this time, Taylor wrote and recorded demo songs, showcasing her country music songwriting. These demos played a crucial role in getting her signed to Big Machine Records.

A listing for Taylor’s 2004-2005 demo appeared on eBay in August 2018. The CD includes songs that made it onto her self-titled debut album in 2006, got released on one of her re-recordings or remained unreleased. They were co-written by some of Taylor’s most trusted early collaborators, including Liz Rose and Robert Ellis Orrall. Nathan Chapman also appears as a producer.

The cover photograph was shot by Andrew Orth, a friend of the Swift family at the time. He was also the photographer for Taylor’s debut record.