Breathe In. Breathe Out.

by Hilary Duff

Overview

Hilary Duff took an extended breather after the release of 2007's Dignity, sitting out music in favor for film, television, and family. She returned eight years later with Breathe In. Breathe Out., an album whose title suggests a certain measure of calm but whose music isn't quite placid. Picking up the dancey makeover of Dignity, Duff continues to favor the glossier, melodic segments of pop -- often, the album suggests nothing so much as an American spin on Natasha Bedingfield -- but there are certainly moments when it's clear she's paying attention to recent radio: it opens with one of those moments, with "Sparks" echoing Ellie Goulding while, later on, "Rebel Hearts" thumps to a Mumford & Sons stomp. Elsewhere, there are hazy hints of EDM but the appeal of Breathe In. Breathe Out. is how Duff keeps the focus on the song, so everything, even the rhythms, is coloring on cuts of soft, clean contemporary pop. That the album is ever so slightly out of fashion is also endearing, for it suggests Duff sings this pristine dance-pop not because she thinks it will sell but because it's what she enjoys. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	06/16/2015
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0888750086624

Tracks

1. Sparks
2. My Kind
3. One in a Million
4. Confetti
5. Breathe In. Breathe Out.
6. Lies
7. Arms Around a Memory
8. Stay in Love
9. Brave Heart
10. Tattoo
11. Picture This
12. Night Like This

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Hilary Duff   Primary Artist
Rachael Williams   Vocals (Background)
Chris Leonard   Piano,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Sibel   Vocals (Background)
Jake Gosling   Bass,Piano,Percussion
Oscar Goerres   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Albin Nedler   Vocals (Background)
Jerrod Bettis   Bass,Piano,Guitar
Michael Angelo   Bass,Brass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Karl-Ola S. Kjellholm   Guitar
Grace Tither   Vocals (Background)
Oscar Holter   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Mitchy Collins   Vocals (Background)
Kristoffer Fogelmark   Vocals (Background)
Tove Lo   Vocals (Background)
Christian Medice   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Klara Elias   Vocals (Background)
Mark Pusey   Drums
Kendall Schmidt   Featured Artist
Elina Stridh   Vocals (Background)
Anders Kampe   Horn,Trumpet
Jess Hall   Vocals (Background)
ILYA   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Dan Book   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ellen Shipley   Composer
John Hanes   Mixing
Lindy Robbins   Composer
Dan Book   Editing,Composer,Engineer,Additional Production,Producer
Hilary Duff   Composer
Christian Karlsson   Composer
Emily Wright   Vocal Producer
Richard Nowels   Composer
K. Drew   Producer
Erwin Gorostiza   Creative Director
Bloodshy   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chris Leonard   Composer
Sam Shrieve   Composer
Gavin Taylor   Design,Creative Director
Peter Thomas   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Ian Kirkpatrick   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Sean Douglas   Composer
Jake Gosling   Composer,Producer,Programming
Oscar Goerres   Composer,Programming
Ozgo   Producer
John White   Engineer
Jason Gill   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Rani Hancock   A&R
Nick Rad   Engineer,Vocal Editing
Dustin Capulong   Assistant Engineer
Albin Nedler   Composer
Magdalena Wosinska   Cover Photo
Jerrod Bettis   Composer,Producer,Programming
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Michael Angelo   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Oscar Holter   Composer,Producer,Programming
Ed Sheeran   Composer
Matthew Koma   Composer,Producer
Mitchy Collins   Composer
Kristoffer Fogelmark   Composer
Kevin Nicholas Drew   Composer
Robert Cohen   Engineer
Tove Lo   Composer
Christian Medice   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Svidden   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Steven Servi   Vocal Editing
Elina Stridh   Composer
Ben Cope   Photography
Emil Karlsson   Engineer
ILYA   Composer,Producer,Programming