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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 on October 21, 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]All tracks written by Bob Dorough, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Schoolhouse Rocky" | Dorough, Tom Yohe | Bob Dorough and Friends | 0:13 |
| 2. | "I'm Just a Bill" | Dave Frishberg | Deluxx Folk Implosion | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Three Is a Magic Number" | Blind Melon | 3:14 | |
| 4. | "Conjunction Junction" | Better Than Ezra | 3:44 | |
| 5. | "Electricity, Electricity!" | Goodness | 3:21 | |
| 6. | "No More Kings" | Lynn Ahrens | Pavement | 4:22 |
| 7. | "The Shot Heard 'Round the World" | Ween | 3:09 | |
| 8. | "My Hero, Zero" | The Lemonheads | 3:06 | |
| 9. | "The Energy Blues" | George Newall | Biz Markie | 3:10 |
| 10. | "Little Twelvetoes" | Chavez | 3:56 | |
| 11. | "Verb: That's What's Happening" | Moby | 4:29 | |
| 12. | "Interplanet Janet" | Ahrens | Man or Astro-man? | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Lolly, Lolly, Lolly, Get Your Adverbs Here" | Buffalo Tom | 2:13 | |
| 14. | "Unpack Your Adjectives" | Newall | Daniel Johnston | 3:05 |
| 15. | "The Tale of Mr. Morton" | Ahrens | 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.
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