Collecting songs from the final season of the show that made
Miley Cyrus
and
Hannah Montana
household names,
Hannah Montana Forever
doesn't shy away from the fact that this is the end, or that
Cyrus
and her fans are growing up. Instead, these songs attempt to showcase the growing range of music
and her audience are listening to, from
"Gonna Get This,"
a reggae-pop duet with
Iyaz
, to
"Are You Ready"
's new wave-tinged dance-pop to the quintessentially
Miley
acoustic ballad
"Been Here All Along."
Along with the
Sheryl Crow
duet
"Need a Little Love,"
the album's best songs are about farewells and embracing whatever may come next.
says goodbye to
Hannah
on
"Ordinary Girl,"
to
Billy Ray Cyrus
on the father-daughter duet
"Love That Lets Go,"
and to her friends on
"I'll Always Remember You,"
a ballad tailor-made for graduation parties. ~ Heather Phares