Walt Disney Records

Walt Disney Records is an American <a href="/facts/Record_label/rcrpGvM4">record label</a> owned by the <a href="/facts/Disney_Music_Group/8mUFMXTm">Disney Music Group</a>. The label releases <a href="/facts/Soundtrack_album/EjxaPh2S">soundtrack albums</a> from <a href="/facts/The_Walt_Disney_Company/R8kCbAVc">the Walt Disney Company</a>'s <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney_Studios_(division)/rdnUhzd1">motion picture studios</a>, television shows, <a href="/facts/Disney_Experiences/aHPMxFYX">theme parks</a> and traditional <a href="/facts/Studio_albums/WFW6z2fj">studio albums</a> produced by its roster of <a href="/facts/Pop_music/kgshFE5B">pop</a>, <a href="/facts/Teen_pop/MYyNLNHn">teen pop</a> and <a href="/facts/Country_music/UJM3Un98">country</a> artists.
The music label was founded on February 4, 1956 as Disneyland Records. Before that time, Disney recordings were licensed to a variety of other labels such as <a href="/facts/RCA_Records/bp1jLxvU">RCA</a>, <a href="/facts/Decca_Records/R59314eK">Decca</a>, <a href="/facts/Capitol_Records/5parUIfs">Capitol</a>, <a href="/facts/ABC_Records/3JkfxUlU">ABC-Paramount</a>, and <a href="/facts/United_Artists_Records/M5CQWH81">United Artists</a>. It was Disney Legend Jimmy Johnson who convinced <a href="/facts/Walt_Disney/6a3CPUKT">Walt Disney</a>’s brother <a href="/facts/Roy_O._Disney/UR7IKe33">Roy O. Disney</a> that Disney, at time known as Walt Disney Productions should form their own record label. It adopted its current name in 1988 and is currently distributed by <a href="/facts/Universal_Music_Group/VufxcUef">Universal Music Group</a> for physical releases outside of North America and digital releases globally.

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Walt Disney Records