{"id":2069520,"date":"2025-10-04T23:40:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:40:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2069520"},"modified":"2025-10-04T23:40:03","modified_gmt":"2025-10-04T23:40:03","slug":"taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-announces-4-limited-cd-releases","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/taylor-swift-life-of-a-showgirl-announces-4-limited-cd-releases\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Life of a Showgirl Announces 4 Limited CD Releases"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/taylor-swift\/\"><strong>Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> had another trick up her sleeve for her new album <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swifts-new-album-life-of-a-showgirl-gets-mixed-reviews\/\"><em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em><\/a>\u2019s release weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Swift 35, announced on Saturday, October, 4, that <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> was getting \u201cfour limited CD releases\u201d \u2014 each featuring two newly-recorded acoustic versions of specific songs on the album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFile this under \u2018save your best for the finale\u2019\u2026 I think my favorite moments from the tour were the acoustic surprises,\u201d she wrote via <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DPZ68w_Dqfs\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>. \u201cSo I went back into the studio with <strong>Max <\/strong>[<strong>Martin<\/strong>]\u00a0and <strong>Shellback<\/strong> to record acoustic\/unplugged versions of a few of the <em>Showgirl<\/em> songs with brand new vocals and production! Cannot WAIT for you to hear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Life Is A Song Acoustic Version<\/em> of <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em> comes with \u201cOpalite (Life Is A Song Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cRuin the Friendship (My Advice Version)\u201d as the bonus tracks, while the <em>Dressing Room Rehearsal Version<\/em> features \u201cWish List (Settled Down Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl (Dressing Room Rehearsal Acoustic Version).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans can also pick up the <em>Alone In My Tower Acoustic Version<\/em> with \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia (Alone In My Tower Acoustic Version)\u201d and \u201cEldest Daughter (Now You\u2019re Home Acoustic Version),\u201d as well as the <em>So Glamorous Cabaret Version<\/em> includes \u201cElizabeth Taylor (So Glamorous Cabaret Version)\u201d and Elizabeth Taylor (Original Songwriting Voice Memo).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFour limited CD releases each including two acoustic bonus tracks on my site now for 24 hours while supplies last,\u201d Swift teased.<\/p>\n<p>Days before Swift\u2019s 12th album was released, she compiled a schedule of events to celebrate the album\u2019s debut, sharing the calendar via her Taylor Nation Instagram account on Monday, September 29.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlaces, everyone!\u201d the caption read. \u201c#TSTheLifeofaShowgirl comes out this week, and your official schedule is here! Make sure to clock in as we celebrate all week long.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among Swift\u2019s schedule of TV interviews and her theatrical release party, fans noticed a note on Saturday that said \u201cstandby.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4122632\" style=\"width: 900px;\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:100%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption\"><br \/>\n Taylor Swift, \u2018The Life of a Showgirl\u2019<\/span> <span class=\"credit\">Mert Alas &amp; Marcus Piggott<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cSTAND BY FOR WHAT???\u201d one Instagram user asked in the comments section, while another wrote, \u201cExcuse me what do you mean standby how could I possibly standby MORE?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The schedule mentioned the album drop, the official release party and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-calls-travis-kelce-my-fiance-on-graham-norton-show\/\">her appearance on <em>The Graham Norton Show<\/em><\/a> on Friday, October 3, the release party and \u201cstandby\u201d on Saturday, the release party and the YouTube premiere of \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia\u201d music video and album\u2019s lyric videos on Sunday, October 5, her visit to <em>The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon<\/em> on Monday, October 6, and her takeover of <em>Late Night With Seth Meyers<\/em> in the early hours of Thursday, October 9.<\/p>\n<p>In recent years, Swift has developed a reputation for surprising fans with bonus tracks shortly after releasing her new albums. With 2022\u2019s <em>Midnights<\/em>, she dropped the 3 a.m. edition with seven additional songs just three hours after the initial 13 were released. Meanwhile, 2024\u2019s <em>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> was a secret double album, with 16 original songs and 15 extra tracks released on <em>The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology<\/em> two hours later.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the pattern, Swift insisted she would not be releasing additional songs outside of <em>The Life of a Showgirl<\/em>\u2019s standard edition.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swifts-life-of-a-showgirl-records-broken-so-far\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Life-of-a-Showgirl-Baby-Thats-Show-Business.jpg?crop=0px%2C645px%2C2000px%2C1130px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=70&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Taylor-Swift-Life-of-a-Showgirl-Baby-Thats-Show-Business\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" data-fallback-img=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Life-of-a-Showgirl-Baby-Thats-Show-Business.jpg?quality=70&amp;strip=all\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swifts-life-of-a-showgirl-records-broken-so-far\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">All the Records Taylor Swift&#8217;s &#8216;Life of a Showgirl&#8217; Has Broken \u2014 So Far<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tAs Taylor Swift enters her The Life of a Showgirl era, it\u2019s evident that her fans are right behind and beside her. Swift, 35, dropped her 12th LP on Friday, October 3, where the 12 song-album quickly broke records across Apple Music, Spotify and other streaming platforms. \u201cTonight all these lives converge here. The mosaics [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no other songs coming,\u201d she said on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/news\/taylor-swift-references-travis-kelce-podcast-on-life-of-a-showgirl-album\/\">the \u201cNew Heights\u201d podcast<\/a> in August. \u201cThis is 12. There\u2019s not a 13th. \u2026 There\u2019s not other songs coming. This is the record I\u2019ve been wanting to make for a very long time.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Swift also revealed the full tracklist at the time: \u201cThe Fate of Ophelia,\u201d \u201cElizabeth Taylor,\u201d \u201cOpalite,\u201d \u201cFather Figure,\u201d \u201cEldest Daughter,\u201d \u201cRuin the Friendship,\u201d \u201cActually Romantic,\u201d \u201cWish List,\u201d \u201cWood,\u201d \u201cCancelled!,\u201d \u201cHoney\u201d and \u201cThe Life of a Showgirl\u201d featuring <strong>Sabrina Carpenter<\/strong>. Swift shared on \u201cNew Heights\u201d that she wanted \u201cto be as proud of an album as I am of <em>The Eras<\/em> Tour and for the same reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe knew that we had to bring the best ideas we\u2019ve ever had, and I also know the pressure I\u2019m putting on this record by saying that, but I don\u2019t care because I love it that much. I\u2019m so proud of it,\u201d she elaborated. \u201cIt just comes from the most infectiously joyful, wild, dramatic place I was in in my life, and so that effervescence has come through on this record.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, Swift had a clever trick up her sleeve as she never ruled out releasing remixed and acoustic versions, as are featured on the four CD versions of the record.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift had another trick up her sleeve for her new album The Life of a Showgirl\u2019s release weekend. Swift 35, announced on Saturday, October, 4, that The Life of a Showgirl was getting \u201cfour limited CD releases\u201d \u2014 each featuring two newly-recorded acoustic versions of specific songs on the album. \u201cFile this under \u2018save [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2069521,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[21741,21800,23084],"class_list":["post-2069520","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-entertainment","tag-music","tag-taylor-swift"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Taylor-Swift-Life-of-a-Showgirl-Announces-4-Limited-CD.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069520","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2069520"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069520\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2069522,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2069520\/revisions\/2069522"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2069521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2069520"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2069520"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2069520"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}