Title: Metamorphosis Artist: Hilary Duff Release Date: 8/26/2003 Label: Buena Vista, Hollywood Album Type(s): lyrics/libretto, Enhanced CD-ROM UPCs: 050086100675, 5099951992125 Genre: Rock Styles: Dance-Pop, Pop/Rock, Teen Pop Moods: Innocent, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Cheerful, Light, Lively, Boisterous, Bright, Confident, Effervescent, Energetic, Exuberant, Fun, Party/Celebratory, Playful, Rousing, Stylish, Summery Total Copies: 42 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. So Yesterday
2. Come Clean
3. Workin' It Out
4. Little Voice
5. Where Did I Go Right?
6. Anywhere But Here
7. The Math
8. Love Just Is
9. Sweet Sixteen
10. Party Up
11. Metamorphosis
12. Inner Strength
13. Why Not [*]

Year Type Label Catalog # 2007 CD Hollywood 2019 2003 CD Buena Vista 86100675

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Hilary Duff's debut, Metamorphosis, is what teen pop should sound like in 2003. It picks up on mainstream trends, particularly those spearheaded by Avril Lavigne, but turns them light and sweet, making for a very good modern bubblegum album. One of the keys to its success is that Duff is never sexed up, the way that Britney Spears was right from the start of her career. This is also true of Hilary in her acting career, since her TV alter ego, Lizzie McGuire, is a regular teenager with teenage concerns, including (but not limited to) crushes on unattainable boys, getting along with her pest of a little brother, understanding her parents, worrying about money, and negotiating the cliques at her school. Metamorphosis is the musical equivalent of Lizzie McGuire, only splashier and savvier and not as silly or Disneyfied as the show. In other words, it's the sound of a preteen turning teenager, finding inspiration in the tough-girl pose of Avril but also being in the fortunate position of being able to work with the Matrix as well. The three songs helmed by the Matrix -- "So Yesterday," "Where Did I Go Right?," and "The Math" -- bear their trademark beats, acoustic guitars, and ridiculous spoken interjections, and they all sound a bit more natural coming from a teenager than they do coming from, say, Liz Phair, but Avril's influence can be heard throughout the record, particularly in how Duff has absorbed how Lavigne appeals to average girls while singing insidiously catchy songs. Hilary does that here, too, but she has a sweeter, more appealing voice than Avril, and the rest of the record follows her cheerful charisma, resulting in a charmingly effervescent listen. While some songs shine brighter than others, there is no dullness here, and the whole thing clocks in at a breezy 43 minutes, which helps keep things light and engaging. Metamorphosis isn't a record that will change the world, but like the best teen pop, it sounds right in its moment, which means it's about as good as this kind of music gets. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Andre Recke Executive Producer Charlie Midnight Producer Chico Bennett Producer Dani Markman A&R Denny Weston, Jr. Producer Hilary Duff Main Performer Jay Landers Executive Producer Jeff Rothschild Engineer Jim Marr Producer Joel Soyffer Mixing John Shanks Producer Kara DioGuardi Producer Keith Munyan Photography Martin Häusler Art Direction, Design Meredith Brooks Producer Rob Chiarelli Mixing Savina Ciaramella A&R Sheryl Nields Photography Stephen Marcussen Mastering Steve Sterling Layout Design The Matrix Arranger, Engineer, Producer, Mixing Wendy Page Producer