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The Taylor Swift album written entirely alone

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When critics started whispering that Taylor Swift only had hits because of her famous co-writers, she took it incredibly personally. She responded by writing her entire third album, 'Speak Now,' completely by herself without a single co-writing credit. It is a stunningly petty and highly effective way to silence detractors while sweeping the award shows.

The Taylor Swift album written entirely alone
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