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If the 9-year-old in your life hasn't alerted you already, consider this your heads up: Not since Hilary Duff has Disney delivered the masses a tween sensation as hot as the double-life-leading Miss Hannah Montana. More important for speaker-blowing second- to seventh-graders and the parents forced to buy them CDs, though, no small-screen sensation transcends the tube more convincingly. Part party girl and part plain old good girl, Montana--a sweet-voiced, playful performer--never skimps on the pipes. Country fans will chalk that up to our rhyme-named heroine's lineage; 14-year-old Miley Cyrus, who plays Montana, is the daughter of Nashville star Billy Ray Cyrus (who duets on this disc's sentimental, twang-resistant last track). The rest of the world, though, is apt to find itself belting along based on Hannah's unsinkable hooks and frothy Ashlee-meets-Hilary vocals alone: theme song "Best of Both Worlds" bumps around off a Joan Jett-reminiscent springboard; "Who Said" rips a page from the emo diaries; and "Just Like You" ladles on harmonies sweet enough to attach a stick to. Additional tracks like Jesse McCartney's "She's No You" and B5's Earth Wind & Fire redo "Shining Star" are first-rate complements to the proceedings, but make no mistake: this dance-happy hybrid belongs to the reigning pop princess alone. --Tammy La Gorce
 Customer Reviews 
Simple music for the tweens
Rating: 4
When I was a child the Disney Channel had really great programing (Mouseterpiece theater, never cry wolf, the adventures of natty gan, danger bay, ect). Not to mention I got to see all the classic Disney cartoons and movies.
In the late 1990's the Disney channel changed it's format and began creating programs for the tween generation (kids 9-14). When Lizzy McGuire (Hillary Duff) left Disney, Miley Cyrus dawned on a Lizzy blonde wig and became Hannah Montana.
My sister has this CD and loves it. It's simple pop music and appeals mostly to tween girls. As an adult I can say that it's sort of lame, annoying, and lacks imagination, but it isn't aimed at my generation. If you have girls (age 9-14) who like the show, then buy the album. The music isn't as good as Britney Spears, but it certainly is a clean and positive alternative.
Amazing dance CD
Rating: 5
This is the best dance CD for children. Both my 5yr old and 2yr old love it and sing all the songs.
Big hit with my 6 year old!
Rating: 4
We bought my daughter this cd for her 6th birthday. She loves it and it is not bad to listen to in the car as a family. The "Kidz Bop" cds have questionable lyrics and song topics that are not always age appropriate, but everything on this Hannah Montana cd is appropriate. Everyday she asks us to put it in the cd player when we are driving somewhere, and even her dad doesn't mind it. A nice buy!
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