| Rock Champions | ||||
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| Released | November 9, 2000 | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 71:32 | |||
| Label | EMI | |||
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Rock Champions is a compilation album released by the American hard rock band Great White in 2000.
Tracks 13 is listed as "Marliese", but is actually their cover of Led Zeppelin's "Rock 'N Roll" from Recovery: Live!
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