Identified Explained

Identified
Type:	studio
Artist:	Vanessa Hudgens
Cover:	Vanessa Hudgens - Identified album cover.png
Caption:	Standard edition cover; Japanese edition has the same cover as the "Sneakernight" single
Length:	37:44
Label:	Hollywood
Prev Title:	V
Prev Year:	2006

Identified is the second studio album by 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."

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."^[4] 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."^[5]

Personnel

The following people contributed to Identified

• Vanessa Hudgens – lead vocals
• Lil Mama – featuring vocals
• Vanessa Hudgens, Rock Mafia, Cathy Dennis, Kara DioGuardi, Leah Haywood, Nasri, Tim James, Ashley Valentin, Christopher Rojas, Carlos Alvarez – additional and 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.^[6]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2008–09)! scope="col"

Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[7]	5
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)^[8]	15
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[9]	37
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)^[10]	48
European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)	94
Greek Albums (IFPI)^[11]	44
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[12]	85
Japanese Top Albums Sales (Billboard Japan)^[13]	74
Taiwanese Albums (Five Music)^[14]	19

Monthly charts

Chart (2008)! scope="col"

Peak position
Argentine Albums (CAPIF)^[15]	18

Release history

Release history for Identified! Region! Date! Label

Japan	June 24, 2008^[16]	Avex Trax
United States	July 1, 2008	Hollywood
Hong Kong	July 18, 2008^[17]	Universal Music
Brazil	August 5, 2008
United Kingdom	February 16, 2009^[18]	EMI
Finland	February 18, 2009^[19]
Sweden	February 18, 2009^[20]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Identified - Vanessa Hudgens | Album | AllMusic . .
2. Web site: Identified . . .
3. Identified . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227021733/http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/content_display/reviews/albums/e3i58d0ae2b422f1cee08b31ff749acf13c . 2008-12-27. . . Kerri Mason .
4. Web site: Identified . . Nick Catucci . 2009-08-15 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081227021844/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?ID=5188 . December 27, 2008 .
5. Web site: Mirkin. Steve. Vanessa Hudgens - Identified. 2009-07-01. Variety. 2009-08-14.
6. Lil Wayne Back On Top Of The Billboard 200. Hasty. Katie. 2008-07-09. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 2009-01-19.
7. Web site: 'Mamma mia!' cómo venden estos cuatro . . es . 28 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160117092057/http://www.diario26.com/mamma-mia-como-venden-estos-cuatro-72421.html?p=notadetalle&idNota=72421 . 2016-01-17 . dead .
8. Web site: ARIA Hitseekers Albums – Week Commencing 27th October 2008 . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20081119130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20081120-0000/issue974.pdf . dead . 2008-11-19 . National Library of Australia . . 2011-12-29.
9. Web site: Coldplay's 'Viva' still at No. 1 . . . July 9, 2008 . February 24, 2017 . https://archive.today/20170928185939/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Artists/C/Coldplay/2008/07/09/6109476-ca.html . September 28, 2017 . dead .
10. Web site: CZ Albums – Top 100: Vanessa Hudgens - Identified . . cs . 3 February 2023 . 3 February 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204014718/https://ifpicr.cz/hitparada/14/hudgens-vanessa/identified/146741 . 4 February 2023.
11. Web site: http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm . el:Top 50 Ξένων Αλμπουμ (Εβδομάδα 10/2009) . . el . https://web.archive.org/web/20090326185536/http://www.ifpi.gr/chart01.htm . 26 March 2009 . December 2, 2016 . dead . dmy .
12. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/411545/rank/album/ . ja:ヴァネッサ・ハジェンズ-リリース-ORICON STYLE ミュージック . . ja . June 25, 2008 . December 4, 2013 . https://archive.today/20170824184959/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/411545/rank/album/ . August 24, 2017 .
13. Web site: Top Albums Sales . . ja . July 2, 2008 . May 25, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525044754/https://www.billboard-japan.com/charts/detail?a=top_albums&year=2008&month=07&day=07 . May 25, 2024 .
14. Web site: Western Weekly Top 20, Week 43, 2008 . Chinese . Five-Music . August 5, 2024 . live .
15. Web site: Ranking Mensual CAPIF. Argentine Chamber of Phonograms and Videograms Producers. July 15, 2013. es. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20080913194528/http://www.capif.org.ar/Default.asp?CodOp=ESCM&CO=6. September 13, 2008.
16. Web site: Identified - Vanessa Hudgens | Album | AllMusic . .
17. Web site: Vanessa Anne Hudgens / Identified - Hmv Hong Kong . Hmv.com.hk . 2008-07-30 . 2011-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924031103/http://www.hmv.com.hk/product/rockpop.asp?sku=163611 . 2015-09-24 . dead .
18. Web site: Identified: Vanessa Hudgens: Amazon.co.uk: Music . Amazon.co.uk . 2011-12-29.
19. Web site: Vanessa Hudgens: Identified . Music.fi . 2011-12-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120220031043/http://www.music.fi/product_details.php?p=427 . 2012-02-20 . dead .
20. Web site: CDON.COM - DVD, film, musik, spel, böcker och hemelektronik . https://web.archive.org/web/20110513112558/http://www.cdon.com/ . 2011-05-13 . CDON.com . 2011-05-13 . 2012-08-08.