Glee: The Music, Volume 7 is a Glee album that features 15 songs from the first eight episodes of Glee's third season. This album is the second album to feature songs from Season Three, the first being Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 2. The exclusive Deluxe Edition is the third album to be only released at Target. The album contains five bonus songs.
The album was first released on December 2, 2011 in Australia and December 6, 2011 in North America.
Background[]
This album was confirmed to be separately released in standard and deluxe editions, but only appeared in a standard album that included fifteen songs, consisting of sixteen covers (as one includes a mash-up of Adele). A version at Target features five bonus tracks for a total of twenty songs, although not marketed as a deluxe edition.
Reception[]
The album was given favorable reviews, Heather Phares of Allmusic gave the album a rating of three out of five stars, stating 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."
Tracklist[]
Glee: The Music, Volume 7 | |||||||||
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# | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "You Can't Stop the Beat (Performed by Amber Riley, Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz, Kevin McHale, and Lea Michele)" | Marc Shaiman, Scott Wittman | Cast of Hairspray | 3:43 | |||||
2. | "It's Not Unusual (Performed by Darren Criss)" | Les Reed, Gordon Mills | Tom Jones | 2:05 | |||||
3. | "Somewhere (Performed by Idina Menzel and Lea Michele)" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Schwartz | Cast of West Side Story | 2:51 | |||||
4. | "Run the World (Girls) (Performed by Heather Morris and Naya Rivera)" | Terius Nash, Beyoncé Knowles, Wesley Pentz, David Taylor, Adidja Palmer, Nick van de Wall | Beyoncé | 4:00 | |||||
5. | "Fix You (Performed by Kevin McHale and Matthew Morrison)" | Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion | Coldplay | 4:35 | |||||
6. | "Last Friday Night (Performed by Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., and Kevin McHale)" | Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Bonnie McKee | Katy Perry | 3:48 | |||||
7. | "Uptown Girl (Performed by Curt Mega, Eddy Martin, and Grant Gustin)" | Billy Joel | Billy Joel | 3:01 | |||||
8. | "Tonight (Performed by Darren Criss and Lea Michele)" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | Cast of West Side Story | 2:51 | |||||
9. | "Hot for Teacher (Performed by Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., and Mark Salling)" | Eddie Van Halen,David Lee Roth,Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen | Van Halen | 4:46 | |||||
10. | "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You (Performed by Amber Riley, Heather Morris, and Naya Rivera)" | Adele, Ryan Tedder, Dan Wilson | Adele | 3:29 | |||||
11. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Performed by Cory Monteith and Kevin McHale)" | Robert Hazzard | Cyndi Lauper | 2:43 | |||||
12. | "Constant Craving (Performed by Chris Colfer, Idina Menzel, and Naya Rivera)" | k.d. lang, Ben Mink | k.d. lang | 4:38 | |||||
13. | "ABC (Performed by Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Harry Shum Jr., Damian McGinty and Jenna Ushkowitz)" | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, and Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | 2:54 | |||||
14. | "Control (Performed by Darren Criss, Dianna Agron, and Kevin McHale)" | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson | 3:56 | |||||
15. | "Man in the Mirror (Performed by Chord Overstreet, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., Kevin McHale, and Mark Salling)" | Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard | Michael Jackson | 4:06 |
Target Exclusive Tracklisting | |||||||||
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# | Title | Writer(s) | Original Artist(s) | Length | |||||
7. | "Take Care of Yourself (Performed by Damian McGinty)" | Teddy Thompson | Teddy Thompson | 3:13 | |||||
8. | "Uptown Girl (Performed by Curt Mega, Eddy Martin, and Grant Gustin)" | Billy Joel | Billy Joel | 3:01 | |||||
9. | "Tonight (Performed by Darren Criss and Lea Micehele)" | Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim | Cast of West Side Story | 2:51 | |||||
10. | "Hot for Teacher (Performed by Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., and Mark Salling)" | Eddie Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Michael Anthony, Alex Van Halen | Van Halen | 4:46 | |||||
11. | "Rumour Has It/Someone Like You (Performed by Amber Riley, Heather Morris, and Naya Rivera)" | Adele, Ryan Tedder/Adele, Dan Wilson | Adele | 3:29 | |||||
12. | "Perfect (Performed by Chris Colfer and Darren Criss)" | Pink, Max Martin, Johan Schuster | Pink | 3:31 | |||||
13. | "I'm the Only One (Performed by Mark Salling)" | Melissa Etheridge | Melissa Etheridge | 4:26 | |||||
14. | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun (Performed by Cory Monteith and Kevin McHale)" | Robert Hazzard | Cyndi Lauper | 2:43 | |||||
15. | "I Kissed a Girl (Performed by Lea Michele and Naya Rivera)" | Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis | Katy Perry | 3:00 | |||||
16. | "Constant Craving (Performed by Chris Colfer, Idina Menzel, and Naya Rivera)" | k.d. lang, Ben Mink | k.d. lang | 4:38 | |||||
17. | "Red Solo Cup (Performed by Chord Overstreet, Cory Monteith, Dianna Agron, Harry Shum Jr., and Jenna Ushkowitz)" | Brett Beavers, Jim Beavers, Brad Warren, Brett Warren | Toby Keith | 3:41 | |||||
18. | "ABC (Performed by Chris Colfer, Dianna Agron, Harry Shum Jr., and Jenna Ushkowitz)" | Berry Gordy, Freddie Perren, Alphonzo Mizell, and Deke Richards | The Jackson 5 | 2:54 | |||||
19. | "Control (Performed by Darren Criss, Dianna Agron, and Kevin McHale)" | James Harris III, Terry Lewis, Janet Jackson | Janet Jackson | 3:56 | |||||
20. | "Man in the Mirror (Performed by Chord Overstreet, Cory Monteith, Darren Criss, Harry Shum Jr., Kevin McHale, and Mark Salling)" | Siedah Garrett, Glen Ballard | Michael Jackson | 4:06 |
Charts[]
Chart (2011) | Position |
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Australian Singles Chart (ARIA) | 18 |
Irish Singles Chart | 41 |
Netherlands Singles Chart (MegaCharts) | 65 |
Recording Industry Association of New Zealand | 25 |
UK Singles Chart | 55 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 9 |