Her worst album. Just everything about it felt so rushed, like, she just had to release one album not even a year after The Eras Tour ended. To me, it was like she scrapped something together, just so she wouldn’t lose momentum.
Which is disappointing, considering she could’ve put ten other (and better) vault tracks.
The aesthetics of the album didn’t really make sense, considering there’s only one song on the entire record about The Life Of A Showgirl. I also really dislike the cover, it’s so awkward. I wished she used any other alternative CD cover for the main cover.
After the release of *The Tortured Poets Department—*an album that saved my soul—I expected more from Mrs. Swift. But I guess that’s more on me than her.
I’d like to point out one thing that really bothered me while listening to the album. During The Fate Of Ophelia one lyric is
“'Tis locked inside my memory / And only you possess the key”
which is a quote that Ophelia says to her brother in Act 3 of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Swift flips the concept of the quote to make it about a romantic partner.
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The Life of a Showgirl
Album by Taylor Swift
Released 3 October 2025
Tracklist
- 1The Fate of Ophelia3:464.1 ★
- 2Elizabeth Taylor3:283.8 ★
- 3Opalite3:553.7 ★
- 4Father Figure3:323.7 ★
- 5Eldest Daughter4:062.5 ★
- 6Ruin the Friendship3:403.4 ★
- 7Actually Romantic2:433.4 ★
- 8Wi$h Li$t3:273.0 ★
- 9Wood2:302.7 ★
- 10CANCELLED!3:312.8 ★
- 11Honey3:012.9 ★
- 12The Life of a Showgirlfeat. Sabrina Carpenter4:013.5 ★
- 13Elizabeth Taylor (So Glamorous Cabaret version)4:07
- 14Elizabeth Taylor (original songwriting voice memo)1:50
- 15Wood (original songwriting voice memo)2:54
- 16Ruin the Friendship (original songwriting voice memo)2:44
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No es su mejor disco está claro, nivel flojo peeero u popular opinion, ami me gustó cuando a nadie le había encantado.
Mantengo mi top 5 desde el primer día:
Elizabeth Taylor
Cancelled
The Fate Of Ophelia
Actually romantic
Opalite
After an outstanding album in ttpd this was underwhelming,boring and lacklustre and it feels like she made this for TikTok and not for the love of music.
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- pedal steel guitar [1, 8, 12]
- alto flute [9], arranger [9], bass clarinet [9], brass [9]
- violin [10]
- cello [10]
- assistant [1-13]
- strings [10]
- double bass [10]
- assistant [13]
- additional [7, 10], lead vocals [13]
- viola [10]
- violin [10]
- violin [4, 9, 12]
- violin [4, 9-10, 12]
- cello [2, 4, 9-10, 12]
- assistant [13], lead vocals [13]
- assistant [13], lead vocals [13]
- assistant [13]
- conductor [10], strings [10], violin [2, 4, 9, 12]
- viola [10]
- violin [4, 9-10, 12]
- violin [2]
- cor anglais [9-10, 12], harp [2, 4, 9-10]
- strings [4, 9-10, 12]
- violin [10]
- viola [10]
- flugelhorn [9-10], trumpet [12]
- flugelhorn [9-10], trumpet [12]
- violin [10]
- engineer [13]
- piano [13]
- electric guitar [4, 9, 12]
- assistant [13]
- engineer [1-12], recording [1-13]
- violin [4, 9-10, 12]
- French horn [10], flugelhorn [9-10], trumpet [12]
- percussion [9]
- Hammond organ [4], Rhodes piano [9], Wurlitzer electric piano [11], bassoon [10], brass [9, 11], string synthesizer [2, 10, 12], strings [2, 4, 9, 9-10, 10, 12], upright piano [12], vibraphone [9], wind instruments [4, 9, 9-10, 10-11, 11-12, 12]
- violin [2, 4, 9-10, 12]
- handclaps [3], keyboard [1-12], piano [1-2, 5-12], producer [1-13], programming [1-4, 9-10], recording [1-12], strings [2, 10, 12]
- percussion [9]
- engineer [13]
- violin [10]
- violin [10]
- banjo [11-12], electric guitar [12], mandolin [12]
- banjo [11-12], electric guitar [12], mandolin [12]
- trombone [9-12], tuba [11]
- cello [10]
- lead vocals [12]
- mix [1-13]
- banjitar [7], bass guitar [1-12], drums (drum set) [1-4, 6-7, 9, 11-12], guitar [1-12], handclaps [3], keyboard [1, 3-8, 10, 12], omnichord [1-4, 9-12], percussion [1-4, 6-12], piano [5, 7], producer [1-13], programming [1-4, 8-10, 12], recording [1-13], tambourine [5, 11]
- violin [10]
- accordion [11]
- bass [9]
- bass guitar [9], strings [4]
- clavinet [9], double bass [4, 11], piano [11]
- strings [10]
- creative direction, handclaps [3], lead vocals [1-13], phonographic copyright [1-12], producer [1-13]
- oboe [10]
- clavinet [9]
- clarinet [9]
- baritone saxophone [9, 12], clarinet [4, 11-12], flute [9-12], tenor saxophone [12]
- cello [10]
- violin [10]
- viola [10]
- strings [10], violin [4, 9, 12]
- alto saxophone [12], baritone saxophone [9], flute [9, 12]
- violin [10]
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