The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series)

The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series) is an extended play (EP) by the cast of the American musical television show Glee. It was released on iTunes on October 7, 2013,[1] three days before the fifth season's third episode "The Quarterback". The album features six songs recorded for the episode, which killed off Cory Monteith's character, Finn Hudson.

The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series)
EP by Glee Cast
Released	October 7, 2013
Recorded	2013
Genre	Pop
Length	20:52
Label	Columbia 20th Century Fox TV
Glee Cast chronology
Glee Sings the Beatles (2013) The Quarterback (Music from the TV Series) (2013) Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4 (2013)

Commercial performance

Predictions suggested the EP would debut in the top ten of the United States' Billboard 200, selling around 30,000 copies.[2] By October 16, 2013, the album debuted at number 7 on the Billboard 200, selling 47,000 copies.[3] This is the franchise's first album to chart in the top ten in the United States in a year and half, since the third season release of Glee, The Music: The Graduation Album on May 15, 2012.[4] This album is also the fourteenth album of the series to chart in the top ten.[3] The last album of the Glee franchise to chart on the Billboard 200 was the album Glee Sings the Beatles, which debuted at number 38.[5] The extended play also debuted at number 1 on Billboard Soundtracks.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
1.	"Seasons of Love"	Rent	3:04
2.	"I'll Stand by You"	The Pretenders	3:45
3.	"Fire and Rain"	James Taylor	3:23
4.	"If I Die Young"	The Band Perry	3:41
5.	"No Surrender"	Bruce Springsteen	3:44
6.	"Make You Feel My Love"	Bob Dylan	3:15
Total length:			20:52

Japanese CD[7]

No.	Title	Original artist	Length
7.	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"	U2	3:58
Total length:			24:10

Personnel

Adam Anders – arranger, engineer, producer, soundtrack producer, vocals Chris Colfer – vocals Peer Åström – engineer, mixing, producer Geoff Bywater – executive in charge of music Dante Di Loreto – executive producer Bob Dylan – composer Brad Falchuk – executive producer Chrissie Hynde – composer Jonathan Larson – composer Tom Kelly – composer Kevin McHale – vocals Lea Michele – vocals

Ryan Murphy – producer, soundtrack producer Chord Overstreet – vocals Kimberly Perry – composer Ryan Peterson – engineer Amber Riley – vocals Naya Rivera – vocals Mark Salling – vocals Bruce Springsteen – composer Billy Steinberg – composer James Taylor – composer Jenna Ushkowitz – vocals

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
Billboard 200[3]	7
Billboard Top Soundtracks[6]	1

See also

• List of songs in Glee (season 5)

References

1. "The Quarterback (Music From the TV Series) – EP". iTunes. Retrieved October 11, 2013.
2. Caulfield, Keith (October 11, 2013). "Miley Cyrus Set for No. 1 on Billboard 200, Pusha T and Panic at the Disco Aiming for Top Five". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
3. Caulfield, Keith (October 16, 2013). "Miley Cyrus' 'Bangerz' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
4. http://www.billboard.com/artist/302914/glee/chart
5. Williams, Paul (October 3, 2013). "US charts: Elton hits 37-year high". MusicWeek. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
6. "Soundtracks : Nov 2, 2013". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved November 23, 2013.
7. "The Quarterback TV Original Soundtrack (Glee Cast)". CDJapan. Retrieved October 21, 2014.