Identified

This article is about the Vanessa Hudgens album. For the Nashville String Band album, see Identified!. For other uses, see Identification.
Identified
Studio album by Vanessa Hudgens
Released July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
Recorded October 1, 2007–April 25, 2008
Genre
Length 37:44
Label Hollywood
Producer Scott Jacoby, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, Benny Blanco, Antonina Armato, Tim James, J. R. Rotem, Christopher Rojas, Emanuel Kiriakou, The Messengers
Vanessa Hudgens chronology
V
(2006)		 Identified
(2008)
Singles from ''Identified''
  1. "Sneakernight"
    Released: April 11, 2008

Identified is the second studio album by Vanessa Hudgens, released on July 1, 2008 in the U.S.[1] June 24, 2008 in Japan, February 13, 2009 in most European countries[2] and February 16, 2009 in the United Kingdom. The album received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Release

Singles

"Sneakernight" was released as the first and only single from the album. The track, produced by J.R. Rotem, was released on May 27, 2008 in the United States and February 8, 2009 in Europe. The song peaked at number 88 on the Billboard Hot 100. The music video was filmed by Malcolm Jones and premiered on June 13, 2008.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Blender[4]
Digital Spy[5]
Entertainment Weekly(C+)[6]
Leigh Valley[7]
Robert Christgau[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
The New York Times(positive)[10]
Variety(positive)[11]

Identified has received generally favorable reviews, having a 63 "metascore" based on 7 reviews.[12] Billboard said that the album "panders to the preteen demo with stop-start pop that ranges from pleasant (the title track) to dull ("Amazed") to off-putting ("Hook It Up"). But for little girls, this is one nonstop sing-along."[13] The New York Times said that "a handful of songs like this would have sufficed to help mature her image, and yet "Identified" is far more interesting and unexpected."[10]

Blender gave it a three stars out of five, and claimed that her "voice was made to rip, and when she lets go just a little, the coyness turns sultry—proof that she might just have a life after high school."[14] Variety said that Identified "shows that the High School Musical veteran is definitely ready to graduate. The better parts of the album find her reaching for a more mature sound, but she hedges her bets with large portions of treacly teen-pop...The weakest link in most of the songs is Hudgens thin, piping voice."[15]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Last Night"  Silya Nymoen, Scott JacobyJacoby 3:10
2. "Identified"  Lukasz Gottwald, Cathy Dennis, Max MartinDr. Luke, Max Martin 3:21
3. "First Bad Habit"  Gottwald, DennisDr. Luke 3:02
4. "Hook It Up"  Antonina Armato, Tim James, Devrim KaraogluArmato, James 2:52
5. "Don't Ask Why"  Gottwald, Dennis, Beau DozierDr. Luke 3:10
6. "Sneakernight"  Silya Nymoen, Jonathan RotemJ.R. Rotem 2:59
7. "Amazed" (featuring Lil Mama)Gottwald, Dennis, Benjamin Levin, Niatia KirklandDr. Luke, Benny Blanco 2:59
8. "Don't Leave"  Armato, James, Jesse McCartneyArmato, James 3:08
9. "Paper Cut"  Johnny VieiraVieira 2:48
10. "Party on the Moon"  Chris Rojas, Nasri Atweh, Adam MessingerRojas, The Messengers 3:50
11. "Did It Ever Cross Your Mind"  VieiraVieira 3:10
12. "Gone with the Wind"  Maimouna Youseff, Kara DioGuardi, Walter Afanasieff, Emanuel Kiriakou, Zukhan Bey, Brandon HowardKiriakou 3:28

Personnel

The following people contributed to Identified[3]

Production

Chart performance

Identified debuted at #23 on the Billboard 200 charts with a sales of 22,000 copies sold in its first week, 12,000 less than her first album, V.[16]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart[17] 15
Austrian Albums Chart[18] 35
European Top 100 Albums[19] 94
German Albums Chart[20] 60
Greek Albums Chart[21] 44
Irish Albums Chart[22] 37
Japanese Albums Chart[23] 85
Swiss Albums Chart[24] 74
UK Albums Chart[25] 46
US Billboard 200[26] 23

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan June 25, 2008 Avex Trax
United States July 1, 2008 Hollywood
Hong Kong July 18, 2008[27] Universal Music
Brazil August 5, 2008
United Kingdom February 16, 2009[28] EMI
Finland February 18, 2009[29]
Sweden February 18, 2009[30]

References

  1. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  2. ↑ "HSM star reveals new album details". RTÉ Ireland. 2009-02-16. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  3. 1 2 Phares, Heather (2008-06-24). "Identified - Vanessa Hudgens : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  4. ↑ Archived June 27, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Published Tuesday, Feb 17 2009, 12:28 GMT (2009-02-17). "Vanessa Hudgens: 'Identified' - Music Album Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  6. ↑ Chris Willman (2008-07-04). "Identified Review". EW. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  7. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens, 'Identified' - Metromix Lehigh Valley". Lehighvalley.metromix.com. 2008-12-27. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. ↑ "CG: vanessa hudgens". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  9. ↑ "Rolling Stone Music | Album Reviews". Rollingstone.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  10. 1 2 Jon Caramanica (2008-06-30). "Critics’ Choice - New CDs by Vanessa Hudgens, Wolf Parade, Alkaline Trio, Soulja Boy - Review - NYTimes.com". New York Times.
  11. ↑ Mirkin, Steven (2008-07-01). "Variety Reviews - Vanessa Hudgens - "Identified" - Album Reviews - - Review by Steven Mirkin". Variety.com. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  12. ↑ "Identified". Metacritic. CNET Networks.
  13. ↑ Kerri Mason. "Identified". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Archived from the original on 2008-12-27.
  14. ↑ Nick Catucci. "Identified". Blender. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  15. ↑ Mirkin, Steve (2009-07-01). "Vanessa Hudgens - Identified". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  16. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgen’s New Identified CD Sales: 22,000 Copies Sold in First Week". TV Popcrunch. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2009-08-14. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help)
  17. ↑ "Pandora Archive" (PDF). Pandora.nla.gov.au. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  18. ↑ "VANESSA HUDGENS - IDENTIFIED (ALBUM)". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  19. ↑
  20. ↑ "Chartverfolgung / Hudgens,Vanessa / Longplay". musicline.de. Retrieved 2009-10-10.
  21. ↑ "TOP 50". Lyraradio.com. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  22. ↑ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. 2011-12-22. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  23. ↑ "ヴァネッサ・ハジェンズ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック". Contents.oricon.co.jp. 1999-02-22. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  24. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Vanessa Hudgens - Identified". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  25. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens - Identified - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  26. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  27. ↑ "Vanessa Anne Hudgens / Identified - Hmv Hong Kong". Hmv.com.hk. 2008-07-30. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  28. ↑ "Identified: Vanessa Hudgens: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  29. ↑ "Vanessa Hudgens: Identified". Music.fi. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  30. ↑ "CDON.COM - DVD, film, musik, spel, böcker och hemelektronik". CDON.com. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2011-05-13. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
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