Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits is a tribute album of songs from Saturday morning children's television shows and cartoons (mostly) from the 1960s and 1970s. The project was produced by Ralph Sall, with the songs performed by alternative rock artists. It was released in 1995 by MCA on LP, cassette, and CD, and peaked at #67 on the Billboard 200.[3] Promotion for the album included a comic book from Marvel Comics[4] and a music video collection hosted by Drew Barrymore (MCA Home Video MCAV-11348).[5]
Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits | |
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Compilation album by Various Artists | |
Released | December 5, 1995 |
Recorded | 1995 |
Genre | Alternative rock |
Length | 65:29 |
Label | MCA |
Producer | Ralph Sall |
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Alternative Press | [2] |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
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1. | "The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)" (from The Banana Splits Adventure Hour) | Liz Phair with Material Issue | 3:12 | |
2. | "Go Speed Racer Go" (from Speed Racer) |
| Sponge | 3:06 |
3. | "Sugar, Sugar" (from The Archie Show) | Mary Lou Lord with Semisonic | 3:52 | |
4. | "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?" (from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!) |
| Matthew Sweet | 3:12 |
5. | "Josie and the Pussycats" (from Josie and the Pussycats) | Juliana Hatfield and Tanya Donelly | 2:53 | |
6. | "The Bugaloos" (from The Bugaloos) | Collective Soul | 3:17 | |
7. | "Underdog" (from Underdog) |
| Butthole Surfers | 3:54 |
8. | "Gigantor" (from Gigantor) |
| Helmet | 4:12 |
9. | "Spider-Man" (from Spider-Man) | Ramones | 2:05 | |
10. | "Jonny Quest/Stop That Pigeon" (from Jonny Quest/Dastardly and Muttley in Their Flying Machines) | The Reverend Horton Heat | 3:10 | |
11. | "Open Up Your Heart and Let the Sun Shine In" (from The Flintstones) | Stuart Hamblen | Frente! | 3:37 |
12. | "Eep Opp Ork Ah-Ah (Means I Love You)" (from The Jetsons) | Violent Femmes | 3:21 | |
13. | "Fat Albert Theme" (from Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids) |
| Dig | 3:44 |
14. | "I'm Popeye the Sailor Man" (from Popeye) | Sammy Lerner | Face to Face | 3:03 |
15. | "Friends/Sigmund and the Seamonsters" (from Sigmund and the Sea Monsters) |
| Tripping Daisy | 4:21 |
16. | "Goolie Get-Together" (from The Groovie Goolies) |
| Toadies | 3:48 |
17. | "Hong Kong Phooey" (from Hong Kong Phooey) | Sublime | 3:43 | |
18. | "H.R. Pufnstuf" (from H.R. Pufnstuf) |
| The Murmurs | 3:17 |
19. | "Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy" (from The Ren and Stimpy Show) |
| Wax | 3:28 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |