Taylor Swift shows and tells in ‘Life of a Showgirl’

CNNBy Sandra Gonzalez, CNN(CNN) — Taylor Alison Swift, noted numerologist and superstar performer, has taken a break from sourdough to bake up a new album, out now. The pair is also behind Swift hits “Bad Blood” and “Shake it Off.”The album’s 12 tracks – a mix of breezy pop and literary ballads – have a runtime of about 42 minutes – brief by Swift’s recent standards. That is, of course, assuming she doesn’t pull a “Tortured Poets Department” part two and surprise everyone with another double album mere hours later. Swift, Martin and Shellback co-wrote and produced all 12 tracks on “The Life of a Showgirl,” an album that tells a story that is concise and clear from boppin’ beginning to the showgirl’s final bow in the album’s title track, featuring Sabrina Carpenter. “The Fate of Ophelia”“Elizabeth Taylor”“Opalite”“Father Figure”“Eldest Daughter”“Ruin The Friendship”“Actually Romantic”“Wi$h Li$t”“Wood”“CANCELLED!”“Honey”“The Life of a Showgirl” (Feat.