Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedAugust 9, 2011 (2011-08-09)
Genre Pop [1]
Length66:27
Label Columbia Records
Fox Music
Glee Cast chronology
Glee: The Music, Volume 6
(2011)
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2011)
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2
(2011)

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the film of the same name, based on the Fox television series Glee . It was released on August 9, 2011, by Columbia Records and Fox Music and featured the tracks performed on the 2011 Glee Live! In Concert! tour with the Glee Cast concert performing the songs live in East Rutherford, New Jersey. [2] The album debuted at number 15 on Billboard 200. [3]

Contents

Background

Glee: The 3D Concert Movie is the concert documentary film that depicted the Glee Cast concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey during the group's Glee Live! In Concert! tour held during June 16 and 17, 2011. It featured behind-the-scenes footage, and a setlist of songs from the show's first and second seasons. [4] [5] Apart from the cast members, it also featured Gwyneth Paltrow as Holly Holliday as a special guest (uncredited, though she was given credit for the song "Forget You"). [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Andrew Leahey of AllMusic wrote that "it features 23 songs, including most of the show’s biggest hits. It spotlights the entire cast, from heavy hitters to newcomers to tangential characters. And above all else, it sounds perfect; every note is hit, every harmony flawlessly sung, every a cappella section meticulously executed." He felt that the auto-tuning was the biggest problem with Glee's regular soundtracks, but criticised the lip syncing as it was "impossible to tell which parts are performed and which are piped in". He concluded the review, writing "If you aren’t a fan of Glee’s cheesy, “follow your dreams!!" gusto, then you have no business listening to The 3D Concert Movie, which often feels like the stage adaptation of an afternoon special. If you’re a Gleek, though, you probably realize the best way to enjoy any Glee album—or any episode, for that matter—is to suspend your disbelief and simply enjoy these sugary pop songs, whether they’re the product of a single performance in East Rutherford, New Jersey (the setting for this soundtrack and its accompanying film) or a hybrid of live vocals, studio overdubs, and canned harmonies." [7]

Stephen Holden of The New York Times wrote "The movie’s roughly 20 songs are a pleasant whoosh of beat-driven production numbers acrobatically choreographed by Zach Woodlee and musically supervised by P. J. Bloom. The elaborate arrangements mash musical genres into a slick pastiche performed by singers whose vocal quirks have been meticulously ironed out." [8]

Track listing

The album featured all the tracks performed by the cast members in the concert, except for "Empire State of Mind". The cover of "Dog Days Are Over" was not included in the film (except in the home media release) but was featured in the soundtrack as a bonus album. [2]

No.TitleWriter(s)Version coveredLength
1."Don't Stop Believin'" (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and the Glee cast) Jonathan Cain
Steve Perry
Neal Schon
Journey 4:00
2."Dog Days Are Over (Bonus Track)" (Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley and the Glee cast) Florence Welch
Isabella Summers
Florence and the Machine 2:58
3."Sing" (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and the Glee cast) My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance 2:40
4."I'm a Slave 4 U" (Heather Morris) Pharrell Williams
Chad Hugo
Britney Spears 3:23
5."Fat Bottomed Girls" (Mark Salling) Brian May Queen 2:20
6."I Want to Hold Your Hand" (Chris Colfer) John Lennon
Paul McCartney
T.V. Carpio's version from the 2007 film Across the Universe 3:08
7."Ain't No Way" (Amber Riley) Carolyn Franklin Aretha Franklin 3:08
8."P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" (Harry Shum Jr. and Kevin McHale) James Ingram
Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson 2:42
9."Born This Way" (Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz, Amber Riley and the Glee cast) Lady Gaga
Jeppe Laursen
DJ White Shadow
Fernando Garibay
Lady Gaga 3:59
10."Firework" (Lea Michele) Katy Perry
Stargate
Ester Dean
Sandy Wilheim
Katy Perry 2:44
11."Teenage Dream" (The Warblers) Katy Perry
Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Benjamin Levin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry 2:30
12."Silly Love Songs" (The Warblers) Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings 2:33
13."Raise Your Glass" (The Warblers) Pink
Max Martin
Shellback
Pink 2:25
14."Happy Days Are Here Again / Get Happy" (Lea Michele and Chris Colfer) Jack Yellen
Ted Koehler
Barbra Streisand
Judy Garland
2:51
15."Lucky" (Dianna Agron and Chord Overstreet) Jason Mraz
Colbie Caillat
Timothy Fagan
Jason Mraz
Colbie Caillat
2:09
16."River Deep – Mountain High" (Amber Riley and Naya Rivera) Ellie Greenwich
Phil Spector
Ike & Tina Turner 2:40
17."Forget You" (Gwyneth Paltrow, Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera and the Glee cast) Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons
Brody Brown
Cee Lo Green 2:42
18."Don't Rain on My Parade" (Lea Michele) Bob Merrill Barbra Streisand 2:42
19."Jessie's Girl" (Cory Monteith) Rick Springfield Rick Springfield 1:59
20."Valerie" (Naya Rivera) Dave McCabe
The Zutons
Mark Ronson
Amy Winehouse
2:06
21."Loser like Me" (Lea Michele and Cory Monteith) Adam Anders
Peer Åström
Savan Kotecha
Max Martin
Johan Schuster
Glee Cast 3:45
22."The Safety Dance" (Kevin McHale) Ivan Doroschuk Men Without Hats 2:34
23."Somebody to Love" (Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Amber Riley and the Glee cast) Freddie Mercury Queen 4:14
Total length:66:27

Personnel

Source: Allmusic [9]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [10] 12
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [11] 10
Irish Albums (IRMA) [12] 21
Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) [13] 38
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [14] 98
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [15] 15
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 35
UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) [17] 1
US Billboard 200 [18] 16
US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) [19] 2

Release history

List of release dates, showing country and formats released
CountryRelease dateFormat(s)
Canada [20] [21] August 9, 2011CD, digital download
United States [22] [23] CD, digital download
Australia [24] August 13, 2011Digital download
Ireland [25] August 17, 2011
New Zealand [26] August 22, 2011
United Kingdom [27] August 28, 2011

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