Dignity [ENHANCED]

Hilary Duff

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 3, 2007)
• Original Release Date: April 3, 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced
• Label: Hollywood Records
• ASIN: B000MV9OHW
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (106 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #9,867 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

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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. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Effervescent electronic pop, April 11, 2007

By	Amanda Richards "Modest to the extreme" (Georgetown, Guyana) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Don't be fooled by that sultry over-the-shoulder cover photo - Hilary Duff's third studio album bubbles with enthusiastic electro-pop rhythms that would inspire even hardened couch potatoes to take a turn on the dance floor.

First single "Play With Fire" is about a young woman who has gotten over a break-up, and has just encountered the former object of her affection. Though not the best song on the album, it has an infectious '80s style chorus which makes up for a slightly monotonous vocal performance. Second single "With Love" is another '80s retro track and is strictly for dancing, but all is forgiven with the third single "Stranger", which has an unusual Eastern influenced beat running through it. "Stranger" mixes up the rhythms and allows Duff to show a little more range, and the lyrics are also much better than the first two singles. The song is about a couple who appear perfect in public, but this image quickly dissipates when they are alone.

And now for the rest of the album -

The title track is a wickedly funny take on the young publicity-hungry starlets, hotties and heiresses doing the entertainment circuit, and is one of my favorite songs on this album. "Danger" is another track with an Eastern influence, but although I like the beat, the lyrics make me feel really old. (The song is about dating an older man, who was born in 1974 - this makes me archaic) "Gypsy Woman" is about a woman who breaks up a family, a short track which leads into the bouncy "Never Stop", a disco number reminiscent of "Knock on Wood".

The slower paced "No Work No Play" didn't do it for me, but I like how she does the chorus lines - "Let the clouds roll in and fill the sky / Get that melancholy feeling inside". "Between You and Me" is just more of the same old, same old, except for that "oompah oompah" tuba bit, and the intro for "Dreamer" (a song about a stalker) sounds just a bit Paris Hilton in delivery. "Happy" doesn't really come over that way, but it's about a girl getting over a bad relationship and feeling much better about herself. Rounding out the album are "Burned", "Outside of You" (the only song not co-written by Duff, with Pink and Chantal Kreviazuk doing the honors), and "I Wish".

An enjoyable, danceable, guilty pleasure album that you should buy for a teenager and borrow every once in a while.



Amanda Richards, April 11, 2007

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Duff perks up, June 20, 2007

By	Gen X Music Addict (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

This album is much more of a dance, kinda techno at times album than Hilary's former albums, which were light pop stuff. Hilary wrote or at least co-wrote most all the songs on here, so this album is very much hers. Hilary does display a maturing and pulls off her new style pretty well. She's not the strongest singer, which is likely gonna keep her from ever getting 5 stars, but this is a very listenable, enjoyable album. But this is a strong 4 stars, especially after the listener lets it grow on him/her a bit. I found myself hardly ever impatient to hit the skip button while listening from start to finish. The album has energy and the songs have a good beat. There are fun lyrics too. The songs:

Stranger - the singer doesn't really know her man, he hides things

Dignity - a knock on celebrities who live by the motto of "there's no such thing as bad publicity."

With Love - catchy dance number

Danger - singer is involved with older man, wonders if he'll be good forher in long run

Gypsy Woman - a warning to a man about another woman, she could get him in trouble

Never Stop - very quick, catchy dance tune, hit the repeat button

No Work, All Play - kind of a lighthearted, playful tune

Between You and Me

Dreamer - directed toward the overly obsessed fan, amusing lyrics: "I go to bed and I wake up, isn't that exciting?" Rightly points out these people need to get lives.

Happy - directed at lover who jilted singer. If it were up to him, she'd just be miserable all day, but she's not going to do that.

Burned

Outside of You

I Wish

Play with Fire - fun, kinda steamy dance number, but never crass

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Done with Dignity, April 26, 2007

By	Derrick Jenkins "love of Gaming/Movies/Anime/... (Hampton VA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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From the first listen to Hilary's latest cd, couldnt help but get drawn into it a bit. With nice cuts such as "Stranger", "With Love" which has a pretty tight flavor to it and "Danger". I was really impressed with this cd not comparing it to previous efforts. But i enjoyed this a lot more after the first time through. Several other tracks are of note on "Dignity" as well but you should take a listen to a track or two here at amazon and see for yourself. I'm not saying H is gonna go out and blow out Mariah singing wise because she has her own style and way of bringing across a song. With that being said Dignity is done just right and has a little bit to offer the music world.