2011 soundtrack album by Glee Cast
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie (Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the
film of the same name , based on the
Fox television series
Glee . It was released on August 9, 2011, by
Columbia Records and
Fox Music and featured the tracks performed on the 2011
Glee Live! In Concert! tour with the
Glee Cast concert performing the songs live in
East Rutherford, New Jersey .
[2] The album debuted at number 15 on
Billboard 200 .
[3]
Background
Glee: The 3D Concert Movie is the concert documentary film that depicted the
Glee Cast concert in
East Rutherford, New Jersey during the group's
Glee Live! In Concert! tour held during June 16 and 17, 2011. It featured behind-the-scenes footage, and a setlist of songs from the show's
first and
second seasons.
[4]
[5] Apart from the cast members, it also featured
Gwyneth Paltrow as
Holly Holliday as a special guest (uncredited, though she was given credit for the song "
Forget You ").
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
AllMusic
[7]
Andrew Leahey of
AllMusic wrote that "it features 23 songs, including most of the show’s biggest hits. It spotlights the entire cast, from heavy hitters to newcomers to tangential characters. And above all else, it sounds perfect; every note is hit, every harmony flawlessly sung, every a cappella section meticulously executed." He felt that the
auto-tuning was the biggest problem with Glee's regular soundtracks, but criticised the lip syncing as it was "impossible to tell which parts are performed and which are piped in". He concluded the review, writing "If you aren’t a fan of Glee’s cheesy, “follow your dreams!!" gusto, then you have no business listening to The 3D Concert Movie , which often feels like the stage adaptation of an afternoon special. If you’re a Gleek, though, you probably realize the best way to enjoy any Glee album—or any episode, for that matter—is to suspend your disbelief and simply enjoy these sugary pop songs, whether they’re the product of a single performance in East Rutherford, New Jersey (the setting for this soundtrack and its accompanying film) or a hybrid of live vocals, studio overdubs, and canned harmonies."
[7]
Stephen Holden of
The New York Times wrote "The movie’s roughly 20 songs are a pleasant whoosh of beat-driven production numbers acrobatically choreographed by Zach Woodlee and musically supervised by P. J. Bloom. The elaborate arrangements mash musical genres into a slick pastiche performed by singers whose vocal quirks have been meticulously ironed out."
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Track listing
The album featured all the tracks performed by the cast members in the concert, except for "
Empire State of Mind ". The cover of "
Dog Days Are Over " was not included in the film (except in the home media release) but was featured in the soundtrack as a bonus album.
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Title Writer(s) Version covered 1. "
Don't Stop Believin' " (
Lea Michele ,
Cory Monteith and the
Glee cast )
Jonathan Cain
Steve Perry
Neal Schon
Journey 4:00 2. "
Dog Days Are Over (Bonus Track) " (
Jenna Ushkowitz ,
Amber Riley and the
Glee cast )
Florence Welch
Isabella Summers
Florence and the Machine 2:58 3. "
Sing " (
Lea Michele ,
Cory Monteith and the
Glee cast )
My Chemical Romance
My Chemical Romance 2:40 4. "
I'm a Slave 4 U " (
Heather Morris )
Pharrell Williams
Chad Hugo
Britney Spears 3:23 5. "
Fat Bottomed Girls " (
Mark Salling )
Brian May
Queen 2:20 6. "
I Want to Hold Your Hand " (
Chris Colfer )
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
T.V. Carpio 's version from the 2007 film
Across the Universe 3:08 7. "
Ain't No Way " (
Amber Riley )
Carolyn Franklin
Aretha Franklin 3:08 8. "
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) " (
Harry Shum Jr. and
Kevin McHale )
James Ingram
Quincy Jones
Michael Jackson 2:42 9. "
Born This Way " (
Chris Colfer ,
Jenna Ushkowitz ,
Amber Riley and the
Glee cast )
Lady Gaga
Jeppe Laursen
DJ White Shadow
Fernando Garibay
Lady Gaga 3:59 10. "
Firework " (
Lea Michele )
Katy Perry
Stargate
Ester Dean
Sandy Wilheim
Katy Perry 2:44 11. "
Teenage Dream " (
The Warblers )
Katy Perry
Lukasz Gottwald
Max Martin
Benjamin Levin
Bonnie McKee
Katy Perry 2:30 12. "
Silly Love Songs " (
The Warblers )
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
Paul McCartney & Wings 2:33 13. "
Raise Your Glass " (
The Warblers )
Pink
Max Martin
Shellback
Pink 2:25 14. "
Happy Days Are Here Again /
Get Happy " (
Lea Michele and
Chris Colfer )
Jack Yellen
Ted Koehler
Barbra Streisand
Judy Garland 2:51 15. "
Lucky " (
Dianna Agron and
Chord Overstreet )
Jason Mraz
Colbie Caillat
Timothy Fagan
Jason Mraz
Colbie Caillat 2:09 16. "
River Deep – Mountain High " (
Amber Riley and
Naya Rivera )
Ellie Greenwich
Phil Spector
Ike & Tina Turner 2:40 17. "
Forget You " (
Gwyneth Paltrow ,
Amber Riley ,
Kevin McHale ,
Naya Rivera and the
Glee cast )
Cee Lo Green
Bruno Mars
The Smeezingtons
Brody Brown
Cee Lo Green 2:42 18. "
Don't Rain on My Parade " (
Lea Michele )
Bob Merrill
Barbra Streisand 2:42 19. "
Jessie's Girl " (
Cory Monteith )
Rick Springfield
Rick Springfield 1:59 20. "
Valerie " (
Naya Rivera )
Dave McCabe
The Zutons
Mark Ronson
Amy Winehouse 2:06 21. "
Loser like Me " (
Lea Michele and
Cory Monteith )
Adam Anders
Peer Åström
Savan Kotecha
Max Martin
Johan Schuster
Glee Cast 3:45 22. "
The Safety Dance " (
Kevin McHale )
Ivan Doroschuk
Men Without Hats 2:34 23. "
Somebody to Love " (
Lea Michele ,
Cory Monteith ,
Amber Riley and the
Glee cast )
Freddie Mercury
Queen 4:14 Total length: 66:27
Personnel
Dianna Agron – primary artist, vocals
Zachary Alford – drums
Adam Anders – producer, soundtrack producer
Alex Anders –
digital editing
Harold Arlen – composer
Peer Åström –
mixing , producer
Dave Barrera –
bass technician , guitar technician
Heather Beson – assistant
PJ Bloom –
music supervisor
C. Brown – composer
Geoff Bywater –
executive in charge of music
Colbie Caillat – composer
Thomas Callaway – composer
Charles Campbell – assistant
B. Chowdhury – composer
Chris Colfer – primary artist, vocals
Darren Criss – primary artist, vocals
Dante Di Loreto – soundtrack executive producer
Robert Dorion –
keyboard technician
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen – composer
Scott Evans –
audio technician
Brad Falchuk – soundtrack executive producer
Carolyn Franklin – composer
F. Garibay – composer
Glee – primary artist
James Goldsmith – assistant
Lukasz Gottwald – composer
Ellie Greenwich – composer
Heather Guibert – coordination
Jerry Harvey –
monitor engineer
Tor Erik Hermansen – composer
Dan Horton – monitor engineer
J. Ingram – composer
Quincy Jones – composer
P. Lawrence – composer
John Lennon – composer
Benjamin Levin – composer
A. Levine – composer
Meaghan Lyons – coordination
Dominick Maita –
mastering
Max Martin – composer
D. McCabe – composer
Paul McCartney – composer
Kevin McHale – primary artist, vocals
Bonnie McKee – composer
Gabriel McNair – guitar, keyboards
Freddie Mercury – composer
Lea Michele – primary artist, vocals
Cory Monteith – primary artist, vocals
Heather Morris – primary artist, vocals
Ryan Murphy – producer, soundtrack producer
My Chemical Romance – composer
Steve Nebehay – drum technician
Chord Overstreet – primary artist, vocals
Gwyneth Paltrow – featured artist, vocals
S. Payne – composer
Katy Perry – composer
Steve Perry – composer
Ginger Pooley –
bass , keyboards
Kristopher Pooley – keyboards,
live production
Nicole Ray – production coordination
Amber Riley – primary artist, vocals
Naya Rivera – primary artist, vocals
Mark Salling – primary artist, vocals
Neal Schon – composer
Shellback – composer
Jenny Sinclair – coordination
Joel Singer – engineer
Phil Spector – composer
Rick Springfield – composer
Jule Styne – composer
Bernard Gregory Suran Jr. – guitar
Jenna Ushkowitz – primary artist, vocals
Jay Vicari – engineer
P. Williams – composer
Ray Woodbury – creative design
Source:
Allmusic
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Chart performance
Release history
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