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
| 1. |
"You Can't Stop the Beat" |
Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman |
Hairspray |
3:43 |
| 2. |
"It's Not Unusual" |
Les Reed, Gordon Mills |
Tom Jones |
2:05 |
| 3. |
"Somewhere" (featuring Idina Menzel) |
Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim |
West Side Story |
2:51 |
| 4. |
"Run the World (Girls)" |
Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de Wall |
Beyoncé |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"Fix You" |
Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion |
Coldplay |
4:35 |
| 6. |
"Last Friday Night" |
Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee |
Katy Perry |
3:48 |
| 7. |
"Uptown Girl" |
Billy Joel |
Billy Joel |
3:01 |
| 8. |
"Tonight" |
Bernstein, Sondheim |
West Side Story |
2:51 |
| 9. |
"Hot for Teacher" |
Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen |
Van Halen |
4:46 |
| 10. |
"Rumour Has It / Someone Like You" |
Adele, Ryan Tedder / Adele, Dan Wilson |
Adele |
3:29 |
| 11. |
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" |
Robert Hazard |
Cyndi Lauper |
2:42 |
| 12. |
"Constant Craving" (featuring Idina Menzel) |
k.d. lang, Ben Mink |
k.d. lang |
4:38 |
| 13. |
"ABC" |
The Corporation |
The Jackson 5 |
2:54 |
| 14. |
"Control" |
James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson |
Janet Jackson |
3:54 |
| 15. |
"Man in the Mirror" |
Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard |
Michael Jackson |
4:07 |
| 1. |
"You Can't Stop the Beat" |
Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman |
Hairspray |
3:43 |
| 2. |
"It's Not Unusual" |
Les Reed, Gordon Mills |
Tom Jones |
2:05 |
| 3. |
"Somewhere" (featuring Idina Menzel) |
Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim |
West Side Story |
2:51 |
| 4. |
"Run the World (Girls)" |
Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de Wall |
Beyoncé |
3:59 |
| 5. |
"Fix You" |
Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion |
Coldplay |
4:35 |
| 6. |
"Last Friday Night" |
Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee |
Katy Perry |
3:48 |
| 7. |
"Take Care of Yourself" (bonus track) |
Teddy Thompson |
Teddy Thompson |
3:13 |
| 8. |
"Uptown Girl" |
Billy Joel |
Billy Joel |
3:01 |
| 9. |
"Tonight" |
Bernstein, Sondheim |
West Side Story |
2:51 |
| 10. |
"Hot for Teacher" |
Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen |
Van Halen |
4:46 |
| 11. |
"Rumour Has It / Someone Like You" |
Adele, Ryan Tedder / Adele, Dan Wilson |
Adele |
3:29 |
| 12. |
"Perfect" (bonus track) |
Pink Max Martin, Shellback |
P!nk |
3:30 |
| 13. |
"I'm the Only One" (bonus track) |
Melissa Etheridge |
Melissa Etheridge |
4:25 |
| 14. |
"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" |
Robert Hazard |
Cyndi Lauper |
2:42 |
| 15. |
"I Kissed a Girl" (bonus track) |
Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis |
Katy Perry |
2:59 |
| 16. |
"Constant Craving" (featuring Idina Menzel) |
k.d. lang, Ben Mink |
k.d. lang |
4:38 |
| 17. |
"Red Solo Cup" (bonus track) |
Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren |
Toby Keith |
3:41 |
| 18. |
"ABC" |
The Corporation |
The Jackson 5 |
2:54 |
| 19. |
"Control" |
James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson |
Janet Jackson |
3:54 |
| 20. |
"Man in the Mirror" |
Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard |
Michael Jackson |
4:07 |
Personnel
- Adele – composer
- Dianna Agron – cast, vocals
- Adam Anders – arranger, digital editing, producer, vocal arrangement, vocals
- Alex Anders – digital editing, vocal producer, vocals
- Nikki Anders – vocals
- Peer Åström – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer
- Kala Balch – vocals
- Glen Ballard – composer
- Emily Benford – 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, vocals
- Brock Baker – vocals
- Ravaughn Brown – vocals
- Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music
- Alvin Chea – vocals
- Deyder Cintron – assistant engineer, digital editing, engineer
- Chris Colfer – cast, vocals
- Kamari Copeland – vocals
- Darren Criss – cast, vocals
- Tim Davis – vocal contractor, vocals
- Robert Dietz – editing, vocals
- Dante Di Loreto – soundtrack executive producer
- Luke Edgemon – vocals
- Brad Falchuk – soundtrack executive producer
- Tommy Faragher – mixing, producer, vocal arrangement
- Berry Gordy, Jr. – composer
- Lukasz Gottwald – composer
- Heather Guibert – coordination
- Grant Gustin – vocals
- Jon Hall – vocals
- James Harris III – composer
- Robert Hazard – composer
- Fredrik Jansson – assistant engineer
- Billy Joel – composer
- Beyoncé Knowles – composer
- k.d. lang – composer
- Storm Lee – vocals
- David Loucks – vocals
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- Jane Lynch – cast, vocals
- Meaghan Lyons – coordination
- Dominick Maita – mastering
- Chris Martin – composer
- Eddy Martin – vocals
- Jayma Mays – cast, vocals
- Damian McGinty – cast, vocals
- Kevin McHale – cast, vocals
- Curt Mega – vocals
- Lea Michele – cast, vocals
- Gordon Mills – composer
- Alphonzo Mizell – composer
- Cory Monteith – cast, vocals
- Heather Morris – cast, vocals
- Matthew Morrison – cast, vocals
- Ryan Murphy – producer
- Jeanette Olsson – vocals
- Chord Overstreet – cast, vocals
- Adidja Palmer – composer
- John Paterno – engineer, mixing
- Freddie Perren – composer
- Katy Perry – composer
- Martin Persson – programming
- Zac Poor – vocals
- Jemain Purifoy – vocals
- Nicole Ray – production coordination
- Deke Richards – composer
- Amber Riley – cast, vocals
- Naya Rivera – cast, vocals
- David Lee Roth – composer
- Mark Salling – cast, vocals
- Drew Ryan Scott – vocals
- Onitsha Shaw – vocals
- Harry Shum, Jr. – cast, vocals
- Jenny Sinclair – coordination
- Scott Smith – assistant engineer
- Stephen Sondheim – composer, lyricist
- Jenna Ushkowitz – cast, vocals
- Alex Van Halen – composer
- Eddie Van Halen – composer
- Windy Wagner – vocals
- Trevor Wesley – vocals
- Dan Wilson – composer
- Joe Wohlmuth – engineer
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Source: Allmusic[4]
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