This article is about the Vanessa Hudgens album. For the Nashville String Band album, see Identified!. For other uses, see Identification.
Identified
studio
ArtistVanessa Hudgens
CoverVanessa Hudgens - Identified album cover.png
ReleasedJune 24, 2008
Recorded2007–2008
Length37:44
LabelHollywood
ProducerScott Jacoby · Dr. Luke · Max Martin · Benny Blanco · Antonina Armato · Tim James · J. R. Rotem · Christopher Rojas · Emanuel Kiriakou · The Messengers
Prev year2006

Identified is the second studio album by American singer and actress Vanessa Hudgens, released on June 24, 2008 in Japan.[1] The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Hudgens embarked on her first concert tour, Identified Summer Tour between August and September 2008 in support of the album.

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 R. Malcolm Jones and premiered on June 13, 2008.

Critical reception

Identified has received generally favorable reviews, having a 63 out of 100 score based on 7 reviews.[2] 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."[3] 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."[4]

Blender rated it 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."[5] 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."[6]

Personnel

The following people contributed to Identified[7]

Production

Chart performance

Identified debuted at #23 on the US Billboard 200 with 22,000 copies sold in its first week, 12,000 less than her first album, V.[8]

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Identified
Chart (2008–2009)Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[9]5
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[10]15
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[11]37
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[12]48
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[13]94
Greek Albums (IFPI)[14]44
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[15]85
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)[16]74
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)[17]19

Monthly charts

Monthly chart performance for Identified
Chart (2008)Peak
position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[18]18

Release history

Release history for Identified
RegionDateLabel
JapanJune 24, 2008[1]Avex Trax
United StatesJuly 1, 2008Hollywood
Hong KongJuly 18, 2008[19]Universal Music
BrazilAugust 5, 2008
United KingdomFebruary 16, 2009[20]EMI
FinlandFebruary 18, 2009[21]
SwedenFebruary 18, 2009[22]

References

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  2. ^ "Identified". Metacritic. CNET Networks[dead link]
  3. ^ Kerri Mason. "Identified". Billboard. Nielsen Company. Archived 2008-12-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  4. ^ Jon Caramanica (2008-06-30). "Critics' Choice - New CDs by Vanessa Hudgens, Wolf Parade, Alkaline Trio, Soulja Boy - Review - NYTimes.com". New York Times
  5. ^ Nick Catucci. "Identified". Blender. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  6. ^ Mirkin, Steve (2009-07-01). "Vanessa Hudgens - Identified". Variety. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  7. ^ Phares, Heather (2008-06-24). "Identified - Vanessa Hudgens : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-08-08.
  8. ^ Hasty, Katie (2008-07-09). "Lil Wayne Back On Top Of The Billboard 200". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2009-01-19.
  9. ^ ""Mamma mia!" cómo venden estos cuatro" (in Spanish). Diario 26. 15 August 2008. Archived from the original on 17 January 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  10. ^ "ARIA Hitseekers Albums – Week Commencing 27th October 2008". Australian Recording Industry Association. National Library of Australia. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Coldplay's 'Viva' still at No. 1". Jam!. Sun Media. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
  12. ^ "CZ Albums – Top 100: Vanessa Hudgens - Identified" (in Czech). ČNS IFPI. 3 February 2023. Archived 4 February 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
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  14. ^ "el:Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ (Εβδομάδα 10/2009)" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on 26 March 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  15. ^ "ja:ヴァネッサ・ハジェンズ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック" (in Japanese). Oricon. June 25, 2008. Archived August 24, 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
  16. ^ "Top Albums Sales" (in Japanese). Billboard Japan. July 2, 2008. Archived May 25, 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 25, 2024.
  17. ^ "Western Weekly Top 20, Week 43, 2008" (in Chinese). Five-Music. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  18. ^ "Ranking Mensual CAPIF" (in Spanish). Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. Archived from the original on September 13, 2008. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  19. ^ "Vanessa Anne Hudgens / Identified - Hmv Hong Kong". Hmv.com.hk. 2008-07-30. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  20. ^ "Identified: Vanessa Hudgens: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  21. ^ "Vanessa Hudgens: Identified". Music.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2011-12-29.
  22. ^ "CDON.COM - DVD, film, musik, spel, böcker och hemelektronik". CDON.com. 2011-05-13. Archived 2011-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2012-08-08.