| Product Summary | | Label: Hollywood Records | | UPC: 00720616266828 | | Release Date: 4/3/2007 | | Buy.com Sku: 204169021 | | Item#: M3HMYX | Format:  CD |
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(P) 2007 Hollywood Records, Inc.
(C) 2007 Hollywood Records, Inc.
| | Dignity isn't for sale. It comes from within. Hilary Duff has always carried herself with dignity, from her 2001 TV debut starring in Lizzy McGuire, through big screen hits like Cinderella Story and Cheaper by the Dozen, to her career as a multi-platinum recording artist, with more than 13 million albums sold to date. Now Hilary brings her customary class and splash to her new Hollywood Records CD Dignity. At 19, Hilary has matured into a sophisticated singer and songwriter. Hilary has co-written all the songs on Dignity, always aiming high and ultimately creating an album of depth and consequence.ÊTo realize her vision for the new CD, she teamed with Grammy-Award winning Kara Dioguardi (Gwen Stefani, Pussy Cat Dolls, Enrique Iglesias, Kelly Clarkson), as well as top producer/songwriters like Chico Bennett & Richard Vission (Madonna, Usher, Killers), Tim & Bob (Nas, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez), Vada Nobles (Rhianna, Lauryn Hill, Faith Evans, Natasha Bedingfield, Warren G), Fredwrecke (Snoop Dog, Eminem, Fergi), Will.I.Am and Rhett Lawrence. In the title track, she talks about her experiences and observations of living in Los Angeles ("Where's your dignity/I think you lost it in the Hollywood Hills"). "Danger" explores the suspect advances of an older man, while "With Love" turns the world's most common song topic upside down. ("I can take your honesty/All your words weigh heavily/I'm listening to you all the time"). The song "Stranger" reveals a relationship that is picture perfect in public, but cold behind closed doors. With every track, Hilary probes life and love more intensely, and with more vulnerability than she has before.
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Notes & Personnel Info |  | Given the title and Hilary Duff's sophisticated, uptown-girl look on the cover, 2007's DIGNITY seems to announce that the teen starlet is all grown up. Yet the album is still full of effervescent dance-pop, as fresh-faced and catchy as fans of Top 40 and commercial bubblegum would expect. The production techniques, complete with electronic flourishes and nods to club music, are well crafted, to be sure, but DIGNITY isn't about cutting-edge sounds or thumping club bangers. Instead, the electro-beats reinforce the pop song structures and make the singalong tunes shine. | | The most sophisticated thing about DIGNITY may be its lyrics. Gossip-mill regulars will be able to parse references to Duff's much-publicized entanglements with other commercial pop stars, but what stands out is Duff's mature response to her life's tumult. The album plays like a confession, but does so with a cool head and a clear eye, underscoring the album's title without detracting from the music's inherently fun, bouncy style. |
Producer: Hilary Duff; Andre Recke |
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 | Hilary Duff's Dignity - CD By: Brian Williams - Cinema Blend CD Reviews Published on: 4/9/2007 9:30 AM | | Duff has a decent voice, so it's a shame she squanders her talent on bland pop poop like this. While she may not reach the caliber of other female artists of somewhat similar ilk (i.e., the new and improved Kelly Clarkson), she has a better shot at staying power and a bit of respect if she picks one media to queen around in. Pick movies or music, hon--not many can rule both. ...read the full review |
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| | Technical Info | | Release Date : 04/03/2007 | | Original Release Date : 2007 | | Catalog ID : 162668 | | Label : Hollywood Records | | Number of Discs : 1 | | Runtime : 49m : 6s | | Studio/Live : Studio | | Mono/Stereo : Stereo | | SPAR Code : n/a | | UPC : 00720616266828 |
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| | Professional Reviews | | Entertainment Weekly (p.75)
- "DIGNITY is 100 percent electro-pop, awash in bleeping synths and multitracked Duff vocals delivered with a newfound petulance..." -- Grade: B |
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| | Bio | | | Hilary Duff A native of Houston, Hilary Duff gained global recognition in 2001 starring in the hit Disney Channel series Lizzie McGuire. In May 2003, she brought her character to the big screen with Walt Disney Pictures' The Lizzie McGuire Movie. She went on to co-star in hit films like Agent Cody Banks, Cheaper By the Dozen, Cinderella Story, Raise Your Voice, Perfect Man, and Material Girls. Hilary?s #1 solo debut CD Metamorphosis sold 4 times platinum, followed by her self-titled album and Most Wanted both of which sold 3 million records. Hilary enjoyed Top 40 hits like "So Yesterday," "Come Clean," ?Fly,? and ?Wake Up.? Hilary?s Most Wanted CD was her second # 1 debut and it remained # 1 for 2 weeks. With Most Wanted Hilary began to experiment more with her style and music as seen in her videos for ?Wake Up? where she donned wigs and different looks and for ?Beat of My Heart? in which she exclusively wore high end haute couture and began favoring more dance and rhythmic beats. Hilary has some exciting movie projects on deck in this year, including War, Inc. (starring John Cusack, Sir Ben Kingsley and Marisa Tomei) and the animated feature Foodfight. Hilary recently debuted her own perfume ?With Love?, the video and commercial of which were shot by world-renown Matthew Ralston.?But her music - and the upcoming tour - remain front and center these days. And that's just how she wants it. Hilary Duff always connected closely with her audience. Now, she's saying more - much more than ever, and with dignity - with her music.
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