Glee: The Music, Volume 2

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Glee: The Music, Volume 2
Photographs of ten people on a multicoloured background fill in a large Arabic numeral "2" to the right. The word "Glee" is in lowercase white to the left. In lowercase yellow font are the words "The Music" (above "Glee"), "Season One" (below "Glee"), and "Volume" (beside the "2").
Soundtrack album by Glee Cast
Released December 4, 2009 (2009-12-04)
Recorded 2009
Genre Pop, rock, R&B, soundtrack
Length 58:19
Label Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV
Producer Dante Di Loreto (exec.), Brad Falchuk (exec.), Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Ryan Murphy
Glee Cast chronology
Glee: The Music, Volume 1
(2009)Glee: The Music, Volume 12009		 Glee: The Music, Volume 2
(2009)		 Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
(2010)Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna2010

Glee: The Music, Volume 2 is the second soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, featuring songs from episodes nine to thirteen of the show's first season. It was first released on December 4, 2009 in Australia by Columbia Records. It has been certified platinum in Canada and Australia, and gold in the United Kingdom and the United States. Volume 2 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the vocals of cast members Lea Michele, Amber Riley, and Kevin McHale, but felt the album was weak in arrangements and similar to a collection of karaoke tracks. All tracks were released as singles and performed on the series, with the exception of "Don't Make Me Over"—only an instrumental version was used.

Production and songs

Each of songs included on the album were released as singles, available for download.[1] "True Colors" charted highest in all regions except America, reaching number 15 in Ireland,[2] number 35 in the United Kingdom,[3][4] number 38 in Canada,[5][6] and number 47 in Australia.[7] In America, the best-performing single was "Lean on Me", which charted at number 50.[6][8] The only songs which failed to chart in any region were "(You're) Having My Baby" and "Don't Make Me Over". Karaoke versions of "Lean on Me", "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "True Colors" were also released,[1] based on fan–demand and the popularity of karaoke tribute videos to the series.[9]

Yoko Ono was hesitant about allowing Glee the rights to "Imagine". Series music supervisor P.J. Bloom explained: "It was very difficult to convince Yoko Ono that it was the right thing to do. She needed to truly understand how the music was going to be used. The added component of us wanting to have a deaf choir signing the song made for this incredibly poignant moment. ...It really took a lot of convincing to get her on board and realize that it was a great, great moment, and a tribute to John and his song."[10] While a full version of "Don't Make Me Over" is included on the album, only an instrumental version was used in the show.[11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[12]
Entertainment Weekly (A-)[13]
IGN 7.3/10[14]

The album has received mixed reviews from critics. Whitney Pastorek of Entertainment Weekly felt that there was much about the album that should not work, including "sickly-sweet vocals", "theme-park-level arrangements" and "cheesy song choices". Despite this, she commented: "When the Glee kids nail something—like a version of Van Halen's "Jump" that made my cheeks sore from smiling—the title of this joyful franchise could not be more apt."[13] Allmusic's Andrew Leahey observed that the soundtrack felt "a bit rushed" due to its release four weeks after Volume 1 and the fact it features songs from half as many episodes as the first album. He criticized: "As before, this album sometimes strays away from choral arrangements and sounds more like a collection of karaoke recordings."[12] Overall, however, Leahey believed that returning fans would find the album enjoyable.[12]

Christopher John Farley of The Wall Street Journal commented that Michele, Riley and McHale have "the most distinctive voices" of all the Glee cast members, suggesting that Michele's rendition of "Don't Rain on My Parade" would "have some listeners hoping she'll be sharing her talents with Broadway again soon."[15] IGN's Brian Linder recommended the album to Glee fans only, opining that "only two or three tracks will be of interest to the non-hardcore fan. Unlike the first installment in the show's soundtrack series, Glee – The Music, Vol. 2 isn't going to win over any skeptics."[14]

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Original artist(s) Length
1. "Proud Mary"   John Fogerty Creedence Clearwater Revival 3:43
2. "Endless Love"   Lionel Richie Diana Ross and Lionel Richie 4:25
3. "I'll Stand by You"   Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg The Pretenders 3:51
4. "Don't Stand So Close to Me / Young Girl"   Sting / Jerry Fuller The Police / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap 2:28
5. "Crush"   Andy Goldmark, Mark Mueller, Berny Cosgrove, Kevin Clark Jennifer Paige 3:23
6. "(You're) Having My Baby"   Paul Anka Paul Anka and Odia Coates 2:47
7. "Lean on Me"   Bill Withers Bill Withers 4:17
8. "Don't Make Me Over"   Burt Bacharach, Hal David Dionne Warwick 3:25
9. "Imagine"   John Lennon John Lennon 2:23
10. "True Colors"   Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg Cyndi Lauper 3:34
11. "Jump"   Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen and Michael Anthony Van Halen 3:57
12. "Smile"   Lily Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis Lily Allen 3:14
13. "Smile"   Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons Charlie Chaplin 3:01
14. "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going"   Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger Jennifer Holliday in the musical Dreamgirls 4:06
15. "Don't Rain on My Parade"   Jule Styne, Bob Merrill Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl 2:47
16. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"   Mick Jagger, Keith Richards The Rolling Stones 3:27
17. "My Life Would Suck Without You"   Max Martin, Dr. Luke, Claude Kelly Kelly Clarkson 3:31

Personnel

Source: allmusic.[17]

Charts and certifications

Order of precedence
Preceded by Irish Albums Chart number-one album
25 March 2010 - 7 April 2010		 Succeeded by
My Worlds by Justin Bieber
Preceded by New Zealand Albums Chart number-one album
1 February 2010 - 7 February 2010		 Succeeded by
I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle

Release history

Region Release date
Australia December 4, 2009[39]
Canada December 8, 2009[40][41]
United States
Japan December 15, 2009[42]
New Zealand January 11, 2010[43]
Mexico March 2010[22]
Ireland March 12, 2010[44]
United Kingdom March 15, 2010[45]
Taiwan April 20, 2010[46]
Italy January 26, 2011[47]

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