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. A promo-only 7" single was also distributed to promote the album, featuring tracks by Man or Astro-man? and Pavement. 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.
Reception 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.
Track listing All tracks written by Bob Dorough, except where noted.
Single tracks Side A "No More Kings" by Pavement – 4:22 Side B "Interplanet Janet" by Man or Astro-man? – 2:46
Chart performance The album charted at number 70 on the Billboard 200 in 1996.
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