is a
Record Company and part of
The Walt Disney Company .
The label was established in
1956 under the name ; its first release was ''
A Child's Garden Of Verses ''. The company changed to its current name in
1989 . Most of its output is mainly children's music and recordings, mostly based on (or around) Disney cartoons (it has also produced recordings that do not involve any Disney characters, such as the "Children's Favorites" series). It's repertoire includes both
Read Along records as well as full length albums.
It broke records with the release of the soundtracks to ''
High School Musical 2 '', ''
High School Musical '', ''
The Cheetah Girls '', ''
The Cheetah Girls 2 '', and ''
Hannah Montana '' in
2006 , which sold platinum many times over.
In Japan, the label releases soundtracks, compilations and music from the
Tokyo Disney Resort theme parks under distribution by
Avex Trax .
