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| Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks | |
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| Compilation album (Tribute album) by Various Artists | |
| Released | April 9, 1996 |
| Genre | Alternative rock |
| Length | 48:20 |
| Label | Atlantic, Lava |
Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks is a tribute album based on the American animated TV series, Schoolhouse Rock! It was released by Atlantic/Lava Records in 1996 and contains 15 tracks, the original "Schoolhouse Rocky" theme and covers of 14 songs from the series performed by popular music artists. There was also a promo-only 7" single distributed to promote this album featuring the Man or Astro-man? track and the Pavement track. This single was pressed on yellow vinyl. "Three Is a Magic Number" was one of the last recordings made by Blind Melon's Shannon Hoon, who died of a drug overdose in October 1995.
A portion of the sales of the album went to the Children's Defense Fund.[1]
- ^ "EW Music Review Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks (1996) Various Artists". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 February 2012.