Glee: The Music, Volume 7
Glee: The Music, Volume 7 is the eleventh soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee. It was released by Columbia Records on December 6, 2011.[1]
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Released | December 6, 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV | |||
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Background
The album was announced as being released in standard and deluxe versions,[1] but only appeared in a standard edition that features fifteen tracks consisting of sixteen covers (one track is a mash-up of two songs by Adele). The version being sold at Target features five bonus tracks for a total of twenty, though it is not marketed as a deluxe edition.[2]
Reception
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Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album a rating of three stars out of a possible five, writing that the show's "music is as reliable as ever, a mix of traditional glee club favorites with some seemingly risky choices thrown in for good measure."[3]
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information for all the album editions are taken from their respective Liner Notes[4][5]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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1. | "You Can't Stop the Beat" (featuring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Chris Colfer, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley) | Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman | Hairspray | 3:43 |
2. | "It's Not Unusual" (featuring Darren Criss) | Les Reed, Gordon Mills | Tom Jones | 2:05 |
3. | "Somewhere" (Lea Michele featuring Idina Menzel) | Leonard Bernstein (Music) Stephen Sondheim (Lyrics) | Reri Grist from West Side Story | 2:51 |
4. | "Run the World (Girls)" (featuring Heather Morris) | Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de Wall | Beyoncé | 3:59 |
5. | "Fix You" (featuring Matthew Morrison) | Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion | Coldplay | 4:35 |
6. | "Last Friday Night" (featuring Darren Criss) | Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee | Katy Perry | 3:48 |
7. | "Take Care of Yourself" (bonus track) (featuring Damian McGinty) | Teddy Thompson | Teddy Thompson | 3:13 |
8. | "Uptown Girl" (Grant Gustin and The Warblers) | Billy Joel | Billy Joel | 3:01 |
9. | "Tonight" (featuring Lea Michele and Darren Criss) | Bernstein (Music) Sondheim (Lyrics) | Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence from West Side Story | 2:51 |
10. | "Hot for Teacher" (featuring Darren Criss, Cory Monteith, Mark Salling and Harry Shum Jr.) | Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Alex Van Halen, Michael Anthony[6] | Van Halen | 4:46 |
11. | "Rumour Has It / Someone Like You" (featuring Amber Riley, Naya Rivera and Heather Morris) | Adele Adkins, Ryan Tedder / Adele Adkins, Dan Wilson | Adele | 3:29 |
12. | "Perfect" (bonus track) (featuring Chris Colfer and Darren Criss) | Pink, Shellback, Max Martin | P!nk | 3:30 |
13. | "I'm the Only One" (bonus track) (featuring Mark Salling) | Melissa Etheridge | Melissa Etheridge | 4:25 |
14. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (featuring Cory Monteith and Kevin McHale) | Robert Hazard | Cyndi Lauper | 2:42 |
15. | "I Kissed a Girl" (bonus track) (featuring Naya Rivera and Lea Michele) | Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis | Katy Perry | 2:59 |
16. | "Constant Craving" (Naya Rivera and Chris Colfer featuring Idina Menzel) | k.d. lang, Ben Mink[7] | k.d. lang | 4:38 |
17. | "Red Solo Cup" (bonus track) (featuring Cory Monteith, Harry Shum Jr., Chord Overstreet and Dianna Agron) | Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | Toby Keith | 3:41 |
18. | "ABC" (featuring Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, Harry Shum Jr., Dianna Agron and Damian McGinty) | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonzo Mizell | The Jackson 5 | 2:54 |
19. | "Control" (featuring Dianna Agron, Darren Criss and Kevin McHale) | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson[8] | Janet Jackson | 3:54 |
20. | "Man in the Mirror" (featuring Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Chord Overstreet and Harry Shum Jr.) | Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard | Michael Jackson | 4:07 |
- Notes
- While Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays are listed in the Liner notes’ Glee Cast Vocalists section, their vocals do not appear on this album.
- All of the Vocalists on the song “Uptown Girl” are members of a singing group known (on the show) as “The Warblers”.
Personnel
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Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from Allmusic[10]
Charts
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