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Dignity

Written by: Josh M., Senior Editor – Posted: Thu Apr 12th, 2007

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Who would've ever expected Disney-pop princess Hilary Duff to morph into a tasteful, ruminating electro grrl? I, for starters, did not. And judging from the critic's general consensus (which is very positive, considering) neither did anybody else.

Like most watching the pop world from the outside looking in, I had Duff's career arc pegged--sweet, harmless pop-star to sexed-up R&B kitten followed by post-career tabloid woes.

I was wrong. Very wrong.

Now don't get me wrong: Dignity isn't an awe-inspiring album by any stretch of the imagination (no, no, no). But Duff's re-examination/re-invention of herself is a bold move for a star in her position. There's no kiddie-pop competition for the crown; Britney Spears, Jessica Simpson and Mandy Moore all jumped that ship years ago. Dignity successfully recasts Duff as a dance-pop siren, icy and likeable like the Sheena Eastons and Kylie Minogues before her.

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ReDsTaRz83
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I love this CD! My favorite songs are: Stranger, Dignity, With
Love, Gypsy Woman, Happy, Dreamer, Play With Fire, and Burned.
These songs are sooo catchy!! I gotta say "Happy" is such an
awesome song and people can really relate to it. She has grown so
much and I just replay this album over and over it is very worth
your money especially the Deluxe Edition because it comes with a
DVD of all her videos plus more!! What are you waiting for? Go get
it!!

Posted 04/30/07

Rene_john_
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i love you hilary and i wish i could see you singing my song
"sweet 16"...i love it...

Posted 04/24/07

bootcamp_b
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Im not a big fan of her personally but I do like how she stays
true to herself. How many young women as artists started out all
sweet and turned into tramps wearing barely there clothing. I
think Hilary is a hell of a lot better role model that the other
female artists out there. Im not to big on her music but like i
said I think its great that she doesnt do something just to sell
more cds.

Posted 04/23/07

creative17

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there are a few songs i wasnt totally happy with but my faves
are, happy, stranger and gypsy woman, at first u think this isnt
hilary but by the time youve heard maybe one or two songs youll
find ur self singing along, ive still got dignity racing round my
head.

Give her a chance u might be suprised

Posted 04/22/07

Muffktj54

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I bought her cd and listenened to all of it. I kept looking to see
if the song changed.. because they all sound a lot alike. Not
horrible though

Posted 04/21/07

sealwalsh9
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I love the music video!!!!11

Posted 04/21/07

Lindsey123

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I'm sorry but Hilary Duff's voice just doesn't cut it for me. I
don't care how good of song it is, I will never buy any one of her
cds. Stick to acting.

Posted 04/21/07

polisher33

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I admire her because so far she has managed to avoid the
popularity trap that has been the downfall of all her peers. You
know, the whole slutty onstage persona that they all swear is "who
they really are", when in fact it's just an effort to be more
popular. Hilary really seems to have a good head on her shoulders,
and she's matured into a beautiful young woman. I personally don't
like the style of music on her new c.d., but I do think it's a
good direction for her and I think she's earned herself a lot of
new fans.

Posted 04/20/07

Angel_wing
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I have to admit that I really lover her song "With Love". I'm far
from being a Hillary Duff fan, but I love her new song and was
pleasantly surprised to find out it was from her.

Posted 04/19/07

Nathalie1

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She might be a lot better off than a lot of other performers, but
I don't really like her voice. She still sucks as a singer. The
songs itself on this album are much better than what she was
singing on her last two albums, but she can't sing for anything in
the world. Oh, and I agree with Bjpchilds on that she should gain
weight.

Posted 04/19/07

Italiairsh
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I always really loved Hilary since the Lizzy days but this cd I
think is her best work to date.

Posted 04/18/07

lisagibson
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isn't all that bad***

Posted 04/18/07

lisagibson
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Hilary is all that bad.
I like a few of her songs. They're pretty catchy.

Posted 04/18/07

FL_Brunett
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I used to love hilary duff but this new music she is coming out
with i just cant stand it I wish she would go back to what she
used to sing. I still love her as an actress but i wont be buying
this cd, sorry.

Posted 04/18/07

shabanu

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HILARY IS QUITE A ROLE MODEL FOR YOUNGE GIRLS BUT THE FACT THAT
SHE IS SMALLER THAN A STICK THATS NOT REALLY A GOOD ACTION FOR
GIRLS TO TAKE

Posted 04/18/07

Holly

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I like Hilary Diff. She's matured quite a bit.

Posted 04/18/07

Morgan_182
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I'm actually pretty excited to hear this cd :)

Posted 04/17/07

tw1stedang
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she's a good example and role model to those fans of hers out
there....especially young women today in society...IT'S ALL ABOUT
DIGNITY! lol.

Posted 04/17/07

tw1stedang
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Yes, she's definitely done some growing up in contrast to her
other peers such as Lindsay Lohan and etc...Hillary is all about
getting down to business, staying professional, and keeping her
rep nice and clean, which has helped her to gain better
recognition of her latest work. Now I can definitely say that
she's on the top of my list as "most admirable young women" to me!
Kudos to her.

Posted 04/17/07

Bjpchilds

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This is a pretty good album. It's mature and she seems like an
intelligent person now.
Having been through a rough breakup about a month ago, I find that
I can relate almost to the letter on the couple of songs that are
about her breakup (I think they were 'Stranger' and 'Play With
Fire').
'Play With Fire'...Will-I-Am from the Black Eyed Peas co-wrote
that, and Hilary was one of the writers too...it's a great song,
especially the lyrics. Especially when you can relate.
And Pink co-wrote the song 'Outside of You'.
Anyway, I thought this was good, and very different from her old
stuff.
And, on a side note, I like how she's got rid of those old
horse-face veneers, but she should gain some weight. She looked
better avergae-sized.

Posted 04/17/07

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