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| 1. Don't Stand So Close To Me |
| 2. Young Girl |
| 3. Proud Mary (Glee Cast Version) |
| 4. Endless Love (Glee Cast Version) |
| 5. I'll Stand By You (Glee Cast Version) |
| 6. Don't Stand So Close To Me / Young Girl (Glee Cast Version) |
| 7. Crush (Glee Cast Version) |
| 8. (You're) Having My Baby (Glee Cast Version) |
| 9. Lean On Me (Glee Cast Version) |
| 10. Don't Make Me Over (Glee Cast Version) |
| 11. Imagine (Glee Cast Version) |
| 12. True Colors (Glee Cast Version) |
| 13. Jump (Glee Cast Version) |
| 14. Smile (Glee Cast Version) |
| 15. Smile (Glee Cast Version) |
| 16. And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going (Glee Cast Version) |
| 17. Don't Rain On My Parade (Glee Cast Version) |
| 18. You Can't Always Get What You Want (Glee Cast Version) |
| 19. My Life Would Suck Without You (Glee Cast Version) |
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Some tracks feature all the principal characters, like the invigorating opener, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s Proud Mary. Others are sung as solos and duets – here, some of the young cast may catch you off guard with their sweet, touching manners. Matthew Morrison and Lea Michele intertwine gracefully on Lionel Richie’s Endless Love, and Morrison takes a solo spot on Don’t Stand So Close To Me, which segues into Young Girl as though the two songs were conceived as one. Michele, the disc’s standout star, duets with the versatile Cory Monteith on Smile, a cover of the Lily Allen song, where she negotiates the awkward lyric like a pro; they then offer a fresh and most appealing version of Charlie Chaplin’s Smile, which sounds newly minted in their hands.
Michele’s spirited take on Don’t Rain on My Parade, backed by a Broadway show band, has an authentic ring of showbiz about it. In the final bars, she and her band pull back the tempo to a challenging degree before a defiant last note. It sends out a signal that this is no carbon copy of the Streisand version, found on the soundtrack of Funny Girl. Another show stopper, And I’m Telling You I’m Not Going, gets a full-on vocal from Amber Riley as befits its dramatic context in Dreamgirls. She shines again on Don’t Make Me Over, a 60s classic from Bacharach and David where beehive hairdos and mini-skirts bob up before your eyes. The simplicity of Riley’s approach to John Lennon’s Imagine is unexpectedly appealing.
The bright, fresh energy of the entire cast in numbers like Jump is a great example of the pin-point accuracy of this singing ensemble. Encore, please, for a third outing! --Adrian Edwards
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The standout songs for me on this were:
Don't stand so close to me/Young Girl
Jump
And I'm telling you I'm not going
Proud Mary.
Amber Riley's version of "And I'm telling you..." is probably one of the best you're likely to hear, her voice sounds fantastic. The cast version of Van Halen's classic "Jump" really works well, although it's no "Dont' Stop Believin'".
The problem I have with volume 2 is that although I think Lea Michele is a seriously talented singer, as are the rest of the cast,their versions of some of the songs are almost copycat - notably "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "Crush". The faux-English accent on Lily Allen's "Smile" is almost cringeworthy.
All in all, a good accompaniment to volume 1, but not strong enough on its own.
i would say if there was anymore songs to go on the disk then it would f been better but for 17... Read more
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