Metamorphosis
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Release Date: 01/01/2003
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
CD: Hilary Duff,Metamorphosis
AMAZON
Although Hilary Duff's first album is titled Metamorphosis, the disc is anything but. Her singing is as coy and kittenish as her on-screen "Lizzie McGuire" persona and she mugs her way through most of the 13 songs with charm and aplomb, but little natural singing talent. To her credit, the actress has managed to cover a multitude of vocal sins by hiring a team of crack producers who double her voice whenever possible, giving many of the tracks the rather anthemic feel of a cheerleading squad. The best songs on the disc are the three masterminded by the Matrix, the same production team that oversaw Avril Lavigne's Let Go. They give the actress's singing some attitude and grit, as on the infectious and spectacularly bratty "So Yesterday" and the cleverly conceived "The Math", complete with heavy-metal guitar riffs. But Duff is not inhabiting that saucy jailbait territory staked by Britney Spears. At the ripe old age of 16, she's much more Barbies than bustiers. --Jaan Uhelszki