欢乐合唱团 第四辑 　　Glee: The Music, Volume 4 is the fifth soundtrack album by the cast of the musical television series Glee, which airs on Fox in the United States. It was released on November 26, 2010, by Columbia Records and features cover version performances from the first half of the second season. Executive production was handled by Dante Di Loreto and Brad Falchuk and all tracks were released as singles. It was nominated for a Grammy Award (2011) in the Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media category. 　　  　　The series' cover versions received mixed reviews throughout the season. MTV News felt "Empire State of Mind" lacked gravitas and The Washington Post thought it was "maybe-trying-too-hard". The latter, however, also deemed "Billionaire" the best performance of the episode. Kevin McHale's version of Britney Spears' "Stronger" and Lea Michele's version of Paramore's "The Only Exception" were praised by critics, with Entertainment Weekly complimenting the soulful cover of the former and Rolling Stone calling the latter "gorgeous and tender". On "Me Against the Music", Naya Rivera's vocals were met positively while Heather Morris was described as "not a standout vocalist". The interpretation of "I Want to Hold Your Hand" received mixed criticism, from the Daily News receiving Chris Colfer's vocal performance and the context of its lyrics negatively to The A.V. Club calling it "one of his best performances on the show". Both The Wall Street Journal and Zap2it praised the vocals on the duets "River Deep, Mountain High" and "Lucky". The vocal arrangement of "Marry You" was well-enjoyed by Rolling Stone, but the next track "Sway" was deemed inferior to the Michael Bublé cover. 　　  　　Alicia Keys and Travie McCoy were two of many artists covered who approved of their respective songs; the former called "Empire State of Mind" "amazing". The social networking site Twitter was frequently used for this—Spears was impressed with the covers of "Stronger" and "Toxic" and Paramore's Hayley Williams complimented Michele's vocals on "The Only Exception". Additionally, Katy Perry used the site to praise the a cappella rendition of "Teenage Dream", which features guest star Darren Criss as lead vocalist. Speaking to MTV News, Green expressed flattery that Paltrow was covering his song. 　　  　　Glee: The Music, Volume 4 debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 and number two on the Billboard Soundtracks chart with sales 128,000 in the US. It debuted the same week on the Canadian Albums Chart at number six. On the Australian Singles Chart, the album made its debut on December 6, 2010 at number three and has been certified gold for 35,000 units. In New Zealand, Volume 4 debuted at number ten. 　　  　　(wiki) 　　  　　------------------------------------------------------------------ 　　  　　by Andrew Leahey 　　  　　Don’t let the title fool you; Vol. 4 is actually the eighth release from Glee’s inexhaustible catalog of show tunes and revised pop songs. It’s also the show’s third album to appear during the 2010 holiday season. That’s more music than the average Gleek can possibly handle, but Vol. 4 has a few aces up its sleeve, including a trio of songs from the spot-on “Britney/Brittany” episode and several solos by Chord Overstreet and Darren Criss, the show’s two newcomers. Overstreet and Dianna Agron stumble all over each other during a colorless version of “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” but they find their footing with Jason Mraz’s “Lucky,” a laid-back duet that may be Agron’s best vocal performance to date. Elsewhere, Heather Morris (Brittany) steps out from behind her ditzy cheerleader façade to perform a pair of Britney Spears songs, and it’s nice to see another member of the supporting cast enjoy a much-deserved turn in the spotlight. The album’s true highlight, though, is an a cappella version of Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream,” performed by Criss with backup from Tufts University group the Beelzebubs. The song topped the Billboard charts one week after its release -- the first Glee single to ever hit number one, and perhaps the first a cappella tune since Bobby McFerrin’s “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” to hold that honor, as well -- and it’s proof that Glee hasn’t run out of inventive ideas. A lot of these songs stick closer to uninspired karaoke arrangements, though, and Auto-Tune still runs rampant on several tracks, even rearing its ugly head during the aforementioned a cappella number. Really, do the Beelzebubs need to be Auto-Tuned?