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  • Artist: Hannah Montana
  • Rating: StarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: June 26, 2007
  • Type: Soundtrack, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Soundtrack

Review

Next to the High School Musical phenomenon, Hannah Montana is probably Disney's most popular musical act of the late 2000s. Unlike High School Musical's all-star cast, however, Hannah is just one girl -- well, actually, two: even though it's Miley Cyrus who gives a face and a voice to Hannah Montana's schoolgirl-by-day, pop star-by-night adventures, she's in danger of being overshadowed by the role she plays. The first Hannah Montana soundtrack tried to differentiate Hannah from the young lady responsible for her existence by including a handful of tracks credited to Miley Cyrus; Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus goes one better and gives Cyrus and her alter ego one disc each. Hannah still gets top billing, however, and the first disc feels like the second volume of almost any soundtrack -- it's not bad, but it's also not as interesting as what came before it. "Nobody's Perfect" and "Make Some Noise" sound like less-inspired versions of the shiny, synth-driven pop and strummy acoustic ballads that made the first Hannah Montana soundtrack a hit. However, there are some songs that don't feel like also-rans, most of which dig deeper into Hannah's new wave influences: "We Got the Party"'s fizzy keyboards and chugging guitars sound a lot like Kim Wilde's "Kids in America"; "Life's What You Make It" sets bright, cheerleadery vocals to a riff that sounds like a reconfigured "My Sharona"; and "Rock Star"'s glittery pop fantasy recalls Avril Lavigne's new wave pastiche without any of the faux-punk attitude. "Old Blue Jeans" is another standout, a danceable track that shows that this volume of the Hannah Montana soundtracks actually does groove-oriented songs better than the original album did. Moments like these balance out the watered-down and downright schmaltzy songs, such as "One in a Million," a ballad with a twinkly, earnest piano melody that sounds like equal parts of Vanessa Carlton's "A Thousand Miles" and Bruce Hornsby's "That's Just the Way It Is" fused together. Even though the title Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus seems a little self-defeating, it's true that the songs Cyrus sang as herself on the first soundtrack weren't especially memorable, so in a way her part of the set is a second chance to make a first impression. This time, the sound and the songs are better -- several tracks, such as "GNO (Girls' Night Out)" and "I Miss You," could easily be Hannah Montana songs, but Cyrus' singing is lower and throatier, and the arrangements are more organic and rock-oriented. She gets to sing the soundtrack's best song, an I'm-so-over-him number called "East Northumberland High," as herself, and dabbles in sounds that would be too eclectic for Hannah: "Let's Dance" has Latin dance-pop flair that is edgy compared to the Hannah Montana sound, while "Clear" pairs Cyrus' twangy voice with a laid-back reggae rhythm, making for a slightly strange but sweet combination. Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus would be just as strong as the first album if it were a single disc combining the best songs from Hannah's and Miley's albums, but Hannah Montana fans will no doubt enjoy having more music from their favorite fictional pop star and the real young woman who portrays her. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks



CD 1

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
We Got the Party Kara DioGuardi (3:36)
Nobody's Perfect Robbie Nevil, Matthew Gerrard (3:20)
Make Some Noise Andy Watts, Andy Dodd (4:47)
Rock Star Jeannie Lurie, Chen Neeman (2:58)
Old Blue Jeans Pamela Sheyne (3:22)
Life's What You Make It Robbie Nevil, Matthew Gerrard (3:11)
One in a Million Toby Gad, Negin Djafari (3:55)
Bigger Than Us Antonina Armato (2:57)
You and Me Together Jamie Houstin (3:48)
True Friend (5:41)
[CD-Rom Track] (2:36)


CD 2

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
See You Again Antonina Armato (3:10)
East Northumberland High Antonina Armato (3:24)
Let's Dance Antonina Armato (3:02)
G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out) Matthew Wilder (3:38)
Right Here Antonina Armato (2:44)
As I Am Shelly Peiken, Xandy Barry (3:45)
Start All Over Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Fefe Dobson (3:27)
Clear Shelly Peiken, Xandy Barry (3:03)
Good and Broken Antonina Armato (2:56)
I Miss You (6:30)
[CD-Rom Track]

Credits

Matthew Wilder (Guitar), Matthew Wilder (Keyboards), Matthew Wilder (Producer), Matthew Wilder (Engineer), Matthew Wilder (Mixing), Paul Bushnell (Bass), Scott Cutler (Guitar), Josh Freese (Drums), Matthew Gerrard (Bass), Matthew Gerrard (Guitar), Matthew Gerrard (Arranger), Matthew Gerrard (Keyboards), Matthew Gerrard (Programming), Matthew Gerrard (Producer), Matthew Gerrard (Mixing), James Harrah (Guitar), Jon Lind (A&R), Marco Marinangeli (Arranger), Marco Marinangeli (Producer), Marco Marinangeli (Mixing), Jamie Muhoberac (Keyboards), Clif Norrell (Mixing), Paul Palmer (Mixing), Shelly Peiken (Vocals (Background)), Csaba Petocz (Engineer), Tim Pierce (Guitar), Eddy Schreyer (Mastering), Steve Vincent (Executive in Charge of Music), Robert Vosgien (Mastering), Sean Hurley (Bass), Kara DioGuardi (Vocals (Background)), Kara DioGuardi (Producer), Jens Gad (Guitar), Jens Gad (Soloist), Wally Gagel (Guitar (Bass)), Wally Gagel (Producer), Stacy Jones (Drums), Buck Johnson (Keyboards), Steve Gerdes (Creative Director), Doug Boehm (Engineer), Greg Critchley (Drums), Nigel Lundemo (Engineer), Anne Preven (Vocals (Background)), Jeff Turzo (Keyboards), Dorian Crozier (Drums), Dorian Crozier (Producer), Dorian Crozier (Engineer), Dorian Crozier (Drum Programming), Antonina Armato (Producer), Jamie Houston (Vocals (Background)), Jamie Houston (Producer), Jamie Houston (Engineer), Jamie Houston (Drum Programming), Jamie Houston (Mixing), Dani Markman (A&R), Greg Collins (Engineer), Tim James (Producer), Tim James (Mixing), Abe Laboriel, Jr. (Drums), Jason Morey (Executive Producer), David Levita (Guitar), Fefe Dobson (Vocals (Background)), Andy Dodd (Guitar), Andy Dodd (Keyboards), Andy Dodd (Programming), Andy Dodd (Producer), Andy Dodd (Mixing), Windy Wagner (Vocals (Background)), Adam Watts (Drums), Adam Watts (Programming), Adam Watts (Producer), Adam Watts (Mixing), Geoff Pearlman (Guitar), Toby Gad (Bass), Toby Gad (Guitar), Toby Gad (Keyboards), Toby Gad (Producer), Toby Gad (Engineer), Toby Gad (Mixing), Toby Gad (Program), Xandy Barry (Guitar), Xandy Barry (Keyboards), Xandy Barry (Vocals (Background)), Xandy Barry (Producer), Xandy Barry (Mixing), Nicholas Rodriguez (Bass), Ashley Saunig (Vocals), Miley Cyrus (Vocals (Background)), Miley Cyrus (Liner Notes), ANTENNA (Producer), Michael Bradford (Producer), Steve Hammons (Engineer), Greg Wells (Producer), Greg Wells (Mixing), Greg Wells (Musician)
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Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus
album front cover
Soundtrack by Hannah Montana
Released June 23, 2007 (See release history)
Recorded 2006—2007
Genre Soundtrack[1]
Length 35:02
41:49 (Rock Star Edition)
Label Walt Disney
Producer Brian Green, Matthew Wilder, Kara Dioguardi, Greg Wells, Dorian Crozier, Antonina Armato, Tim James, Jamie Houston, Matthew Gerrard, Toby Gad, Annetenna, Andy Dodd, Adam Watts, Xandy Barry
Professional reviews
Hannah Montana chronology
Hannah Montana
(2006)		 Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus
(2007)		 Hannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Party
(2008)
Alternate cover
Rockstar Edition cover
Rockstar Edition cover
Singles from Hannah Montana 2
  1. "Nobody's Perfect"
  2. "Make Some Noise"
  3. "Life's What You Make It"
  4. "True Friend"
  5. "One in a Million"
  6. "We Got the Party"
  7. "Bigger Than Us"
  8. "Rock Star"
Disc 2 - Meet Miley Cyrus

Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus
album back cover
Studio album by Miley Cyrus
Released June 23, 2007
Recorded 2006
Genre Teen pop[1], pop, pop rock, dance pop, electropop
Length 33:09
Label Hollywood Records
Professional reviews
Miley Cyrus chronology
— Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus
(2007)		 Breakout
(2008)
Singles from Meet Miley Cyrus
  1. "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)"
    Released: June 2, 2007
  2. "See You Again"
    Released: September 15, 2007
  3. "Start All Over"
    Released: December 11, 2007

Hannah Montana 2/Meet Miley Cyrus is the second soundtrack from the Disney Channel original series Hannah Montana and the debut solo album by Miley Cyrus, the star of the television series. The album was released on June 26, 2007 by Walt Disney Records and Hollywood Records. It is a new "hybrid" album, that is the follow up to the triple-platinum selling Hannah Montana released in 2006.

The CD has two parts, as it serves a dual purpose: disc one features ten songs by the character of Hannah Montana as the show's 2nd season's soundtrack, while disc two features ten songs by Miley Cyrus as her debut solo album. During its first week of sales, it debuted in the U.S. at number one on the Billboard 200 with 326,000 album copies sold.[2] The album, having sold 3,200,000+ copies in the U.S, has been RIAA-certified 3× multi platinum. The album has also sold over 4 million copies worldwide.

Contents

Tracklistings

Hannah Montana 2

# Title Length
1. "We Got the Party"   3:32
2. "Nobody's Perfect"   3:20
3. "Make Some Noise"   4:48
4. "Rock Star"   2:59
5. "Old Blue Jeans"   3:23
6. "Life's What You Make It"   3:11
7. "One in a Million"   3:56
8. "Bigger Than Us"   2:57
9. "You and Me Together"   3:48
10. "True Friend"   3:09

Meet Miley Cyrus

# Title Writer(s) Length
1. "See You Again"   Cyrus, Armato, James 3:10
2. "East Northumberland High"   Armato, James, Samantha Moore 3:24
3. "Let's Dance"   Cyrus, Armato, James 3:02
4. "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)"   Cyrus, Tamara Dunn, Wilder 3:38
5. "Right Here"   Cyrus, Armato, James 2:44
6. "As I Am"   Cyrus, Xandy Barry, Shelly Peiken 3:45
7. "Start All Over"   Cutler, Fefe Dobson, Preven 3:27
8. "Clear"   Cyrus, Barry, Peiken 3:03
9. "Good and Broken"   Cyrus, Armato, James 2:56
10. "I Miss You"   Cyrus, Green 3:58


Album sales

Charts (2008) Peak position Sales Certification
U.S. Billboard 200 1 3,226,000 3xPlatinum
UK Albums Chart 9 200,000 Gold
Brazil Albums Chart - 50,000 Gold
New Zealand Albums Chart 6 7,500 Gold
Swedish Albums Chart 50 10,000
Australian ARIA Albums Chart 20 70,000 Platinum
German Albums Chart 47 10,000
Austria Albums Top 75 13 25,000 Platinum
Swiss Albums Charts 91 7,000
México Albums Top 100 18 50,000 Gold
Norwegian Albums Chart 8 20,000 Gold
Poland Albums Chart 12[3] 20,000 Gold
Portugal Albums Top 30 12 20,000 Platinum
Denmark Albums Top 40 23 20,000 Gold
Spain Albums Top 100 46 30,000

Sales and chart positions

The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 and sold 326,000 copies, selling faster in its first week than the previous soundtrack, which sold 281,000 copies during its debut week.[2] The album remained in the top 5 for over 40 weeks. On the strength of holiday season sales, the album returned and remained in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 in December on the strength of holiday season sales, and sold more than 700,000 copies during that period.This is Cyrus' biggest selling album to date.[4]

In the UK, the album debuted at #9 on the Compilations chart for the week beginning July 15, 2007; eventually peaking at #8. In Australia, the album debuted at #86 on the ARIA Albums Chart, later reaching the Top 20 it re entered at no.44 and was certified Platinum for shipments of 70.000 units. In New Zealand the album went Gold selling over 7,500 copies. In Venezuela, the album debuted at #5 and stayed in the Top 10 for over 3 weeks. In Japan, Walt Disney Records released a special edition of the album, Hannah Montana 2: Rock Star Edition on December 5, 2007.

Singles

Hannah Montana 2 singles

"Nobody's Perfect" was the first single released from the album, on May 15, 2007. The song managed to peak at no. 27 on the Hot 100, marking the song her second highest charting single to date. The song also peaked at no. 25 on the Pop 100 and at no. 14 on the Hot Digital Songs chart.

"Make Some Noise" was the second single released from the album, on June 5, 2007. The song failed to match the success of the previous single and only reached a peak of no. 92 on the Hot 100.

The song "Life's What You Make It" was released as the third single for the soundtrack on June 9, 2007. Due to strong digital sales, the song peaked at no. 25 on the Hot 100, marking Hannah's highest charting single later beaten by "He Could Be The One" which entered at no. 10.

Due to digital sales, "True Friend" charted on the Hot 100 at no. 99.

  • "One in a Million"

Due to digital sales, "One in a Million" charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart on no. 12 (Hot 100 - 112). Meanwhile, in the Pop 100 it reached a peak position at no. 96.

  • "We Got the Party"

"We Got the Party" charted at no. 98 on the Canadian Hot 100, but failed to chart in the US.

  • "Bigger Than Us"

"Bigger Than Us" is the seventh single from the album. It was released as a single and charted on major US charts for the Chris Cox Remix only.

Meet Miley Cyrus singles

Cyrus performs "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out) during her 2009 Wonder World Tour.
  • "G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)"

"G.N.O. (Girl's Night Out)" was released in the summer of 2007 as Meet Miley Cyrus lead single. The song entered the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at just no. 91. The song was performed by Miley Cyrus at the Disney Channel Games finale in 2007. She also performed the song on her Wonder World Tour.

"See You Again" was released September 15, 2007 as the album's second single. The song originally peaked on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles in November 2007 at no. 24 (Hot 100 - 124). The song managed to slowly climb to a new peak the following weeks and finally reached the top 20 and started bubbling outside of the top 10 in April 2008. After Miley performed the song for Idol Gives Back, the song reached a peak of no. 10, earning Cyrus her first top 10 hit. The song was remixed for her sophomore album Breakout in 2008 and reache a no. 11 peak in the UK.

"Start All Over" was released in January 2008 as the album's third main single. The song managed to reach a peak of no. 68 on the Hot 100. The song was Cyrus' first single to be made into a music video.

"I Miss You" charted on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart at no. 9 (Hot 100 - 109) and no. 92 in the Pop 100.

Tour

Main article: Best of Both Worlds Tour

Cyrus performed both as herself and in character as Hannah Montana on a North American Best of Both Worlds Tour that started on October 18, 2007 in St. Louis, Missouri; the tour was extended, due to high demand, until January 31, 2008, with 69 total dates, 14 more than previously planned. The Jonas Brothers were the opening act for most of the tour. Tour tickets for each date sold out in record time after they went on sale.

References

  1. ^ a b allmusic.com review and evaluation
  2. ^ a b Jonathan Cohen, "Cyrus Sidesteps Clarkson To Debut At No. 1", Billboard.com, July 4, 2007.
  3. ^ http://olis.onyx.pl/listy/index.asp?idlisty=443&lang=pl
  4. ^ Groban Remains No. 1, Becomes '07's Best-Seller
Preceded by
Lost Highway by Bon Jovi		 Billboard 200 number-one album
July 8, 2007 - July 14, 2007		 Succeeded by
T.I. vs. T.I.P. by T.I.
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