Another awesome Glee soundtrack but because it features primarily Fleetwood Mac, Barbara Streisand, many classic songs and original songs, it may not be the most accessible “Glee” soundtrack. But still, it’s a well-done album and for “Glee” fans, it’s an album worth listening to and worth buying!
ARTISTS: Glee Cast
ALBUM: Glee: The Music, Volume 6
LABEL: Columbia
DURATION: 1:04:21
RELEASE DATE: May 23, 2011
- Turning Tables (Glee Cast Version feat. Gwyneth Paltrow)
- I Feel Pretty/Unpretty (Glee Cast Version)
- As If We Never Said Goodbye (Glee Cast Version)
- Born This Way (Glee Cast Version)
- Dreams (Glee Cast Version feat. Kristin Chenoweth)
- Songbird (Glee Cast Version)
- Go Your Own Way (Glee Cast Version)
- Don’t Stop (Glee Cast Version)
- Rolling In the Deep (Glee Cast Version feat. Jonathan Groff)
- Isn’t She Lovely (Glee Cast Version)
- Dancing Queen (Glee Cast Version)
- Try a Little Tenderness (Glee Cast Version)
- My Man (Glee Cast Version)
- Pure Imagination (Glee Cast Version)
- Bella Notte (Glee Cast Version)
- As Long As You’re There (Glee Cast Version)
- Pretending (Glee Cast Version)
- Light Up the World (Glee Cast Version)
The FOX musical, comedy-drama known as “Glee†has received a lot of praise and its popularity of the show and the music has done extremely well in the US as well as in several countries. With several soundtracks released and each having entered in the top 10 of the Billboard 200 Music Charts as well as charting on UK’s BBC Radio 1 and Australia’s Aria Music Charts, the music of Glee has its share of fans all over the world.
Here we are now with the sixth “Glee: The Music” soundtrack and this latest album features songs featured on episodes before and on the day of the Nationals competition.
The album kicks off with Gwyneth Paltrow’s cover of Adele’s “Turning Tables” and Paltrow has been getting noticed for her vocals on the show and the cover is actually a pretty solid cover of the Adele hit. Paltrow doesn’t try to mimic Adele’s style and stays within her own vocal zone which is good and for the most part, is a very good cover.
The second track “I Feel Pretty/Unpretty” is sung by Quinn (Dianna Agron) and Rachel (Leah Michele) and a pretty solid mashup of the “I Feel Pretty” from the Broadway musical “West Side Story” and TLC’s 1999 hit “Unpretty”. It’s a pretty awesome track from both talents!
The third track features Kurt’s (Chris Colfer) cover of Barbara Streisand’s “As If We Never Said Goodbye”. And just by listening to this song, it gave Colfer a chance to really breakout and show us his vocals and his range. I was pretty impressed with Colfer’s delivery of this song and he did a wonderful job with this cover.
The fourth track features the Glee Cast singing Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way” featuring the entire Glee cast, which is a pretty solid cover by the cast. But the fifth track “Dreams” features April’s (Kristin Chenoweth) cover of Fleetwood Mac’s hit and I love Chenoweth’s voice and she does a wonderful job singing this song! And another wonderful duet between April and Will (Matthew Morrison).
The sixth track features another Fleetwood Mac cover by Santana (Naya Rivera) and typically Naya is given a soul R&B track to sing but this time, it was great to hear her sing something different for her solo and she did a good job with this cover. The seventh track is another Fleetwood Mac cover and this one is “Go Your Own Way” by Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) and Lea is a wonderful singer and she did a solid job with this cover of the Fleetwood Mac hit! And one more Fleetwood Mac cover with the eighth track “Don’t Stop” featuring the Glee cast!
The ninth track features Jesse St. James (Jonathan Groff) back with his duet with Rachel (Lea Michele) for a cover of Adele’s “Rolling In the Deep”. I thought it was OK…but I think I’m too used to hearing Adele’s version that I can’t picture anyone else singing the song.
The tenth track features Artie (Kevin McHale) singing a cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t She Lovely”. Similar to the first soundtrack’s “Dream a Little Dream”, McHale’s covers typically add another dimension to the original tracks and in this case, he did a pretty good job with this classic!
The eleventh track features the divas Mercedes (Amber Riley) and Santana (Naya Rivera) and once again, whenever these two are paired up, they are fantastic! Both do a wonderful job in this ABBA cover! And fortunately Amber Riley returns with a solo in the 12th track with “Try a Little Tenderness”, a fantastic cover of Otis Redding’s classic hit!
The 13th track “My Man”, Rachel’s cover of the Barbara Streisand song. Leah Michele is known for her Broadway work prior to Glee and she does another fantastic job with this cover.
The 14th track features a surprising cover of the Willie Wonka song “Pure Imagination” by the Glee cast. A wonderful cover by the cast!
The 15th track “Bella Notte” is sung by Puck, Sam, Artie and Mike. The hybrid a capella has been covered by several artists but this classic is a wonderful cover by the guys!
The 16th track “As Long as You’re There” sung by Sunshine Corazon (Charice) and Charice has a fantastic voice and is an original song that Charice just nails down. A wonderful track and I hope we will see more of her on “Glee”!
The 17th track “Pretending” is an original song that Will (Cory Monteith) and Rachel (Leah Michele) performed at the Nationals and it’s a pretty awesome song! I was pretty impressed by this original track and I thought it was a cover at first. But a pretty cool duet!
And the final track on the “Glee: The Music, Volume 6” is titled “Light Up the World” and another original song which is performed by the entire Glee cast. And it’s an upbeat dance track by the group!
Overall, as a fan of the show, I actually enjoyed the soundtrack! But for those looking for more contemporary covers, this album may not be for them. Especially since the songs featured on this album are mostly Fleetwood Mac, Barbara Streisand, Abba, Lady Gaga, classic songs and original songs.
But if you are a fan of the series, then you are probably are familiar with the context of how the songs were used in the series and if you enjoyed the series, I wouldn’t be surprised if you enjoyed the album!
For the most part, this album is probably more for the fans of the series and while I wouldn’t select this album for a person just getting into Glee and wanting to purchase their first Glee soundtrack, it’s a cool soundtrack overall worth listening to and worth buying!
