Hilary Duff – Learning to Fly (2004)
Learning to Fly is my take on Hilary Duff's third album, Hilary Duff. Given Duff's belief that the material from both this album and its predecessor, Metamorphosis, were not the sounds she'd want to produce for a "Hilary Duff album", it makes no sense for this album to be self-titled, as it sells a false narrative. So, in my plan, we take the title from her DVD release, Learning to Fly, which would benefit the album a bit more. I also believe the album's length of 17 tracks is a bit too long for someone of Duff's calibre, especially around this time. A shorter, more concise tracklist would have removed [some] of the filler content from this release, and I also think it could have helped with single selection in promoting this album a bit more than Hollywood Records actually did.
Track listing
Weird
Mr James Dean
Who's That Girl
Dangerous to Know
Underneath This Smile
I Am
The Getaway
Haters
Someone's Watching Over Me
Hide Away
Fly
Rock This World
Jericho
Singles
August 2004: Who's That Girl
October 2004: Someone's Watching Over Me (limited radio release, in promotional with Raise Your Voice)
November 2004: The Getaway
February 2005: Haters
May 2005: I Am