Best of Hilary Duff

• Artist: Hilary Duff
• Rating:
• Release Date: September 23, 2008
• Type: Compilation (best of), Enhanced CD-ROM
• Genre: Rock

Review

The cover shot on Best of Hilary Duff is as gorgeous, grown-up, and sexy as Hilary Duff has ever been -- and has absolutely nothing to do with any hit single that she's ever had. When Hilary has climbed the charts, it's been through light, fizzy teen pop, the kind of single that fuels Radio Disney, but now that she's in her twenties, Duff wants to leave that image behind, so 2008's Best of Hilary Duff skews toward sleek, almost sultry club beats as older, fluffier hits like "Come Clean" are given a sensual electronic makeover. In that sense, this best-of is the flip side of 2005's Most Wanted, which was pitched squarely at bright, happy tweens. Apart from the galumphing neo-Max Martin beat of "So Yesterday," there's nary a hint of that younger Duff on this best-of, which kind of makes it the opposite of what a hits compilation should be: it's not a look back at the past but a blueprint for the future, which isn't quite what listeners want or need from a best-of, but it's not bad for what it is. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track Title	Composers	Performers	Time
Reach Out (Lyrics)	Martin L. Gore, Evan Bogart, Ryan Tedder	Hilary Duff	(4:14)
Holiday	Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Ryan Tedder	Hilary Duff	(4:05)
Stranger	Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Hilary Duff, Derrick Harvin	Hilary Duff	(4:14)
With Love	Kara DioGuardi, Vada Nobles, Hilary Duff	Hilary Duff	(3:05)
Play with Fire (Lyrics)	Rhett Lawrence, Kara DioGuardi, will.i.am, Hilary Duff	Hilary Duff	(3:01)
Wake Up (Lyrics)	Hilary Duff, Dead Executives	Hilary Duff	(3:40)
Fly (Lyrics)	Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks	Hilary Duff	(3:45)
Come Clean [Remix]	Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks	Hilary Duff	(3:20)
So Yesterday (Lyrics)	Lauren Christy, Charlie Midnight, Graham Edwards, Scott Spock	Hilary Duff	(3:36)
Why Not (Lyrics)	Matthew Gerrard, Charlie Midnight	Hilary Duff	(3:00)
Reach Out [Remix]	Martin L. Gore, Evan Bogart, Ryan Tedder	Hilary Duff	(6:16)
Holiday [Mix]	Hilary Duff, Haylie Duff, Ryan Tedder	Hilary Duff	(6:40)
[CD-ROM Track]		Hilary Duff

Credits

Dirty Freqs (Producer), Steve McMillan (Engineer), DJ Joe Bermudez (Producer), The Matrix (Arranger), Robert Vosgien (Mastering), Ryan Tedder (Engineer), Hilary Duff (Executive Producer), The Matrix (Mixing), Matthew Gerrard (Producer), Vada Nobles (Mixing), Brian Reeves (Engineer), DJ Joe Bermudez (Remixing), Enny Joo (Art Direction), Richard Vission (Producer), Dave Pensado (Engineer), Jeff Rothschild (Mixing), Logic (Producer), John Shanks (Mixing), Logic (Mixing), Derrick Haruin (Producer), Chico Bennett (Producer), Rhett Lawrence (Producer), Brian Reeves (Mixing), Chico Bennett (Remixing), Leslie Keye (Photography), Phil Tan (Mixing), The Matrix (Producer), Steve McMillan (Mixing), Richard Vission (Remixing), Vada Nobles (Producer), Jason Graucott (Mixing), Rhett Lawrence (Mixing), Dave Pensado (Mixing), Rhett Lawrence (Engineer), The Matrix (Engineer), Leslie Keye (Creative Director), Rob Chiarelli (Mixing), Andre Recke (Executive Producer), Ryan Tedder (Producer), John Shanks (Producer), Enny Joo (Design)