2011 soundtrack album by Glee Cast
| 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."
Background※
The album was announced as being released in standard. And deluxe versions. 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."
Reception※
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
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."
Track listing※
Unless otherwise indicated, Information for all the album editions are taken from their respective Liner Notes
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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
Charts※
| Chart (2011–2012) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA) | 18 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) | 47 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA) | 41 |
| Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) | 58 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) | 25 |
| UK Albums (OCC) | 55 |
| US Billboard 200 | 9 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) | 1 |
References※
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Glee Volume 7 - Only at Target". Target.com. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Review - Glee: The Music, Vol. 7". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
- ^ Glee Cast. “Glee: The Music, Volume 7”. Columbia. 2011.
- ^ Glee Cast. “Glee...Volume 7 (Target Edition)”. Columbia. 2011.
- ^ "Hot for Teacher". Second Hand Songs. 1984, 2003. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/96645/all Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: 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.
