"Swifts næsten for perfekte, femte album står stadig stærkt og uden afgørende ændringer i ny version ... Som konsekvens af et tidligere pladeselskabs ejerskab over hendes gamle masterbånd har hun slet og ret valgt at genindspille bagkataloget for derved at genvinde rettighederne (...) det store spørgsmål er så, om det også er en gevinst rent kunstnerisk. I tilfældet 1989 (Taylor's Version) må svaret blive et stort: 'Tjaaah'. Forskellen fra det oprindelige, ni år gamle studiealbum er nemlig til at overskue".
"Fleshed out by these [five] extra tracks, 1989 [Taylor's Version] confirms the lasting strength that Swift's songwriting was achieving in this one of many blooms, and serves as a lovely reminder of when she officially stepped into her place in the pop culture continuum".
"Taylor keeps her re-records very close to the originals, but five previously unreleased songs add depth and context to what was then her galactic, career-shifting pop debut".
"Taylor keeps her re-records very close to the originals, but five previously unreleased songs add depth and context to what was then her galactic, career-shifting pop debut".
"Swifts næsten for perfekte, femte album står stadig stærkt og uden afgørende ændringer i ny version ... Som konsekvens af et tidligere pladeselskabs ejerskab over hendes gamle masterbånd har hun slet og ret valgt at genindspille bagkataloget for derved at genvinde rettighederne (...) det store spørgsmål er så, om det også er en gevinst rent kunstnerisk. I tilfældet 1989 (Taylor's Version) må svaret blive et stort: 'Tjaaah'. Forskellen fra det oprindelige, ni år gamle studiealbum er nemlig til at overskue".
"Fleshed out by these [five] extra tracks, 1989 [Taylor's Version] confirms the lasting strength that Swift's songwriting was achieving in this one of many blooms, and serves as a lovely reminder of when she officially stepped into her place in the pop culture continuum".