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, 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

No. TitleWriter(s)Original artist Length
1. "You Can't Stop the Beat"  Marc Shaiman, Scott WittmanHairspray 3:43
2. "It's Not Unusual"  Les Reed, Gordon MillsTom Jones 2:05
3. "Somewhere" (featuring Idina Menzel)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen SondheimWest Side Story 2:51
4. "Run the World (Girls)"  Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de WallBeyoncé 3:59
5. "Fix You"  Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will ChampionColdplay 4:35
6. "Last Friday Night"  Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKeeKaty Perry 3:48
7. "Uptown Girl"  Billy JoelBilly Joel 3:01
8. "Tonight"  Bernstein, SondheimWest Side Story 2:51
9. "Hot for Teacher"  Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van HalenVan Halen 4:46
10. "Rumour Has It / Someone Like You"  Adele, Ryan Tedder / Adele, Dan WilsonAdele 3:29
11. "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"  Robert HazardCyndi Lauper 2:42
12. "Constant Craving" (featuring Idina Menzel)k.d. lang, Ben Minkk.d. lang 4:38
13. "ABC"  The CorporationThe Jackson 5 2:54
14. "Control"  James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet JacksonJanet Jackson 3:54
15. "Man in the Mirror"  Siedah Garrett, Glen BallardMichael Jackson 4:07

Personnel

Source: Allmusic[4]

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Mexican Albums Chart[5] 58

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Glee: The Music, Volume 7 Available Tuesday 12/6". GleeTheMusic.com. Sony Music Entertainment. November 22, 2011. Retrieved November 24, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Glee Volume 7 - Only at Target". Target.com. November 22, 2011. Retrieved December 6, 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Phares, Heather. "Review - Glee: The Music, Vol. 7". allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 13, 2011.
  4. "Glee: The Music, Vol. 7: Credits". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
  5. http://www.centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofon3/Top100.pdf