Dignity (W/Dvd) (Spec) [Special Edition]

Hilary Duff | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Special Edition
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000MV9OIG
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #134,784 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Stranger

2. Dignity

3. With Love

4. Danger

5. Gypsy Woman

6. Never Stop

7. No Work, All Play

8. Between You And Me

9. Dreamer

10. Happy

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Why Not

2. So Yesterday

3. Come Clean

4. Our Lips Are Sealed (Non-Movie Version)

5. Fly

6. Wake Up

7. Beat Of My Heart

8. Play With Fire

9. With Love

10. At Home With Hilary Duff Interview

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

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

Product Description

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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great album from Hilary, April 4, 2007

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socalledboothy - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dignity (W/Dvd) (Spec) (Audio CD)

This is definitely my favorite of Hilary's three studio albums. It's dance/pop music at its best. Her voice may not be the best, but with every song's lyrics co-written by her, she is able to convey a more relatable sound to the songs. Highlights on the album include the two singles With Love and Play with Fire, Gypsy Woman, Happy, and Burned, but all the tracks are really good.

The DVD included in the deluxe edition is fantastic as well. It contains all nine of Hilary's music videos (Why Not, So Yesterday, Come Clean, Our Lips are Sealed, Fly, Wake Up, Beat of My Heart, Play with Fire, and With Love) and a 33 minute interview with Hilary at her home that goes through her entire career, and includes some commentary in the interview on her videos and albums.

The price is definitely worth it for this album. So go out and buy it!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Dignity: The Shocker Album of 2007, April 11, 2007

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Dignity (W/Dvd) (Spec) (Audio CD)

Hilary Duff, whose popularity boomed mostly because of her Disney Channel show, "Lizzie Mcguire", decided to take a turn into being a singer as well as an actress. I remember when "Lizzie Mcguire" was the "it" thing back in the early 2000's, and I absolutely loved Lizzie. Some time had passed and I didn't like Lizzie AKA Hilary as much and was aware that she had albums out (mostly because they played her music videos nonstop on Disney Channel). Then a year or so ago, a new Hilary Duff music video was on Disney and it was for the song, "Beat of My Heart", a song many a person would be surprised to hear from Hilary Duff. Mostly because of it's 80's alternative rock sound. I know I was sort of surprised at the song, mostly because of the way the song sounded and the video period. She certainly seemed to want to take an 80's feel and look to her music career. And even though because of my dislike for her at the time, I really was annoyed that I actually liked the song. And that was only the beginning of Hilary Duff's growth.

Now coming to the present, Ms. Duff has taken a total 80's, Europop feel to her music. And that, to me, was surprising. As had been the single "Beat of my Heart". So now, since I watch Nickelodeon as well, I have been seeing her there a lot more often, which I find interesting. That's beside the point of this review though. So, my mom and I were listening to this, or should I say, she started listening to it first and heard most of the first song "Stranger" and said it was good. We listened to the whole album and found it was actually... good! So, Ms. Duff as you can hear from listening to her new material, has definitely grown. Although if you don't like the Europop 80's music or dance music, this is not your CD. So if you liked her old stuff there are a few songs that sort of go back to that, although most of it is 80's like dance stuff. And I can honestly say that I hope Ms. Duff continues to make decent albums in the near future.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Considerable growth from an artist deserving of more respect., April 3, 2007

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Jason Lee (Alabama, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Dignity (W/Dvd) (Spec) (Audio CD)

This is the music Hilary should have been recording all along, though it took a bit of life experience to allow her to flesh out all of this material.

I've seen a few fan reviews dismiss the album as little more than 2001-era Kylie Minogue-esque Europop. Couldn't be further from the truth. There are a few hints to that sound, yeah, but it's just pure bubblegum dance pop for the most part. No dominant hint of that throbbing Kylie-esque sound, nor is there a dominance of vintage Hilary bubblegum-rock. There's a nice mixture of all of the above, put into a blender, and finished off with a great contemporary polish; some fresh HOT beats, STRONG melodic hooks, and some Ashlee Simpson-esque heavier guitar-oriented crunchy pop. Big ups to her producers for really getting Hilary in the mode where she individually shines like never before as a personality and vocalist.

Lyrically, it's typical territory compared to her peers' efforts, but new personal ground that Hilary has gained creatively, having obviously played a significant role in the development of all songs except one. Kara DioGuardi did an expectedly strong job taking Hilary's thoughts and emotions and translating them into proper songs, as she's done with other vocalists who have a story to tell. The lyrics work, it's a theme album that covers the gamut of what we know about her personal life lately (a lot of focus on the various stages of breaking up, potentially making up, dealing with loneliness, reaching a conclusion and regaining empowerment, bashing the ex's new girlfriend, partying / meeting new guys, etc). It's all fairly light-hearted, but feels kinda like a catharsis album - though that's not a bad thing, it tackles emotions that are perfect for pop music with a punch; very relateable.

Vocally, the flaws you'd expect are there (the vocals being overproduced and pitch corrected considerably more than most of her peers), but that's not even worth considering in the case of this album because it's a factor you go into a Hilary Duff album expecting and pitch is not what you admire from a Hilary vocal; you want some charm, some sincerity brought to the songs based on her persona(lity), some signature flair. She's always been pretty weak at most of those, but this album shows some huge strides and some natural growth as a young woman. She's starting to develop a signature sound vocally, some cool distinguishing vocal nuances. Good for her, and again, major props to those she's working with for helping mold her. She's got a ways to go here, because her singing voice might be the weakest among this era's pop stars (except for Lindsay Lohan, perhaps), but strides like this make for a great listening experience and a great sign that she's ready to make that ascent out of the Radio Disney depths into more legit contemporary pop.

The most significant thing about this album is that Hilary has finally recorded a bonafide great pop album. As I said before, this is exactly the best-case-scenario album from Hilary Duff; a strong pop album covering far more than her usual light pop-rock, and now with a more sincere heartfelt message this time. It's exactly what she had to do right now, and I hope she's rewarded with a lot of commercial success for this record.