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 | |
| Length | 65:29 |
| Label | MCA |
| Producer | Ralph Sall |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
- All tracks produced by Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.
- Executive Producer/Concept: Ralph Sall for Bulletproof Recording Company Inc.
- Engineered by Peter McCabe and Larry Fergusson.
- Mixed by Peter McCabe, Larry Ferguson and Ralph Sall.
- Assistants: Ian Bryan, Amado Carrasco, Carlos Castro, Jim Champagne Gabe Chiesa, Dave Cook, Caram Costanzo, Jeff deMorris, Dave Dysart, Andrew Garver, Brad Haehnel, Richard Hijredia, Leslie Ann Jones, Jeffrey Lane, Eddie Miller, Jonathan Mooney. Carl Nappa, Luis Quine, Adam Rhodes, Rail Rogut, Mi Hael Scotella, Dave Schiffman, Krish Sharma, Bill Smith, Rick Roone, Mark Yeend, and Adam Zimmerman.
- Mastered by Stephen Marcussen at Precision Mastering, Los Angeles, California.
- A&R Direction for MCA Records: Ron Oberman and Beth Halper
- Project Coordinators: Candi Tobaben and Jeanne Venton
- Liner Notes/Art Direction: Ralph Sall
- Design: Lisa Sutton
- Front Cover Illustration: Glenn Barr
- Tray Card Illustration: Andrew Davis
- Back Cover Illustration: Gary Panter
- Saturday Morning Logo: Bongo Tone, Inc.
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[7] | Gold | 500,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits at AllMusic
- ^ Stegall, Tim (May 1996). "Music Reviews". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. pp. 88–89.
- ^ Entry at Billboard.com[dead link]
- ^ "The Saturday Morning Comic". ComicBookRealm.com.
- ^ Soundtrack of Saturday Morning: Cartoons' Greatest Hits at IMDb
- ^ CD liner notes: Saturday Morning: Cartoons’ Greatest Hits, 1995 MCA Records
- ^ "American album certifications – Various – Saturday Morning Cartoons' Greatest Hits". Recording Industry Association of America.