Glee: The Music, Volume 7
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Released | December 6, 2011 | |||
Genre | Pop | |||
Label | Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV | |||
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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]
Background
[edit]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
[edit]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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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
[edit]Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] | 18 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] | 47 |
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] | 41 |
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON)[14] | 58 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[15] | 25 |
UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 55 |
US Billboard 200[17] | 9 |
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[18] | 1 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Glee: The Music, Volume 7 Available Tuesday 12/6". GleeTheMusic.com. Sony Music Entertainment. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on December 28, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
- ^ a b "Glee Volume 7 - Only at Target". Target.com. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Review - Glee: The Music, Vol. 7". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ a b c Glee Cast. “Glee: The Music, Volume 7”. Columbia. 2011.
- ^ a b c Glee Cast. “Glee...Volume 7 (Target Edition)”. Columbia. 2011.
- ^ a b "Hot for Teacher". Second Hand Songs. 1984, 2003. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/96645/all Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Simpson, Dave. “K.d. Lang and Ben Mink...Craving”. The Guardian. 26 September 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/sep/26/kd-lang-ben-mink-how-we-made-constant-craving Archived 2017-10-24 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Jackson, Janet. “Control”. A&M Records. 1986.
- ^ "CDJapan : Glee: The Music, Volume 7 TV Original Soundtrack CD Album". cdjapan.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2020-11-19. Retrieved 2020-12-09.
- ^ "Glee: The Music, Vol. 7: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Glee Cast". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2011-09-09.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Glee Cast Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
- ^ "Glee Cast Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
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