Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks
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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]
Reception
[edit]Reception to Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks was generally very positive, with Entertainment Weekly rating it a B+ and commenting on the surprising charm and high-quality contributions by the popular young artists.[1]
Track listing
[edit]- "Schoolhouse Rocky" by Bob Dorough and Friends – 0:13
- "I'm Just a Bill" by Deluxx Folk Implosion – 3:26
- "Three Is a Magic Number" by Blind Melon – 3:14
- "Conjunction Junction" by Better Than Ezra – 3:44
- "Electricity, Electricity!" by Goodness – 3:21
- "No More Kings" by Pavement – 4:22
- "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" by Ween – 3:09
- "My Hero, Zero" by The Lemonheads – 3:06
- "The Energy Blues" by Biz Markie – 3:10
- "Little Twelvetoes" by Chavez – 3:56
- "Verb: That's What's Happening" by Moby – 4:29
- "Interplanet Janet" by Man or Astro-man? – 2:46
- "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here" by Buffalo Tom – 2:13
- "Unpack Your Adjectives" by Daniel Johnston – 3:05
- "The Tale of Mr. Morton" by Skee-Lo – 4:05
Single tracks
[edit]Side A
- "No More Kings" by Pavement – 4:22
Side B
- "Interplanet Janet" by Man or Astro-man? – 2:46
Chart performance
[edit]The album charted at number 70 on the Billboard 200 in 1996.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "EW Music Review Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks (1996) Various Artists". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 12 February 2012.
- ^ "Billboard 200". Billboard.
