Glee: The Music, Volume 6
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Soundtrack album by
Glee Cast
ReleasedMay 23, 2011 (2011-05-23)
GenrePop, dance, soul
Length64:19
LabelColumbia / 20th Century Fox TV
ProducerDante Di Loreto (exec.), Brad Falchuk (exec.), Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Max Martin, Ryan Murphy, Shellback
Glee Cast chronology
Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers
(2011)		 Glee: The Music, Volume 6
(2011)		 Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2011)

Glee: The Music, Volume 6 is the eighth soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, released on May 23, 2011 through the Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation and Columbia Records. The album serves as the sixth and final release for the series' second season, and contains three original tracks including "Light Up the World", which was co-written by Swedish songwriter Max Martin. All of its eighteen tracks have been released as singles, available for digital download.

Background

Announced on May 3, 2011, Glee: The Music, Volume 6 is the final release from the second season of Glee, featuring music from the episode "A Night of Neglect" through the end of the season.[1] The album's final three tracks—"As Long As You're There", "Pretending", and "Light Up the World"—are original songs. "As Long As You're There" is performed by guest star Charice and "Light Up the World" was co-written with Swedish songwriter Max Martin, who had previously helped to write "Loser like Me", another song for the series.[1][2] Recurring guest stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristin Chenoweth, and Jonathan Groff appear as featured artists on the album.[3] Glee: The Music, Volume 6 was released on May 23, 2011.[3] "Light Up the World" premiered through Ryan Seacrest's website on May 10, 2011.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

Andrew Leahey of AllMusic gave the album a rating of three-and-a-half stars out of a possible five, and wrote that it "plays up the show's creative side". He cited "I Feel Pretty / Unpretty" as being "one of the show's prettiest tributes to self-acceptance", and also commends the Chenoweth and Matthew Morrison cover of Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams". Leahey noted that "the second half of the album doesn't fare as well as the first", but added that the album was better "than some of its predecessors". He criticized the inclusion of a "lackluster version of 'Dancing Queen'" when there were "better songs that didn't make the cut".

Many of the songs on the album were reviewed positively when they appeared on the show. Meghan Brown of The Atlantic wrote that "As If We Never Said Goodbye" sung by Chris Colfer was "absolutely stunning in every conceivable way".[6] John Kubicek of BuddyTV called "Rolling in the Deep" as sung by Groff and Lea Michele "one of the best vocal performances this show has ever seen".[7] Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone called the performance a "passion-filled winner", though she detected "some oversinging".[8] Other songs were not as well received, including Paltrow's rendition of Adele's "Turning Tables". Futterman said the vocals "lacked the texture that made Adele's version so heartbreaking", and MTV's Aly Semigran wrote that while Paltrow is "a nice enough singer," she "in no way has the chops" the song requires.[9][10]

Glee: The Music, Volume 6 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on Billboard's Soundtracks chart, selling 80,000 copies in its first week,[11][12] giving it the second-lowest opening sales figure for a Glee release after the 48,000 copies sold by extended play Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show. It sold 25,000 copies in its second week, and stayed at the top of the soundtracks chart for three consecutive weeks.[13][14]

Singles

All tracks on the album have been released as singles, available for digital download.[15] Glee's cover of Adele's "Turning Tables", performed by Paltrow, has charted at number sixty-six on both the Canadian Hot 100 and the US Billboard Hot 100.[16][17] The single sold 47,000 copies in its first week in the US.[17] A mash-up of "I Feel Pretty" from the musical West Side Story and "Unpretty" by TLC reached number twenty-two on the Billboard Hot 100 and also became a top forty hit in Canada, Ireland, and the UK.[18][19][20][21] Selling 112,000 copies in the US, its appearance marked the first time "I Feel Pretty" charted on the Hot 100.[18][22]

Track listing

Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from Liner Notes[23]

No.TitleWriter(s)Version coveredLength
1."Turning Tables" (featuring Gwyneth Paltrow)Adele Adkins, Ryan TedderAdele [24][25](Samples Instrumental track from version covered)4:06
2."I Feel Pretty / Unpretty" (featuring Dianna Agron and Lea Michele)Leonard Bernstein, Stephen Sondheim / Dallas Austin, Tionne WatkinsWest Side Story / TLC[26][27]3:59
3."As If We Never Said Goodbye" (featuring Chris Colfer)Don Black, Christopher Hampton, Andrew Lloyd WebberPatti LuPone from Sunset Boulevard[26][27]4:54
4."Born This Way" (featuring Chris Colfer, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley)Stefani Germanotta, Jeppe Laursen, Paul Blair, Fernando GaribayLady Gaga[26][27] (Samples Instrumental track from version covered)4:06
5."Dreams" (Matthew Morrison featuring Kristin Chenoweth)Stevie NicksFleetwood Mac[28]4:16
6."Songbird" (featuring Naya Rivera)Christine McVieFleetwood Mac[28]3:18
7."Go Your Own Way" (featuring Lea Michele)Lindsey BuckinghamFleetwood Mac[28]3:41
8."Don't Stop" (featuring Chord Overstreet, Dianna Agron, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith)McVieFleetwood Mac[29]3:17
9."Rolling in the Deep" (Lea Michele featuring Jonathan Groff)Adkins, Paul EpworthAdele
(A Capella arrangement based on the John Legend cover version)[30]		3:24
10."Isn't She Lovely" (featuring Kevin McHale)Stevie WonderStevie Wonder[31][32]1:38
11."Dancing Queen" (featuring Naya Rivera and Amber Riley)Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus, Stig AndersonABBA[33]3:39
12."Try a Little Tenderness" (featuring Amber Riley)Jimmy Campbell, Reg Connelly, Harry M. WoodsRay Noble Orchestra
(Musical arrangement based on the Otis Redding version)[34]		4:01
13."My Man" (featuring Lea Michele)Jacques Charles, Channing Pollock, Albert Willemetz, Maurice YvainBarbra Streisand from Funny Girl[35]2:15
14."Pure Imagination" (featuring Chris Colfer, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz and Kevin McHale)Leslie Bricusse, Anthony NewleyWilly Wonka & the Chocolate Factory[36]3:18
15."Bella Notte" (featuring Mark Salling, Kevin McHale and Chord Overstreet)Peggy Lee, Sonny BurkeLady and the Tramp[37]2:31
16."As Long as You're There" (featuring Charice)Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Claude KellyOriginal composition4:16
17."Pretending" (featuring Lea Michele and Cory Monteith)Anders, Åström, Shelly PeikenOriginal composition3:57
18."Light Up the World" (featuring Heather Morris, Kevin McHale, Naya Rivera, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz and Lea Michele)Anders, Åström, Max Martin, Shellback, Savan KotechaOriginal composition3:43
Japanese bonus tracks[38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Version coveredLength
19."Ain't No Way" (featuring Amber Riley)Carolyn FranklinAretha Franklin3:52
20."Friday" (featuring Mark Salling, Kevin McHale, Chord Overstreet)Clarence Jey, Patrice WilsonRebecca Black3:32
Notes
  • Even though Darren Criss, Jane Lynch & Jayma Mays are credited in the “Glee Cast Vocals” section of the Liner Notes, their vocals do not appear on this album.
  • ”Unpretty” is allegedly based on the song “Make Up Your Mind”, written by Corey Glover and Michael Cirincione.[39]

Personnel

Source: Allmusic[40]

Charts and certifications

Release history

List of release dates, showing country and formats released
Country Release date Format(s)
Canada[57][58] May 23, 2011 CD, digital download
United States[3][59] CD, digital download
Australia[60] May 27, 2011 Digital download
Ireland[61]
New Zealand[62] May 30, 2011
United Kingdom[63] June 6, 2011
Italy[64] October 25, 2011 CD, digital download

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