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Dignity[4] is the fourth studio album by Hilary Duff, to be released in Australia on March 31 2007,[1] in the United Kingdom on April 2 2007[2] and in the United States by Hollywood Records on April 3 2007 (see 2007 in music).[3]

History

Duff co-wrote every song on the album with Kara DioGuardi,[5] and she also worked with producer-songwriter Rhett Lawrence in Toronto, Canada.[6] Other producers and mixers on the album include Richard "Humpty" Vission, Tim and Bob, and Manny Marroquin.[5] She said that compared to her previous music it would be "more dancey" and make use of more real instruments. "I don't know exactly how to explain what we're doing, but it's fun and funky and different, something new for me. It's really cool", she said.[7] She has also described the sound of the album as "a little less pop-rock and more electronic".[8] Duff titled the album Dignity because she felt dignity is something "you have to work on having ... The album is so personal and talks about so many experiences I've had — good ones and bad ones — and [dignity] is something I always hope to have and strive to have."[3] This belief inspired the song "Where's Your Dignity?", while "Gypsy Woman" is about the "other girl" in a relationship. Duff has said "Happy", which was featured on the soundtrack to the 2006 film Material Girls (in which she starred), is the only "mellow, acoustic" track on the album.[4]

The album was originally going to be released November 21, but because production took longer than expected, it was pushed back to December 5.[9] It was subsequently pushed back to February 2007 because of Duff's commitment to the film Brand Hauser: Stuff Happens.[10] Hollywood Records later reported that the album would be released in April 2007.[5]

Promotion for the first single, "Play with Fire", began in August 2006;[6] a Richard Vission-produced remix of the song followed in October. "Play with Fire" became a minor club hit in the U.S., but it failed to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video for the second single, "With Love", is scheduled for release in February 2007 and has been used as the television commercial for Duff's first fragrance, With Love... Hilary Duff, promotion for which began in November 2006.[11] "With Love" is to be released to radio stations in February 2007,[12] and Hollywood Records is planning to release around three more singles from the album. Reviewer Martha McPhee of EBiZ Entertainment called Dignity "one of the most anticipated albums of 2007 ... Hollywood Records is really helping themselves and growing by promoting and labelling Hilary. She's had 2 number one albums in the past few years and I'm sure this one won't let anyone down". McPhee guessed that Hollywood Records would release six or seven singles and "give justice to Hilary", in contrast to the promotion of her previous albums. "They now know that Hilary is their biggest money maker and they're doing whatever they can to make her next album big", she said.[13][14] Dignity is at number eight on About.com's "Top 10 Albums to Watch for in 2007".[15]

Confirmed tracks

  • "Play with Fire" (Hilary Duff, Kara DioGuardi, Rhett Lawrence, Will Adams) – 3:03
  • "With Love" (Duff, DioGuardi) – 3:05
  • "Happy"[4] (Duff, DioGuardi, Adams)
  • "Where's Your Dignity?"[4] (Duff, DioGuardi)
  • "Gypsy Woman"[4] (Duff, DioGuardi)
  • "Danger"[16] (Duff, DioGuardi)
  • "Stranger"[16] (Duff, DioGuardi)
  • "Burn"[16] (Duff, DioGuardi)
  • "Can't Rain all the Time"

Notes

  1. ^ a b HilaryDuff.com.au
  2. ^ a b "To Be Confirmed". HMV.co.uk. Retrieved January 27 2007.
  3. ^ a b c "Hilary Duff Calls Being Single 'Kind of Exciting'". Teen People. January 26 2007. Retrieved January 26 2007.
  4. ^ a b c d e Interview with Duff on Ryan Seacrest's radio show on 102.7 KIIS-FM Los Angeles. January 25 2007. Audio available at YouTube.
  5. ^ a b c "Hilary's upcoming album...". HilaryDuff.com. January 16 2007. Retrieved January 25 2007.
  6. ^ a b Vineyard, Jennifer. "Hilary Duff: Psychedelic Dance Star? Singer Shoots Trippy Clip For New Single". MTV News. August 3 2006. Retrieved August 4 2006.
  7. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Hilary Duff, 'American Idol,' Kate Hudson, Travis Barker, Shanna Moakler & More". MTV News. August 14 2006. Retrieved August 25 2006.
  8. ^ "New Duff album to debut this fall". United Press International. August 20 2006. Retrieved December 18 2006.
  9. ^ "For The Record: Quick News On Christina Aguilera, Hilary Duff, Madonna, Three 6 Mafia, Fergie & More". MTV News. September 22 2006. Retrieved September 30 2006.
  10. ^ Feenstra, Nicole. "Hilary Duff's Album Pushed Back Again". andPOP. October 12 2006. Retrieved January 25 2007.
  11. ^ Elliot, Stuart. "Woman of a Scent". The New York Times. December 18 2006. Retrieved December 20 2006.
  12. ^ AllAccess.com
  13. ^ McPhee, Martha. "EBiZ: Hollywood Records Grows with Hilary Duff". Hilaryfan.com. January 4 2007. Retrieved January 4 2007.
  14. ^ "EBiZ: Hollywood Records Grows with Hilary Duff". ebizentertainmentnews.com. January 4 2007. Retrieved January 4 2007.
  15. ^ Lamb, Bill. "Top 10 Albums to Watch for in 2007". About.com. Retrieved January 25 2007.
  16. ^ a b c "Duff changes everything". popjustice.com. January 29 2007. Retrieved January 31 2007.
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