Taylor Swift - Red Vinyl
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Red is the fourth studio album by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released on October 22, 2012, through Big Machine Records. Swift designated Red as a breakup album and her last to be promoted as country music.
 
To convey the complex and conflicting feelings ensuing from lost love through music, Swift hired new producers to experiment with styles other than the country pop sound of her past albums. She produced most of the songs on Red with her long-time collaborator Nathan Chapman and the rest with Dann Huff, Max Martin, Shellback, Jeff Bhasker, Dan Wilson, Jacknife Lee, and Butch Walker. The album incorporates styles of pop, rock, folk, and country, composed of acoustic instruments, electronic synths, and drum machines. Initial reviews mostly praised Swift's songwriting for its emotional exploration and engagement, but critics deemed the production inconsistent and questioned her identity as a country artist.