If Breakout began to establish Miley Cyrus as a singing star in her own right, free of Hannah Montana baggage, then Time of Our Lives is another confident step in that direction.
The Time of Our Lives still boasts a couple of frothy, Hannah-esque party anthems, the title track and "Party in the USA." Though Cyrus' voice borders on shrill on both songs, they'll please Montana fans (that goes double for the live version of "Before the Storm" with the Jonas Brothers).
However, when she lets her inner rock chick and ballad-singing diva come to the fore, Cyrus really shines: the lead track "Kicking and Screaming" has more guts and swagger than anything else she has recorded, and "Talk Is Cheap" underscores that she has a real flair for rock -- albeit of the well-groomed, Disney-fied variety.
She is just as accomplished on the EP's ballads, particularly "Obsessed." Cyrus has always sounded older than her years, and as she leaves her teens, that's a good thing -- especially since The Time of Our Lives shows her music is catching up to her pipes.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kicking and ScreamingKara DioGuardi, John Shanks | Miley Cyrus | Play | 02:58 | 6 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Party in the U.S.A.Jessica Cornish, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly | Miley Cyrus | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | When I Look at YouHillary Lindsey, John Shanks | Miley Cyrus | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | The Time of Our LivesLukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly | Miley Cyrus | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | Talk Is CheapAmy Lindop, John Shanks | Miley Cyrus | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | ObsessedRoger LaVoie | Miley Cyrus | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 7 | Before the Storm [Live]Miley Cyrus, Joe Jonas, Kevin Jonas, Nick Jonas | Miley Cyrus, Jonas Brothers | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 26 mins | 60 MB | |||||
| 26 mins | 191 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Recon Coons | Mixing Assistant |
| 2 | Jessica Cornish | Composer |
| 3 | Miley Cyrus | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 4 | Tish Cyrus | Executive Producer |
| 5 | Kara DioGuardi | Composer |
| 6 | John Fields | Producer |
| 7 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 8 | Aniela Gottwald | Assistant Production Coordination |
| 9 | Lukasz Gottwald | Composer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 10 | Tatiana Gottwald | Mixing Assistant |
| 11 | Phil Hadaway | Assistant Engineer, Assistant Production Coordination, Engineer, Mixing Assistant |
| 12 | John Hanes | Engineer |
| 13 | Jonas Brothers | Primary Artist |
| 14 | Joe Jonas | Composer |
| 15 | Kevin Jonas | Composer |
| 16 | Nick Jonas | Composer |
| 17 | Claude Kelly | Composer, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Roger LaVoie | Composer |
| 19 | Jon Lind | A&R |
| 20 | Amy Lindop | Composer |
| 21 | Hillary Lindsey | Composer |
| 22 | Jason Morey | Executive Producer |
| 23 | Tom Rees-Roberts | Assistant Engineer |
| 24 | Brian Reeves | Mixing |
| 25 | Tim Roberts | Assistant Engineer |
| 26 | Jeff Rothschild | Engineer, Mixing |
| 27 | John Shanks | Composer, Producer |
| 28 | Gary "G" Silver | Production Coordination |
| 29 | Cindy Warden | A&R |
| 30 | Douglas Wright | Vocals (Background) |
| 31 | Emily Wright | Engineer, Vocal Editing, Vocal Producer |
| 32 | John Zonars | Engineer, Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |