Identified
Identified is the second studio album by Vanessa Hudgens, released on July 1, 2008 in the U.S. June 24, 2008 in Japan, February 13, 2009 in most European countries 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.
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
Identified has received generally favorable reviews, having a 63 "metascore" based on 7 reviews. Billboard said that the album "panders to the preteen demo with stop-start pop that ranges from pleasant to dull to off-putting. But for little girls, this is one nonstop sing-along." 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." 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."
Track listing
Personnel
The following people contributed to Identified- 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
Charts
Weekly charts
| Chart | Peak position |
| Argentine Albums | 5 |
| Australian Hitseekers Albums | 15 |