Glee - Glee: The Music, Vol. 1 - CD

Glee: The Music Volume Two picks up where Volume One left of f, covering the final three episodes with a bombastic multi-genre mix of music per formed by the Glee Cast. Glee, the genre-defying musical comedy series, follows an optimistic teacher who, against all odds and a malicious cheerleading coach, attempts to save McKinley High's Glee Club from obscurity while helping a group of aspiring underdogs realize their true star potential. Produced by Ryan Murphy (creator of Nip/Tuck) in association with 20th Century Fox Television, Glee has been a runaway TV hit this Fall.

The second Glee soundtrack feels a bit rushed, arriving no less than four weeks after Vol. 1's release and featuring songs from half as many episodes. Returning fans will still find a lot to enjoy here, though, as Jenna Ushkowitz (the faux-stuttering Tina) gets her first solo and supporting characters Amber Riley (Mercedes) and Kevin McHale (Artie) enjoy a healthier chunk of airtime. Nevertheless, Lea Michele and Matthew Morrison continue to steal the show, with Morrison delivering one of the album's most inventive songs -- a mash-up of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" and "Young Girl" -- and Michele singing the absolute pants off of "My Life Would Suck Without You." As before, this album sometimes strays away from choral arrangements and sounds more like a collection of karaoke recordings, and the use of Auto-Tune (most noticeably during Lily Allen's "Smile," where Cory Monteith sounds like an R&B robot) proves that nothing -- not even music ostensibly performed in a classroom by high-school students -- is holy in today's music biz. When the cast rearranges "Jump" by replacing Eddie Van Halen's keyboard riff with sprightly harmonies, though, it's hard not to throw up your jazz hands and sing along. ~ by Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide

Performer	Glee
Music genre	Soundtracks
Music subgenre	CD - POP
Music release type	Release
Media format	CD
Original release date	2009
Edition	Standard
Language	English
Number of tracks	17
Has parental advisory label	N
Number of discs	1
Series title	Glee Cast - Glee Cast: Vol. 2-Glee: The Music [CD]
Track listing	Proud Mary,Endless Love,I'll Stand By You,Don't Stand So Close to Me/Young Girl,Crush,(You're) Having My Baby,Lean on Me,Don't Make Me Over,Imagine,True Colors,Jump,Smile,Smile,And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going,Don't Rain on My Parade,You Can't Always Get What You Want,My Life Would Suck Without You
Record label	Sony
Number in series	1
Track name	Proud Mary
Duration	58 min
Music media format	CD
Is edited	N
Is enhanced	N