Glee: The Music, Volume 6 Explained

Glee: The Music, Volume 6
Type:soundtrack
Artist:Glee Cast
Cover:Glee Volume 6.jpg
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Alt:Close-up of a multi-storey traditional theatre marquee with chasing lights. The word "Glee" in spelled in lights, with the words "The Music" printed above. all in minuscule. The words "Volume 6" and "Season Two" are printed in lowercase black font on the heading of the marquee.
Genre:Pop, dance, soul
Label:Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV
Producer:Dante Di Loreto (exec.), Brad Falchuk (exec.), Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Max Martin, Ryan Murphy, Shellback
Prev Year:2011
Next Year: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.[2] Recurring guest stars Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristin Chenoweth, and Jonathan Groff appear as featured artists on the album. Glee: The Music, Volume 6 was released on May 23, 2011. "Light Up the World" premiered through Ryan Seacrest's website on May 10, 2011.[3]

Notes and References

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  2. Glee Debuts Original Songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5 Available March 8. February 22, 2011. New York. Columbia Records. PR Newswire. May 4, 2011.
  3. News: Glee' Gets Supersized: Now With More Lady Gaga. Patrick. Burns. Fallon, Kevin . Brown, Meghan . The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company. April 27, 2011. April 27, 2011.
  4. Web site: Glee' Prom Recap: It's Bad to Be the Queen . May 11, 2011. John. Kubicek. BuddyTV. August 27, 2011.
  5. Glee' Goes to Prom With Help From Adele, Stevie Wonder and Rebecca Black. https://web.archive.org/web/20110514000256/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/glee-goes-to-prom-with-help-from-adele-stevie-wonder-and-rebecca-black-20110511. dead. May 14, 2011. May 11, 2011. Erica. Futterman. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media LLC. August 27, 2011.
  6. 'Glee' Recap: The Long-Awaited, Utterly Predictable 'Night of Neglect' . https://web.archive.org/web/20110424100625/http://www.rollingstone.com/culture/news/glee-recap-the-long-awaited-utterly-predictable-night-of-neglect-20110420. dead. April 24, 2011. April 20, 2011. Erica. Futterman. Rolling Stone. Wenner Media. April 20, 2011.
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  8. Lady Gaga Tops Billboard 200, Brad Paisley Arrives at No. 2. June 1, 2011. Keith. Caulfield. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Los Angeles. June 3, 2011.
  9. Soundtracks: Week of June 11, 2011. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 3, 2011.
  10. Web site: Week Ending June 5, 2011. Albums: Gaga's Record Drop-Off. June 8, 2011. Paul. Grein. Chart Watch. Yahoo! Music. September 5, 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121007014736/http://music.yahoo.com/blogs/chart-watch/week-ending-june-5-2011-albums-gagas-record-drop-off.html. October 7, 2012.
  11. Soundtracks: Week of June 25, 2011. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. June 3, 2011.
  12. Web site: Glee Cast: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.com. May 23, 2011.
  13. Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 07, 2011 (Biggest Jump). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 4, 2011.
  14. Katy Perry's 'E.T.' Returns To No. 1 On Hot 100. April 27, 2011. Gary. Trust. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. New York. May 4, 2011.
  15. Weekly Chart Notes: Taylor Swift, Adele, Richard Marx. May 5, 2011. Gary. Trust. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 23, 2011.
  16. Canadian Hot 100: Week of May 14, 2011 (Biggest Jump). Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. May 14, 2011.
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  18. Web site: The Official Charts Company – Glee Cast . . May 23, 2011 .
  19. Katy Perry Holds Off Britney Spears Atop Hot 100. May 4, 2011. Gary. Trust. Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. New York. May 23, 2011.
  20. Glee Cast. “Glee: The Music, Volume 6”. Columbia / 20th TV. 2011.
  21. “Glover v. Austin”. Leagle. 447 F.Supp.2D 357 (2006). https://www.leagle.com/decision/2006804447fsupp2d3571779
  22. Web site: Glee: The Music, Vol. 6: Credits. Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. May 23, 2011.
  23. Web site: Mexico Top 100 . AMPROFON . September 9, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121031010327/http://www.centrodedesarrollodigital.com/amprofon3/Top100.pdf . October 31, 2012 .
  24. Web site: ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2011. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 1, 2021.
  25. Web site: End of Year Chart 2011. ChartsPlus. June 1, 2021.
  26. Soundtracks – Year-End 2011. Billboard. June 1, 2021. January 2, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150102154459/https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-soundtracks-albums. live.
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  32. Web site: Glee: The Music, Vol. 6. iTunes Store Australia Apple Inc. May 23, 2011.
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  34. Web site: Glee: The Music, Vol. 6. iTunes Store New Zealand. Apple Inc. May 23, 2011.
  35. Web site: Glee: The Music, Vol. 6. iTunes Store United Kingdom. Apple Inc. May 23, 2011.
  36. Web site: Glee: The Music, Vol. 6. iTunes Store Italy. Apple Inc. October 23, 2011.
  37. Web site: WORLD PREMIERE: Listen To 'Glee' Season Finale Song 'Light Up The World' [AUDIO]|date=May 10, 2011|first=Sierra|last=Marquina|work=RyanSeacrest.com|access-date=May 10, 2011}}

    Reception

    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".[3] 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".[4] Erica Futterman of Rolling Stone called the performance a "passion-filled winner", though she detected "some oversinging".[5] 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.[6] [7]

    Glee: The Music, Volume 6 debuted at number four on the US Billboard 200 and number one on Billboard Soundtracks chart, selling 80,000 copies in its first week,[8] [9] giving it the second-lowest opening sales figure for a Glee release after the 48,000 copies sold by extended play . It sold 25,000 copies in its second week, and stayed at the top of the soundtracks chart for three consecutive weeks.[10] [11]

    Singles

    All tracks on the album have been released as singles, available for digital download.[12] Glee 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.[13] [14] The single sold 47,000 copies in its first week in the US. 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.[15] [16] [17] [18] Selling 112,000 copies in the US, its appearance marked the first time "I Feel Pretty" charted on the Hot 100.[19]

    Track listing

    Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from Liner Notes[20]

    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.[21]

    Personnel

    Source: Allmusic[22]

    Charts and certifications

    Year-end charts

    Chart (2011)Position
    Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] 89
    UK Albums (OCC)[25] 179
    US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[26] 12

    Certifications

    Release history

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    Release dateFormat(s)
    Canada[28] [29] May 23, 2011CD, digital download
    United States[30] [31] CD, digital download
    Australia[32] May 27, 2011Digital download
    Ireland[33]
    New Zealand[34] May 30, 2011
    United Kingdom[35] June 6, 2011
    Italy[36] October 25, 2011CD, digital download

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