Hearts & Numbers - Taylor Swift 1989 (Taylor's Version)

 1989 (Taylor's Version)

by Taylor Swift

At the time this came out, if I recall correctly, Taylor had been hanging out with Lena Dunham. Girls was shooting in NY and Taylor was in NY and I knew people involved with the show and they were hanging out with Taylor and Lena and Lena's boyfriend, Jack Antonoff and I was hyped for this record.

Then I was surprised. 

Then I really fell into it. What a change from the previous four. 

Opening with "Welcome to New York" it's really....man, I hate to say this...a new era.

Does it hold up?

1. Welcome to New York 100 💗
2. Blank Space 100 💗
3. Style 100 💗
4. Out of the Woods 100 💗
5. All You Had to Do Was Stay 90
6. Shake It Off 100 💗
7. I Wish You Would Come Back 95 💗
8. Bad Blood 85 💗
9. Wildest Dreams 90 💗
10. How You Get the Girl 90 💗
11. This Love 80
12. I Know Places 85
13. Clean 80

1989 Rating:

A

4.5 out of 5 (runs out of steam after "How You Get the Girl", proving that 10 songs is perfect for any album)

Bonus tracks:

1. Wonderland 90 💗
2. You Are In Love 85
3. New Romantics 85

From the Vault:

1. Slut! 80
2. She Don't Go 90 💗
3. Now That We Don't Talk 85
4. Suburban Legends 85
5. Is It Over Now? 95 💗

Bonus & Vault Rating:

B+

3.75 out of 5

It's weird that she wrote a song with Diane Warren and that ended up in the Vault. What does that say?