Hilary Duff - Dignity
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Artist: Hilary DuffBrand: Baker & Taylor
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
CD Release Date: 2007-04-03
Music Label: Hollywood Records
Product features:
- DUFF HILARY DIGNITY
- Stranger
- Dignity
- With Love
- Danger
- Gypsy Woman
- Never Stop
- No Work, All Play
- Between You And Me
- Dreamer
- Happy
- Burned
- Outside Of You
- I Wish
- Play With Fire
Free Music Notes for Dignity
Free Music Review: With Love, Love, Love....
Hit: 5 Stars
Hilary Duff...wOw~!! She has grown-up. From her bubblegum pop beginnings, she has shifted to the slinky after-midnight dance-pop that Decephe Mode, Madonna, Goldfrapp & Kylie Minogue produce.
Opening with the Middle Eastern flavor "Stranger" (10/10), the album is given an up-tempo feel. The cut has a rock-y edge to it, but is firmly rooted in the dance-pop arena.
It is followed by "Dignity" (10/10), which strongly mimics Decephe Mode but brings enough originality to be more than a mere tribute. With harsh lyrics delivered in such a deleciously sensual breathy vocal, it is partically screaming "single"~!!
"With Love" (10/10) is a really song cut. Although it isn't lyrically sastifying, the beat is hook-laden and will get stuck in your head. A great choice at lead single [internationally].
"Danger" (7/10) follows suit but doesnt quite meet the standards of the tri-apache that opens the album. It has a Goldfrapp-esque vibe & hooky lyrics but doesn't quite pack the punch that the first three pack.
"Gypsy Woman" (100/10) is definitely the apex of the album & a defining point of her career if this was to be a single. The track opens with a military-esque dialogue, then the beat kicks in and a strange vocal loop emerges cooing "Ya Yippy Yaya". This kind of experiment would never be found on an earlier Duff release. Lyrically, its a diss track, which isnt new to Duff who recorded "Haters" on previous record. But this is a major improvement.
"Never Stop" (7/10) has an '80's vintage-Madonna vibe, but also mimics Goldfrapp production-wise. It's a feelgood track that should appeal to her younger fans.
"No Work, All Play" (10/10) is a midtempo gem that sounds like something of Kylie's "Fever". The slinky disco strings intro sets the mood for the mid-night disco. Hilary coos in the intro "La la la la"; recalling the intoxicating hooks of Kylies "Can't Get You Out Of My Head".
"Dreamer" (7/10) is a cute bubblegum dance song that again recall vintage-Madonna or early 90's house. Really sugary & made of hooks. "Happy" (100/10) is as good as "Gypsy Woman". Opening with cooing strings and synthetic violins [similar to the ones on Spears "Toxic"], Duff shapes up the perfect electro gem. Duff sings with passion, delivering a 21st century version of "I Will Survive". Kudos to the producer for supplying a slice of electronic bliss for Duff to sing her jaded lyrics over.
"Burned" (10/10) is a convincing stab at a R&B/Hip-Hop club banger. Again Duff delivered her wonderfully jaded lyrics over a deliciously thumping bassline. Would make a great single.
"Outside Of You" (8/10) is the closest thing to the old Duff on this album. But its not generic Rock/Pop, it has a smooth dance vibe. It recalls the sound of the song the eleder Duff & Hilton fought over, the original demo version of "Screwed".
"I Wish" (10/10) is a deliciously dirty track. The electroclash sound brings out the versitility of Duff's voice. A strong track that is single-worthy.
The album closes with a bang. "Play With Fire" (10/10), the song the changed the image and sound of Duff, should have had the sucess "With Love" is acheiving at the moment. A no doubt stronger song, this track plays like a Minogue/Madonna track. Lyrically, this is superior too...Duff delivers this track with attitude not seen in previouis recordings. A great way to close an album.
In conclusion, Duff produces what Madonna's "Confessions On A Dancefloor" should have been. Some cuts rival cuts of Minogues & Madonna, who would be green with envy at some of these intricately created dance gems. Definitely worth the price.
xx =]
Dignity Poster
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. To 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. This is the deluxe CD/DVD version which includes 9 music videos.In the most dignified way possible, "Dignity"--the title track to this fizz-bomb of a dance-pop disc--sends a disgusted eye-roll and a flagrant puh-lease to underwear-eschewing celebutantes everywhere: "You'd show up to the opening of an envelope," sings Duff, who hangs onto her signature sweetness despite having entered full-on diss mode. "It's not news when you've got a new bag/It's not news when you're looking your best/Come on, give it a rest." Well said. And sung. Not that calling out the phony and the full of it is what Duff, or Dignity, is all about. Mostly, the disc is a beat-studded chronicling of an incredibly healthy 19-year-old psyche: On "Happy," she's happy despite an ex's attempts to make her miserable; on "With Love"--maybe her catchiest, most grown-up song to date--she's willing to accept rejection as long as kindness plays a role in its delivery. Musically, with the help of groove-conscious producers like Tim & Bob and Will.i.am, Duff edges ever closer to adult sensibilities; her goofball Lizzie McGuire days seem far behind. It's an evolution anybody could have seen coming, actually. Has there ever been a starlet with her head on straighter? --Tammy La Gorce
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