''Schoolhouse Rock! Rocks'' is a

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based on the American animated TV series, ''

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'' It was released by

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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

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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

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'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 ''

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'' 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

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, except where noted.

Single tracks

Side A *"No More Kings" by Pavement – 4:22 Side B *"Interplanet Janet" by

– 2:46

Chart performance

The album charted at number 70 on the ''Billboard'' 200 in 1996.

References

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