Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)
album by Hilary Duff
Metamorphosis is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter Hilary Duff. The album was released on August 26, 2003, by Buena Vista Records and Hollywood Records as the follow-up to her Christmas album, Santa Claus Lane (2002). According to Duff, the album incorporates elements of pop and rock music, and it represents changes that are specific to her life and that everyone experiences. Duff worked with several producers on the album such as The Matrix. Others who collaborated on the album include Chico Bennett, Matthew Gerrard, John Shanks and Kara DioGuardi.
The album coincided with other high-profile projects in which she was involved in other media. Metamorphosis received mixed to negative reviews from music critics; some complimented it for being a modern-day bubblegum album, while others considered the album to be a promotional gimmick for Duff, lacking real substance. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200, selling 203,000 copies in its first week. In the following week, the album rose to number one on the chart. It became the eighth best-selling album of 2003 in the US, according to Nielsen SoundScan, selling 2.6 million copies in a period of five months.
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