In many ways, Speak Now is the last album Swift made before the “wide-eyed gaze” she’d sing about on Red standout “All Too Well” began to narrow into a cynical glare. While Swift came out swinging on her self-titled debut album and entered the history books with Fearless, Speak Now was and remains her most complete artistic statement, and also the clearest portrait of who Swift is and what she cares about. Producer Nathan Chapman is still behind the boards, but trusted co-writers like Liz Rose are notably absent. That Speak Now is Swift’s only album with nary a co-writer in sight is likely no coincidence, then. While whatever album Swift chose to follow Fearless with would inevitably do well, it was also her chance to make a statement to a world of listeners whose ears were now singularly focused on her. Her sophomore album Fearless took home the Grammy for Album of the Year, was the best-selling album of 2009, and cemented her as country’s biggest crossover star of the new century. There was a lot riding on Speak Now for Swift. Luke Combs' Crocs Are Back in Stock: Shop the Limited-Edition Collab Before It Sells Out
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