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Identified | 
| Creator: Vanessa Hudgens
Label: Hollywood Records
Category: Music
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Rating:  36 reviews
Sales Rank: 47986
Format: Enhanced
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 000205202
UPC: 050087122737
EAN: 0050087122737
ASIN: B0017V8PKI
Release Date: July 1, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Last Night | | • | Identified | | • | First Bad Habit | | • | Hook It Up | | • | Don't Ask Why | | • | Sneakernight | | • | Amazed | | • | Don't Leave | | • | Paper Cut | | • | Party On The Moon | | • | Did It Ever Cross Your Mind | | • | Gone With The Wind |
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Album Description
This is Vanessa's 2008 followup album to her world wide platinum selling album 'V'. Vanessa Hudgens' largest role among teenage audiences has been starring in the Disney Channel movie High School Musical, staring as the shy, intelligent student Gabriella Montez. Her first single from this album is 'Sneakernight'. Hudgens was born in Salinas, California, Vanessa is a talented beauty and she comes from an international mixture of Irish Native American by her father and Filipino, Spanish, Chinese descent by her mother. In August 2007 at the Teen Choice Awards, Hudgens was named the Choice Breakout Singer - Female, beating out other noteworthy nominees including American Idol contestant Katharine McPhee, Amy Winehouse, Corrine Bailey Rae and Lily Allen.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 31 more reviews...
Music for the new generation July 6, 2008
Amanda Richards (Georgetown, Guyana)
18 out of 19 found this review helpful
You know you're getting old when your kids start demanding their own CDs, and it seems like that stage occurs earlier and earlier with every generation. After listening to my music for the first seven years of his life, my son now wants exclusive listening rights to his latest favorites, namely Snack Time, Crazy Frog, anything American Idol, Jonas Brothers and now Vanessa Hudgens.
Don't tell him, but this is one I don't mind listening to in the car, especially after months of Davids Cook and Archuleta and the Jonas Brothers "SOS". (Mind you, I still like Crazy Frog - Bam! Bam!)
Hudgens may not be the best singer around, but the arrangements and great song choices make up for this, and her fresh faced good looks don't hurt either. The good songs (even for elderly folk above 25) include first single "Sneakernight" a three minute dance track; first track "Last Night"; the title track; "First Bad Habit"; "Hook It Up" (a Gwen Stefani-type track); "Amazed"; "Don't Leave" and "Did It Ever Cross Your Mind" (mid tempo).
The dance tracks definitely dominate the album, which is a solid follow up to her 2006 debut album "V". Make a note of this one for the "High School Musical" fans on your gift list.
Amanda Richards, July 5, 2008
Great follow up! July 3, 2008
Eric Smith (Pittsburgh, PA)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
I was 25 when I first heard of Vanessa Hugens. I bought her debut album on itunes because i liked the single "Come Back To Me" -- I already downloaded it. I think her voice is good, sounds kind of like the R&B singer Paula DeAnda ("Walk Away", "Doin Too Much", "Easy") only better. Vanessa's albums have been underrated. Even though I'm 26 now I still like her. Her music can reach older AND younger audiences which is what's so great about her. I like every song on this album especially her new single "Sneakernight." It gets in your head! If you like Vanessa Hudgens or the "High School Musical" series this album is for you!
 A Very Good Album July 2, 2008
Millie A. Lee
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
Every track on this album is good, with some of them being great. The best ones are Last Night and Gone With The Wind. On these two song, Vanessa shows what she can do with her voice. This is an album that will appeal to the more mature audience as well as to the younger generation.
 Fails to match the pop pleasure of 'V,' but not without assets July 3, 2008
MisterMusicFan
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
After the massive success of both High School Musicals, it's only natural that a good majority of its stars would release their own pop albums and of course subsequent sophomore efforts-Vanessa Hudgens is the first of the group to do both, and her second offering comes in the form of `Identified,' which doesn't quite improve upon her debut-and in fact as a whole, it's not really as satisfying-but is not without its assets. First single "Sneakernight" is bluesy, cheesy, and altogether wonky, especially upon first listen. It's a bit of a grower, but unfortunately never sinks in nearly as fast as her previous hits. Most of the attempts at growth displayed here come in the form of poorly sung, awkwardly opera-esque R&B tracks (the worst of the bunch, "Last Night," is the misbegotten album opener, ironically). Beyond these and a few moderate undertones of sexiness, there isn't really anything here that one wouldn't have expected to hear on Hudgens' first album; so in a sense, at its worst, this album comes off as a not-as-good `part 2' to the `V' disc. "Hook It Up" isn't catchy enough to maintain its momentum and just ends up sounding like Jessica Simpson at her clumsiest, while the wannabe soul of "Gone With The Wind" never really clicks. Ironically, where the album shines is where it stays pure pop-"Identified" could have very easily been on the `V' album, and it's one of this album's best cuts. The bleepy electro-pop and snappy camera clicks make the song infectious, and an altogether enjoyable dance song. "Amazed," which features a surprisingly good rap verse by Lil' Mama, is also a fun upbeat song with very hooky verses and intoxicating distorted vocals. Dr. Luke, the master pop-rock producer responsible for the likes of Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend," Kelly Clarkson's "Since U Been Gone" and Katy Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" produced almost all of the album's best cuts-"First Bad Habit" is a driving pop rock track that's relatable and fun, although the hook begins to sound a tad awkward after multiple listens. Unfortunately, one of the album's very best tracks isn't on standard versions of the disc-the bonus track "Vulnerable," available only on the iTunes and Japan editions, is a gorgeous pop ballad (not unlike "Say OK") with infectious backing vocals and a beautiful chorus. Track that down and you'll find a song that's frankly better than most of the actual album cuts (this was a similar problem with `V'-I still strongly believe "Make You Mine" should've made the final track listing). "Committed" is one of the very few stabs at R&B that actually clicks and is quite catchy, although it also is unfortunately a bonus track and not available on all editions. The disc's other ballads, "Paper Cut" and "Don't Ask Why," have good beats but not-so-good vocals and melodies. Overall, Vanessa stretches herself in areas where it really doesn't work for her, whether it be vocally or by genre, and just ends up sounding awkward or lost. However, when `Identified' does click, it's a fun, low-key pop album with a general sense of freeness not felt in her debut, which may indicate that she has undergone some musical growth-it's just too bad it isn't consistently displayed throughout this album's entirety.
13 Going on 30 Bubble gum / Synthesized Pop August 3, 2008
J. Powell (New York, NY United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This stuff is surely for the younger generation, but not too young.
Ms. Hudgens sounds a little like Christina Aguilera, but that is where the comparison ends.
She doesn't have the range or the production to fully pull it off.
Based on the lyrics, the audience is probably pre-prom love sick girls. Not a bad effort though.
I'm sure she's hitting her target market, but I'd be anxious to see a more well rounded effort.
I'm giving this 3 stars because 2 of the tracks on the album have a good dance mix, and some powerful vocals respectively, they are the title track "Identified" and the final track "Gone with the wind."
Cherry picking those tracks might probably a better way to sample her music until a more complete and mature album emerges.
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