Glee: The Music, Volume 7

Glee: The Music, Volume 7
Glee: The Music, Volume 7
Soundtrack album by Glee Cast
Released	December 6, 2011
Genre	Pop
Label	Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV
Glee Cast chronology

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

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

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
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.	"Uptown Girl" (Grant Gustin and The Warblers)	Billy Joel	Billy Joel	3:01
8.	"Tonight" (featuring Lea Michele and Darren Criss)	Bernstein (Music) Sondheim (Lyrics)	Larry Kert and Carol Lawrence from West Side Story	2:51
9.	"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
10.	"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
11.	"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" (featuring Cory Monteith and Kevin McHale)	Robert Hazard	Cyndi Lauper	2:42
12.	"Constant Craving" (Naya Rivera and Chris Colfer featuring Idina Menzel)	k.d. lang, Ben Mink^[7]	k.d. lang	4:38
13.	"ABC" (featuring Jenna Ushkowitz, Chris Colfer, Harry Shum Jr., Dianna Agron and Damian McGinty)	Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Alphonso Mizell	The Jackson 5	2:54
14.	"Control" (featuring Dianna Agron, Darren Criss and Kevin McHale)	James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson^[8]	Janet Jackson	3:54
15.	"Man in the Mirror" (featuring Kevin McHale, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr. and Chord Overstreet)	Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard	Michael Jackson	4:07

Target exclusive tracks^[2]/Japanese edition^[9]
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^[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

Adele – composer
Dianna Agron – cast, lead vocals
Adam Anders – arranger, digital editing, producer, vocal arrangement, additional vocals
Alex Anders – digital editing, vocal producer, additional vocals
Nikki Anders – additional vocals
Peer Åström – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
Brock Baker - background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)^[4]^[5]
Kala Balch – additional vocals
Glen Ballard – composer
Emily Benford – additional vocals
Leonard Bernstein – composer
Dave Bett – creative director
Joshua Blanchard – assistant engineer
PJ Bloom – music supervisor
Steve Bone – assistant engineer
Anita Marisa Boriboon – art direction, design
Ed Boyer – engineer, vocal arrangement
Ben Bram – transcription, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Ravaughn Brown – additional vocals
Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music
Alvin Chea – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Deyder Cintron – assistant engineer, digital editing, engineer
Chris Colfer – cast, lead vocals
Kamari Copeland – additional vocals
Darren Criss – cast, lead vocals
Tim Davis – vocal contractor, additional vocals
Robert Dietz – editing, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Dante Di Loreto – soundtrack executive producer
Luke Edgemon – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Brad Falchuk – soundtrack executive producer
Tommy Faragher – mixing, producer, vocal arrangement
Berry Gordy Jr. – composer
Lukasz Gottwald – composer
Heather Guibert – coordination
Grant Gustin – lead vocals, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Jon Hall – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
James Harris III – composer
Robert Hazard – composer
Fredrik Jansson – assistant engineer
Billy Joel – composer
Beyoncé Knowles – composer
k.d. lang – composer
Storm Lee – additional vocals
David Loucks – additional vocals

Jane Lynch – cast, vocals
Meaghan Lyons – coordination
Dominick Maita – mastering
Chris Martin – composer
Eddie Martin – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Jayma Mays – cast, vocals
Damian McGinty – cast, lead vocals
Kevin McHale – cast, lead vocals
Curt Mega – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Idina Menzel - guest vocals, lead vocals^[4]^[5]
Lea Michele – cast, lead vocals
Gordon Mills – composer
Alphonzo Mizell – composer
Cory Monteith – cast, lead vocals
Heather Morris – cast, lead vocals
Matthew Morrison – cast, lead vocals
Ryan Murphy – producer
Jeanette Olsson – additional vocals
Chord Overstreet – cast, lead vocals
Adidja Palmer – composer
John Paterno – engineer, mixing
Freddie Perren – composer
Katy Perry – composer
Martin Persson – programming
Zac Poor – additional vocals
Jemain Purifoy – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Nicole Ray – production coordination
Deke Richards – composer
Amber Riley – cast, lead vocals
Naya Rivera – cast, lead vocals
David Lee Roth – composer
Mark Salling – cast, lead vocals
Drew Ryan Scott – additional vocals
Onitsha Shaw – additional vocals
Harry Shum Jr. – cast, lead vocals
Jenny Sinclair – coordination
Scott Smith – assistant engineer
Stephen Sondheim – composer, lyricist
Jenna Ushkowitz – cast, lead vocals
Alex Van Halen – composer
Eddie Van Halen – composer
Windy Wagner – additional vocals
Trevor Wesley – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”)
Dan Wilson – composer
Joe Wohlmuth – engineer

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from Allmusic^[10]

Charts

Chart performance for *Glee: The Music, Volume 7*
Chart (2011–2012)	Peak position
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

^ ^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.{{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.

[GTMV7-1] "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.

[Target-2] "Glee Volume 7 - Only at Target". Target.com. November 22, 2011. Archived from the original on January 10, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2011.

[allmusic-3] Phares, Heather. "Review - Glee: The Music, Vol. 7". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2011.

[Gleestandard-4] Glee Cast. “Glee: The Music, Volume 7”. Columbia. 2011.

[Gleedeluxe-5] Glee Cast. “Glee...Volume 7 (Target Edition)”. Columbia. 2011.

[hotteacher-6] "Hot for Teacher". Second Hand Songs. 1984, 2003. https://secondhandsongs.com/work/96645/all Archived 2015-04-28 at the Wayback Machine

[cravingben-7] 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

[janetcontrol-8] Jackson, Janet. “Control”. A&M Records. 1986.

[9] "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.

[10] "Glee: The Music, Vol. 7: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Archived from the original on April 29, 2024. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[ac_Australia_Soundtrack_/_Glee_Cast-11] "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[ac_Netherlands_Soundtrack_/_Glee_Cast-12] "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[ac_Ireland2_Glee_Cast-13] "Irish-charts.com – Discography Glee Cast". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[14] "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)

[ac_New_Zealand_Soundtrack_/_Glee_Cast-15] "Charts.nz – Soundtrack / Glee Cast – Glee: The Music - Season Three - Volume 7". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[ac_UK2_-16] "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[ac_Billboard200_Glee_Cast-17] "Glee Cast Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

[ac_BillboardSoundtrack_Glee_Cast-18] "Glee Cast Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved January 20, 2024.

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