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}} ''Metamorphosis'' is the second studio album by American singer Hilary Duff. Marketed as her debut album, it was released on August 26, 2003 by Buena Vista and Hollywood Records as a follow up to her holiday 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 his frequent writing partner Kara DioGuardi. ''Metamorphosis'' coincided with other high profile projects in which she was involved in other media. The album received mixed 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 the singer, lacking real substance. The album debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling 203,000 copies in its first week, becoming the highest opening week sales figure for a debut album by a female artist in 2003. In following week the album rose to number one on the chart. The album 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. By late 2005, the album had sold five million copies worldwide. For Hollywood Records, ''Metamorphosis'' was the label's first high seller in several years, and led to the company's further successful cultivation of new artists and brands using the Disney Channel. Three singles were released from the album. The lead single, "So Yesterday", was released in July 2003 to mixed reception. The song failed to make much of an impact in the US, peaking in the top fifty. Internationally, it peaked within the top ten of music charts in Australia, Canada, France and the United Kingdom. The album's second single, "Come Clean", released in early 2004, had the same effect. The third and final single from the album, "Little Voice", was only released in Australia. Duff further promoted the album with the Metamorphosis Tour, which began in November 2003. == Background == Hilary Duff had always wanted to follow in the footsteps of her elder sister, Haylie. Duff watched her sister rehearsing in 2001, after which she told her mother that she wanted to be involved in singing.〔 During the same time period, she attended a Radio Disney concert where she met Andre Recke, whose client Myra was performing. According to Duff, watching the pop musicians preparing and warming up backstage at the concert made her think, "I want to do this so bad".〔Rosen, Craig. ("Hilary Duff: A Performer's Metamorphosis" ). ''Billboard''. January 26, 2004.〕 Recke said he thought Duff, who was popular with preteens at the time because of her role in the popular Disney Channel original series ''Lizzie McGuire'', had "something special ... Sometimes you just have that feeling, that, 'Wow, she's a star.'"〔 After becoming determined to start a music career, Duff resumed her vocal lessons—which she had started before her acting career began—and became one of Recke's clients. "I've always had a big drive", she said. "When I felt like something looked fun or I wanted to accomplish something, I really just go for it ... I didn't really know what it was gonna be like, but I knew I wanted to try it and I knew that I could do it."〔("Hilary Duff comes clean" ). ''News Times''. January 21, 2005.〕 Duff recorded several songs for Disney soundtrack and compilation albums, and a Christmas album, ''Santa Claus Lane'', in 2002. Her songs "I Can't Wait", "Why Not" and "What Dreams Are Made Of" were hits on Radio Disney, but Recke and executives at Buena Vista Music Group envisioned ''Metamorphosis'' as a vehicle by which Duff could reach a more mature audience.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Metamorphosis (Hilary Duff album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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