Glee: The Music, Volume 2
{{Infobox album
| name = Glee: The Music, Volume 2
| type = soundtrack
| artist = Glee Cast
| cover = Glee - The Music, Volume 2 by Glee Cast.jpg
| alt = Photographs of ten people on a multicoloured background fill in a large Arabic numeral "2" to the right. The word "Glee" is in lowercase white to the left. In lowercase yellow font are the words "The Music" (above "Glee"), "Season One" (below "Glee"), and "Volume" (beside the "2").
| released = {{Start date|2009|12|04}}
| recorded = 2009
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop, rock, R&B, soundtrack
| length = {{Duration|m=58|s=19}}
| label = Columbia / 20th Century Fox TV
| producer = Dante Di Loreto (exec.), Brad Falchuk (exec.), Adam Anders, Peer Åström, Ryan Murphy
| prev_title = Glee: The Music, Volume 1
| prev_year = 2009
| next_title = Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
| next_year = 2010
}}
Glee: The Music, Volume 2 is the second soundtrack album by the cast of the American musical television series Glee, featuring songs from episodes nine to thirteen of the show's first season. It was first released on December 4, 2009 in Australia by Columbia Records. It has been certified platinum in Canada and Australia, and gold in the United Kingdom and the United States. Volume 2 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised the vocals of cast members Lea Michele, Amber Riley, and Kevin McHale, but felt the album was weak in arrangements and similar to a collection of karaoke tracks. All tracks were released as singles and performed on the series, with the exception of "Don't Make Me Over"—only an instrumental version was used.
Production and songs
Each of songs included on the album were released as singles, available for download.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/glee-cast/315816847 |title=Glee Cast|publisher=iTunes|access-date=April 13, 2010}} "True Colors" charted highest in all regions except America, reaching number 15 in Ireland,{{cite web|url=http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast |title=Irish Charts > Glee Cast |work=Irish-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=25 February 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110713061250/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast |archive-date=13 July 2011 }} number 35 in the United Kingdom,{{cite web|url=http://everyhit.com|title=UK Top 40 Database > Search|work=everyhit.com|access-date=February 25, 2010}}{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artists/ |title=The Official Charts Company – Glee Cast |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=February 25, 2010 }} number 38 in Canada,{{cite magazine|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=glee|chart=Billboard Canadian Hot 100}}|title=Glee Cast Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=February 25, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/performer/glee_cast|title=Glee Cast|work=acharts.us|access-date=February 25, 2010}} and number 47 in Australia.{{cite web|url=http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast |title=Australian Charts > Glee Cast |work=australian-charts.com |publisher=Hung Medien |access-date=February 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030003255/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast |archive-date=October 30, 2010 }} In America, the best-performing single was "Lean on Me", which charted at number 50.{{cite magazine |url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=glee|chart=Hot 100}}|title=Glee Cast Album & Song Chart History|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=February 25, 2010}} The only songs which failed to chart in any region were "(You're) Having My Baby" and "Don't Make Me Over". Karaoke versions of "Lean on Me", "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "True Colors" were also released, based on fan–demand and the popularity of karaoke tribute videos to the series.{{cite web |url=https://vancouversun.com/technology/entertainment/2238648/story.html |title=Gaga for Glee: Gleeks delight in online mimicry of TV show's musical numbers |last=Hiltbrand |first=David |date=November 18, 2009 |work=The Vancouver Sun |publisher=Pacific Newspaper Group |access-date=December 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091123090825/http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/entertainment/2238648/story.html |archive-date=November 23, 2009 }}
Yoko Ono was hesitant about allowing Glee the rights to "Imagine". Series music supervisor P.J. Bloom explained: "It was very difficult to convince Yoko Ono that it was the right thing to do. She needed to truly understand how the music was going to be used. The added component of us wanting to have a deaf choir signing the song made for this incredibly poignant moment. ...It really took a lot of convincing to get her on board and realize that it was a great, great moment, and a tribute to John and his song."{{cite web|url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118012245.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&ref=bd_tv|title=Keeping 'Glee' in tune |last=Morris|first=Christopher|date=December 4, 2009|work=Variety|publisher=Reed Business Information|access-date=6 December 2009}} While a full version of "Don't Make Me Over" is included on the album, only an instrumental version was used in the show.{{cite web|url=http://www.buddytv.com/articles/glee/listen-to-the-music-from-glee-32928.aspx|title=Listen to the Music from 'Glee' Episode 11: "Hairography"|last=Ballatones|first=Henrik|date=November 26, 2009|publisher=BuddyTV|access-date=April 13, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023104810/http://www.buddytv.com/articles/glee/listen-to-the-music-from-glee-32928.aspx|archive-date=October 23, 2012|url-status=dead}}
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev3 = IGN
}}
The album has received mixed reviews from critics. Whitney Pastorek of Entertainment Weekly felt that there was much about the album that should not work, including "sickly-sweet vocals", "theme-park-level arrangements" and "cheesy song choices". Despite this, she commented: "When the Glee kids nail something—like a version of Van Halen's "Jump" that made my cheeks sore from smiling—the title of this joyful franchise could not be more apt."{{cite magazine|url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20323836,00.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731184628/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20323836,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 31, 2012|title=Glee: the Soundtrack, Vol. 2 (2009) |last=Pastorek|first=Whitney|date=December 2, 2009|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|publisher=Time Inc.|access-date=December 5, 2009}} Allmusic's Andrew Leahey observed that the soundtrack felt "a bit rushed" due to its release four weeks after Volume 1 and the fact it features songs from half as many episodes as the first album. He criticized: "As before, this album sometimes strays away from choral arrangements and sounds more like a collection of karaoke recordings." Overall, however, Leahey believed that returning fans would find the album enjoyable.{{cite web |first=Andrew |last=Leahey |title=Review: Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1680254|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |access-date=December 7, 2009}}
Christopher John Farley of The Wall Street Journal commented that Michele, Riley and McHale have "the most distinctive voices" of all the Glee cast members, suggesting that Michele's rendition of "Don't Rain on My Parade" would "have some listeners hoping she'll be sharing her talents with Broadway again soon."{{cite web|url=https://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2009/12/07/new-music-preview-chris-browns-graffiti-glee-the-music-volume-2/|title=New Music Preview: Chris Brown's "Graffiti," "Glee: The Music, Volume 2"|last=Farley|first=Christopher John|date=December 7, 2009|work=The Wall Street Journal|access-date=December 9, 2009}} IGN's Brian Linder recommended the album to Glee fans only, opining that "only two or three tracks will be of interest to the non-hardcore fan. Unlike the first installment in the show's soundtrack series, Glee – The Music, Vol. 2 isn't going to win over any skeptics."{{cite web|url=http://uk.music.ign.com/articles/105/1053108p1.html|title=Glee: The Music, Vol. 2 Review|last=Linder|first=Brian|date=December 8, 2009|publisher=IGN|access-date=December 9, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016125403/http://www.ign.com/articles/2009/12/08/glee-the-music-vol-2-review|archive-date=October 16, 2013}}
Track listing
Unless otherwise indicated, Information is taken from the album's Liner NotesGlee Cast. “Glee: The Music Volume 2”. Columbia / 20th-Century Fox TV. 2009.
{{track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Original artist(s)
| total_length =
| title1 = Proud Mary
| note1 = featuring Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Jenna Ushkowitz and Lea Michele
| extra1 = Creedence Clearwater Revival
| writer1 = John Fogerty
| length1 = 3:43
| title2 = Endless Love
| note2 = featuring Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele
| extra2 = Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
| writer2 = Lionel Richie
| length2 = 4:25
| title3 = I'll Stand by You
| note3 = featuring Cory Monteith
| extra3 = The Pretenders
| writer3 = Chrissie Hynde, Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
| length3 = 3:51
| title4 = Don't Stand So Close to Me / Young Girl
| note4 = featuring Matthew Morrison
| extra4 = The Police / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
| writer4 = Sting / Jerry Fuller
| length4 = 2:28
| title5 = Crush
| note5 = featuring Lea Michele
| extra5 = Jennifer Paige
| writer5 = Andy Goldmark, Mark Mueller, Berny Cosgrove, Kevin Clark
| length5 = 3:23
| title6 = (You're) Having My Baby
| note6 = featuring Cory Monteith
| extra6 = Paul Anka and Odia Coates
| writer6 = Paul Anka
| length6 = 2:47
| title7 = Lean on Me
| note7 = featuring Kevin McHale and Amber Riley
| extra7 = Bill Withers
| writer7 = Bill Withers
| length7 = 4:17
| title8 = Don't Make Me Over
| extra8 = Dionne Warwick
| note8 = featuring Amber Riley
| writer8 = Burt Bacharach, Hal David
| length8 = 3:25
| title9 = Imagine
| note9 = featuring Amber Riley, Kevin McHale, Lea Michele and Cory Monteith
| extra9 = John Lennon
| writer9 = John Lennon
| length9 = 2:23
| title10 = True Colors
| note10 = featuring Jenna Ushkowitz
| extra10 = Cyndi Lauper
| writer10 = Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg
| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Jump
| note11 =featuring Cory Monteith, Lea Michele, Kevin McHale and Amber Riley
| extra11 = Van Halen
| writer11 = Alex Van Halen, David Lee Roth, Eddie Van Halen, Michael AnthonyCerulli, Bob. “Jump: String Orchestra and Conductor Score”. Alfred. https://www.alfred.com/jump/p/00-36013/
| length11 = 3:57
| title12 = Smile (Lily Allen song)
| extra12 = Lily Allen
| writer12 = Lily Allen, Iyiola Babalola, Darren Lewis, Donat Mittoo
| length12 = 3:14
| note12 = featuring Lea Michele and Cory Monteith
| title13 = Smile (Charlie Chaplin song)
| note13 = featuring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith and Amber Riley
| extra13 = Charlie Chaplin (instrumental)
Nat King Cole (vocal)
| writer13 = Charlie Chaplin, John Turner, Geoffrey Parsons
| length13 = 3:01
| title14 = And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going
| note14 = featuring Amber Riley
| extra14 = Jennifer Holliday in the musical Dreamgirls
| writer14 = Tom Eyen, Henry Krieger
| length14 = 4:06
| title15 = Don't Rain on My Parade
| extra15 = Barbra Streisand in the musical Funny Girl
| writer15 = Jule Styne, Bob Merrill
| length15 = 2:47
| note15 = featuring Lea Michele
| title16 = You Can't Always Get What You Want
| extra16 = The Rolling Stones
| writer16 = Mick Jagger, Keith Richards
| length16 = 3:27
| note16 = featuring Cory Monteith, Amber Riley, Lea Michele and Kevin McHale
| title17 = My Life Would Suck Without You
| note17 = featuring Lea Michele, Cory Monteith, Jenna Ushkowitz and Amber Riley
| extra17 = Kelly Clarkson
| writer17 = Max Martin, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, Kelly ClarksonIasimone, Ashley. “Kelly Clarkson...Gave Up ‘Millions’ in Songwriting Royalties...”. Billboard. 13 September 2017. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7964900/kelly-clarkson-dr-luke-my-life-would-suck-without-you
| length17 = 3:31
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese bonus tracks{{cite web|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-2985|title=Glee: The Music TV Original Soundtrack|publisher=CDJapan|access-date=January 26, 2015}}
| extra_column = Original artist(s)
| title18 = Hello, I Love You
| extra18 = The Doors
| writer18 = Jim Morrison
| length18 = 2:20
| title19 = The Boy Is Mine
| writer19 = LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Japhe Tejeda, Brandy Norwood, Monica Arnold
| length19 = 4:54
|}}
;Notes
- Lily Allen's "Smile" contains replayed elements of "Free Soul" written by Donat "Jackie" Mittoo and Clement Dodd.Allen, Lily. "Alright, Still" (CD Liner Notes). Regal Recordings. 2006.
- While Dianna Agron, Chris Colfer, Jayma Mays and Mark Salling are listed in the "Glee Cast Vocals" section of the album's Liner notes, their vocals do not appear on any of the album's songs. While Naya Rivera is not credited in the notes, her vocals appear on the Japanese bonus track "The Boy Is Mine".
Personnel
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- Dianna Agron – vocals
- Lily Allen – composer
- Adam Anders – engineer, producer, additional vocals
- Paul Anka – composer
- Peer Åström – engineer, mixing, producer
- Iyiola Babalola – composer
- David Baloche – additional vocals
- Dave Betts – art direction, design
- PJ Bloom – supervisor
- Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music
- Charlie Chaplin – composer
- Kevin Clark – composer
- Chris Colfer – vocals
- Kamari Copeland – additional vocals
- Hal David – composer
- Tim Davis – additional vocals
- Dante Di Loreto – executive producer
- Tom Eyen – composer
- Brad Falchuk – executive producer
- John Fogerty – composer
- Jerry Fuller – composer
- Emily Gomez – additional vocals
- Heather Guibert – coordination
- Nikki Hassman – additional vocals
- Chrissie Hynde – composer
- Mick Jagger – composer
- Jeannette Kaczorowski – cover design
- Jenny Karr – additional vocals
- Tom Kelly – composer
- Robin Koehler – coordination
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- Henry Krieger – composer
- Kerri Larson – additional vocals
- John Lennon – composer
- David Loucks – additional vocals
- Meaghan Lyons – coordination
- Chris Mann – additional vocals
- Max Martin – composer
- Maria Paula Marulanda – art direction, design
- Jayma Mays – vocals
- Kevin McHale – lead vocals
- Lea Michele – lead vocals
- Cory Monteith – lead vocals
- Matthew Morrison – lead vocals
- Mark Mueller – composer
- Ryan Murphy – producer
- Tiffany Palmer – additional vocals
- Geoffrey Parsons – composer
- Ryan Peterson – engineer
- Keith Richards – composer
- Lionel Richie – composer
- Amber Riley – lead vocals
- Mark Salling – vocals
- Sting – composer
- Jule Styne – composer
- Louie Teran – mastering
- Jenna Ushkowitz – lead vocals
- Alex Van Halen – composer
- Eddie Van Halen – composer
- Windy Wagner – additional vocals
- Bill Withers – composer
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Source: allmusic.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1680254/credits|pure_url=yes}}|title=Glee: The Music, Vol. 2: Credits|work=allmusic|publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=October 16, 2010}}
Charts and certifications
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2009)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Australia|8|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCanada|5|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|3|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardSoundtrack|1|artist=Soundtrack|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2010)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Wallonia|44|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Netherlands|16|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|Ireland2|1|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| scope="row"| Mexican Albums Chart{{cite web|url=http://mexicancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast|title=Mexican Charts > Glee Casts|work=mexicancharts.com|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 25, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307123931/http://mexicancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Glee+Cast|archive-date=March 7, 2012}}
| 39 |
| {{album chart|New Zealand|1|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|UK2|2|date=20100214|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Flanders|77|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|France|74|artist=Soundtrack / Glee Cast|album=Glee: The Music - Season One - Volume 2|rowheader=true|access-date=November 6, 2021}} |
| scope="row" | Italian Compilations Chart{{cite web|url=http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_compilation.php|title=Italian Charts > Glee Casts|work=fimi.it|publisher=Hung Medien|access-date=February 5, 2010}}
| 20 |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (2011)
! scope="col"| Position |
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| scope="row"| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2011/top-soundtracks-albums|title=Soundtracks – Year-End 2011|magazine=Billboard|access-date=November 6, 2021}}
| 18 |
=Certifications=
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Release history
References
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