Identified

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Identified
Studio album by Vanessa Hudgens
Released July 1, 2008 (2008-07-01)
(see release history)
Recorded October 1, 2007–April 25, 2008
Genre Pop, teen pop, dance-pop
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.

One single has been released to date called "Sneakernight". This was Hudgens' last album under Hollywood Records.

Contents

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, 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, Jonathan 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 [16] 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 Mesengers 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

Personnel

The following people contributed to Identified[17]

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.[18]

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Charts[19] 115
Austrian Albums Chart[20] 35
Czech Republic Albums Chart[21] 48
European Top 100 Albums[22] 94
German Albums Chart[23] 60
Irish Albums Chart[24] 37
Swiss Albums Chart[25] 74
UK Albums Chart[26] 46
US Billboard 200[27] 23

Release history

Region Date Label
Japan June 25, 2008 Avex Trax
United States July 1, 2008 Hollywood
Hong Kong July 18, 2008[28] Universal Music
Brazil August 5, 2008
United Kingdom February 16, 2009[29] EMI
Finland February 18, 2009[30]
Sweden February 18, 2009[31]

Identified Summer Tour

Identified Summer Tour
Tour by Vanessa Hudgens
Associated album Identified
Start date August 1, 2008
End date September 13, 2008
Shows 24
Vanessa Hudgens tour chronology
High School Musical: The Concert
(2006/2007)		 Identified Summer Tour
(2008)

Identified Summer Tour is Vanessa Hudgens' first ever tour as a solo performer in order to promote her first album, V and her latest one, Identified. She had Corbin Bleu, Jordan Pruitt, Drew Seeley and Mandy Moore as her opening acts in her tour. The tour had 24 shows at State Fairs.[32][33][34]

Canciones

  1. "Intro"
  2. "Sneakernight"
  3. "Let Go"
  4. "Never Underestimate a Girl"
  5. "Identified"
  6. "Say OK"
  7. "Amazed"
  8. "First Bad Habit"
  9. "Don't Ask Why"
  10. "Let's Dance"
  11. "Hook It Up"
  12. "Last Night"
  13. "Gotta Go My Own Way"
  14. "Come Back to Me"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
North America
August 1, 2008 Bessemer, Alabama United States Alabama Adventure
August 2, 2008 Baton Rouge, Louisiana Blue Bayou Waterpark/Dixie Landin
August 5, 2008 West Allis, Wisconsin Wisconsin State Fair Park
August 7, 2008 Austell, Georgia Six Flags Over Georgia
August 8, 2008 Jackson, Michigan Jackson County Fair
August 9, 2008 Lewisburg, Pennsylvania West Virgina State Fair
August 12, 2008 Midland, Texas Midland County Fair
August 14, 2008 Des Moines, Iowa Iowa State Fair Authority
August 15, 2008 Louisville, Kentucky Freedom Hall
August 16, 2008 Springfield, Illinois Illinois State Fair
August 18, 2008 Meadville, Pennsylvania Crawford County Fairgrounds
August 19, 2008 New Jersey Six Flags Great Adventure/Wild Safari
August 22, 2008 Sacramento, California The Cove at Al Cal Expo
August 23, 2008 Salem, Oregon Oregon State Fair
August 24, 2008 Vancouver, British Columbia Canada Pacific National Exhibition
August 26, 2008 Dayton, Ohio United States Fifth Third Field
August 28, 2008 Canfield, Ohio Canfield Fair
August 30, 2008 Rockford, Illinois Davis Memorial Park
September 5, 2008 Salt Lake City, Utah Utah State Fair
September 6, 2008 Albuquerque, New Mexico Tingley Coliseum
September 9, 2008 Monterrey, Nuevo León Mexico Arena Monterrey
September 11, 2008 Puebla, Puebla Complejo Cultural Siglo XXI
September 12, 2008 Guadalajara, Jalisco Telex Auditorium
September 13, 2008 Mexico City Plaza de Toros

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Singles
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