Released in 1997, with music and lyrics written by Alan Menken and David Zippel, this album features music from the animated Disney film Hercules. With strong gospel influences features in many of the songs, as a modern take on traditional Greek storytelling lyrical tradition the album produced one Oscar and Golden Globe noms for the song “Go the Distance.”
Hercules (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack/Bonus Track Version) peaked at #37 on the US Billboard Top 200.