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.

Background The album was announced as being released in standard and deluxe versions, 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.

Reception

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."

Track listing Unless otherwise indicated, Information for all the album editions are taken from their respective Liner NotesGlee Cast. “Glee: The Music, Volume 7”. Columbia. 2011.Glee Cast. “Glee...Volume 7 (Target Edition)”. Columbia. 2011.

Notes While Jane Lynch and Jayma Mays are listed in the liner notes' Glee Cast Vocalists section, their vocals do not appear on this album. All of the Vocalists on the song "Uptown Girl" are members of a singing group known (on the show) as "The Warblers".

Personnel

Adele – composer Dianna Agron – cast, lead vocals Adam Anders – arranger, digital editing, producer, vocal arrangement, additional vocals Alex Anders – digital editing, vocal producer, additional vocals Nikki Anders – additional vocals Peer Åström – arranger, engineer, mixing, producer Brock Baker - background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Kala Balch – additional vocals Glen Ballard – composer Emily Benford – additional 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, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Ravaughn Brown – additional vocals Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music Alvin Chea – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Deyder Cintron – assistant engineer, digital editing, engineer Chris Colfer – cast, lead vocals Kamari Copeland – additional vocals Darren Criss – cast, lead vocals Tim Davis – vocal contractor, additional vocals Robert Dietz – editing, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Dante Di Loreto – soundtrack executive producer Luke Edgemon – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Brad Falchuk – soundtrack executive producer Tommy Faragher – mixing, producer, vocal arrangement Berry Gordy Jr. – composer Lukasz Gottwald – composer Heather Guibert – coordination Grant Gustin – lead vocals, background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Jon Hall – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) James Harris III – composer Robert Hazard – composer Fredrik Jansson – assistant engineer Billy Joel – composer Beyoncé Knowles – composer k.d. lang – composer Storm Lee – additional vocals David Loucks – additional vocals

Jane Lynch – cast, vocals Meaghan Lyons – coordination Dominick Maita – mastering Chris Martin – composer Eddie Martin – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Jayma Mays – cast, vocals Damian McGinty – cast, lead vocals Kevin McHale – cast, lead vocals Curt Mega – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Idina Menzel - guest vocals, lead vocals Lea Michele – cast, lead vocals Gordon Mills – composer Alphonzo Mizell – composer Cory Monteith – cast, lead vocals Heather Morris – cast, lead vocals Matthew Morrison – cast, lead vocals Ryan Murphy – producer Jeanette Olsson – additional vocals Chord Overstreet – cast, lead vocals Adidja Palmer – composer John Paterno – engineer, mixing Freddie Perren – composer Katy Perry – composer Martin Persson – programming Zac Poor – additional vocals Jemain Purifoy – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Nicole Ray – production coordination Deke Richards – composer Amber Riley – cast, lead vocals Naya Rivera – cast, lead vocals David Lee Roth – composer Mark Salling – cast, lead vocals Drew Ryan Scott – additional vocals Onitsha Shaw – additional vocals Harry Shum Jr. – cast, lead vocals Jenny Sinclair – coordination Scott Smith – assistant engineer Stephen Sondheim – composer, lyricist Jenna Ushkowitz – cast, lead vocals Alex Van Halen – composer Eddie Van Halen – composer Windy Wagner – additional vocals Trevor Wesley – background vocals (“Uptown Girl”) Dan Wilson – composer Joe Wohlmuth – engineer

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from Allmusic

Charts +Chart performance for Glee: The Music, Volume 7 Chart (2011–2012) Peakposition Mexican Albums (AMPROFON) 58

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