Identified

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. Hudgens embarked on her first concert tour, Identified Summer Tour between August and September 2008 in support of the album.

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	Electropop R&B
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
"Sneakernight" Released: May 27, 2008

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
Source	Rating
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.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Last Night"	Silya Nymoen, Scott Jacoby	Jacoby	3:10
2.	"Identified"	Lukasz Gottwald, Cathy Dennis, Max Martin	Dr. Luke, Max Martin	3:21
3.	"First Bad Habit"	Gottwald, Dennis	Dr. Luke	3:02
4.	"Hook It Up"	Antonina Armato, Tim James, Devrim Karaoglu	Armato, James	2:52
5.	"Don't Ask Why"	Gottwald, Dennis, Beau Dozier	Dr. Luke	3:10
6.	"Sneakernight"	Silya Nymoen, J.R. Rotem	J.R. Rotem	2:59
7.	"Amazed" (featuring Lil Mama)	Gottwald, Dennis, Benjamin Levin, Niatia Kirkland	Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco	2:59
8.	"Don't Leave"	Armato, James, Jesse McCartney	Armato, James	3:08
9.	"Paper Cut"	Johnny Vieira	Vieira	2:48
10.	"Party on the Moon"	Chris Rojas, Nasri Atweh, Adam Messinger	Rojas, The Messengers	3:50
11.	"Did It Ever Cross Your Mind"	Vieira	Vieira	3:10
12.	"Gone with the Wind"	Maimouna Youseff, Kara DioGuardi, Walter Afanasieff, Emanuel Kiriakou, Zukhan Bey, Brandon Howard	Kiriakou	3:28

iTunes edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Vulnerable"	Nick Scapa, James, John Fasse, Armato	Armato, James	3:11

Japanese and European edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Set It Off"	Klas Ahlund, Lukasz "Doctor Luke" Gottwald, Max Martin	L. Gottwald	3:04
14.	"Committed"	Armato, Tim Price	Armato, James	2:35
15.	"Vulnerable"	Nick Scapa, James, John Fasse, Armato	Armato, James	3:11

Personnel

The following people contributed to Identified[3]

• Vanessa Hudgens – vocals
• Vanessa Hudgens, Cathy Dennis, Kara DioGuardi, Leah Haywood, Nasri, Ashley Valentin, Rock Mafia, Christopher Rojas, Carlos Alvarez – background vocals
• Lukasz Gottwald – keyboards
• Jack Daley – bass
• Tyrone Johnson, Scott Jacoby – guitar

Production

• Jonathan "J.R." Rotem, Dr. Luke, Christopher Rojas, Emanuel Kiriakou, Devrim Karaoglu, Daniel James, Scott Jacoby, Antonina Armato, Matt Beckley – executive producers
• Chris Gehringer – mastering
• Nick Banns – mastering assistant
• Jason Recon Coons, Matty Green, Steve Hammons, Scott Jacoby, Emily Wright – engineers
• Jon Lind, Mio Vukovic – A&R
• Miranda Penn Turin – photography

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.[16]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[17] 5 Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[18] 15 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[19] 35 Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[20] 37 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[21] 48 European Top 100 Albums[22] 94 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[23] 60 Greek International Albums (IFPI)[24] 44 Irish Albums (IRMA)[25] 37 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 85 Scottish Albums (OCC)[27] 53 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 74 Taiwanese Western Albums (G-Music)[29] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[30] 46 US Billboard 200[31] 23

Monthly charts Chart (2008) Peak position Argentine Albums (CAPIF)[32] 18

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Japan	June 25, 2008	Avex Trax
United States	July 1, 2008	Hollywood
Hong Kong	July 18, 2008[33]	Universal Music
Brazil	August 5, 2008
United Kingdom	February 16, 2009[34]	EMI
Finland	February 18, 2009[35]
Sweden	February 18, 2009[36]

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