Matthew Morrison Duets With Gwyneth Paltrow on Solo Album

Entertainment March 22, 2011 AT 2:13PM By UsWeekly Staff

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Matthew Morrison's debut disc is full of A-list collaborations.

The 32-year-old actor enlisted the help of frequent Glee guest star Gwyneth Paltrow, 38, who will join him for a rendition of "Over the Rainbow" on his forthcoming album. Morrison previously played an acoustic version of the Wizard of Oz classic during Glee's first season finale.

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"People kind of know me for that song now," Morrison tells Entertainment Weekly. "I wanted to do a duet with a female. I thought that was a good song to do, and we really did a different arrangement of it. It's a lot of strings, and it's beautiful."

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Though the duo have performed together a handful of times on Glee, Morrison was nervous about asking Paltrow to lend her vocals to the track.

"The hardest part of doing this album was asking these people favors, like Elton [John] and her," he says. "I'm so not that guy."

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March 22, 2011 - 11:15pm Yuliana Ho
Why suddenly she's up for singing n dancing? I've never heard she sing in the movie or anything before she's in GLEE, let alone have an album or even launch a single.. I don't know how can she turns up to be a singer that fast..
March 22, 2011 - 11:05pm Sandra Gooden
You know this needs to stop. Beyounce is no kind of friend. She should be telling Gwyneth to stick to acting. And Gwyneth should be a real friend and tell Beyonce to stick to singing. And I have no words for Chris. Stop your wife from harming our ears. You know good music. Okay and this Glee guy really? Start supporting real artists. Gwyneth is a great actor. Stop playing.