Glee: The Music, Volume 7

Glee: The Music, Volume 7
Soundtrack album by Glee Cast
Released	December 6, 2011
Label	Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV
Glee Cast chronology
Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2 (2011) Glee: The Music, Volume 7 (2011) Glee: The Music, The Graduation Album (2012)

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

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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
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