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