Breakout
| Miley Cyrus
Breakout
Breakout is the second studio album by American recording artist Miley Cyrus, released on July 22, 2008 by Hollywood Records. It is her first record that is not affiliated with the television series Hannah Montana, in which Cyrus portrays the title character Hannah Montana. Wikipedia
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Slant
Breakout ends with a few by-the-numbers adult contemporary ballads, including the minimalist “Bottom of the Ocean” and the country-pop “These Four Walls,” which highlight the often unpleasant nasal quality of Miley’s voice.
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Billboard
Miley Cyrus' 'Breakout,' Released When She Was 16, Might Still Be Her Best Album
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Pop Matters
Breakout isn’t fun enough or accomplished enough to really excite any segment of her fan base; rather, it’s just enjoyable enough and shows just enough flashes of maturation and skill to halt doubts regarding Cyrus’s future in the entertainment industry.
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L.A. Times
Breakout" is unlikely fodder for the razzle-dazzle road shows and 3-D concert films to come. As a portrait of the artist as a young malcontent, though, it's rarely less than fascinating.
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Entertainment Weekly
Miley Cyrus promised her new album would be more grown-up -Actually, Cyrus did just the right amount of maturing with her last CD.
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New York Times
It comes down to fewer pink tops and more gray thoughts. On “Breakout,” her first stand-alone album under her real name, she eases up on songs with total-affirmation chants about being the captain of her ship.
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Village Voice
She’s a rare talent; now she only has to survive until adulthood.
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Boston Globe
With "Breakout," Cyrus has clearly made a choice to break from the shiny, happy "Hannah Montana" character, but she hasn't scuffed her sound up so much that her fans won't recognize that she's just being Miley.
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All Music
Breakout hits all the marks that a 2008 pop album should, right down to a dance remix and a song about saving the environment; cunningly, "Wake Up America" is one of the album's catchiest moments.
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Alloy
Anyone who buys Breakout (bravely or otherwise) will enjoy it.
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Sputnik
Much has been made of the fact that Cyrus co-wrote nearly all the songs on the record, so it’s hard to take a swipe at the lyrics once you realize they were written by a teenage girl barely into high school.
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Common Sense Media
Breakout's mix of rock, pop, techno-pop, and a little bit country will easily please Miley fans, and shows she can stand on her own without the blond wig.
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Entertainment (IR)
The important thing to remember, though, is the market that Miley Cyrus is aiming for; teen girls who have grown up with the singer and are willing to subscribe to her accounts of heartbreak and 'stupid boys'.
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The Billboard Files
You'd be wrong to underestimate Breakout the album does have some brilliant pop moments, their just not strong enough to define Miley as a serious pop act, so to speak she doesn't have her ("Baby One More Time") or ("Genie In A Bottle") but "7 Things" comes close.
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Reuters (UK)
While it’s still age-appropriate for minors, “Breakout” is for the big kids too.
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The Spokesman
Miley Cyrus’ new release strikes chord with older audience.
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