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The 97X Green Room is a series of compilation CD's of live music recorded for WSUN-FM's Green Room series. All albums contiasn acoustic version of popular singles being aired at the station during each period. It was released for sale primarily at Tampa Bay area Best Buy locations, although later volumes were made available at other locations. Proceeds from the first album's sales benefited Audubon of Florida's Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Program. For subsequent albums, proceeds from the sales benefit The Nature Conservancy. The albums' goal is to provide exclusive acoustic performances and to help raise money and awareness to the needs of environment in Florida.

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The 97X Green Room: Volume 1
The 97X Green Room: Volume 1 is the first CD of live music recorded for WSUN-FM's Green Room series. Proceeds from the album's sales benefited Audubon of Florida's Coastal Islands Sanctuaries Program.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 2
The 97X Green Room: Volume 2 is the second compilation of live music recorded for WSUN-FM's Green Room series. The cover art was designed by Jared Leto. The words on the cover are from the 30 Seconds to Mars song "From Yesterday." During its first week of release, it was the second highest selling album in Tampa, Florida. For the production was filmed a making of the album. The album also contained a bonus track of the Alice in Chains song Nutshell which was covered in a duet between Shinedown with Seether.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 3
The 97X Green Room: Volume 3 is the third installment of acoustic versions of popular alternative rock songs recorded in the green room of Tampa Bay station WSUN 97.1 FM. It was released for sale on August 24, 2007, and contained a cover of Creedence Clearwater Revival's Who'll Stop the Rain by Rise Against as a hidden track.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 4
The 97X Green Room: Volume 4 is the fourth installment of acoustic versions of popular alternative rock songs recorded in the green room of Tampa Bay station WSUN 97.1 FM. It was released for sale on September 16, 2008, and was available at Best Buy locations. Proceeds from the album sales benefit The Nature Conservancy.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 5
The 97X Green Room: Volume 5 is the fifth installment of acoustic versions of popular alternative rock songs recorded in the green room of Tampa Bay station WSUN 97.1 FM. It was released for sale in Mid-September 2009, and was available at Best Buy locations, and for the first time also at branches of the Florida Central Credit Union.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 6
The 97X Green Room: Volume 6 is the sixth installment of acoustic versions of popular alternative rock songs recorded acoustically in the green room of Tampa Bay station WSUN-FM. It was released for sale on September 21, 2010, and was available at Best Buy locations in the Tampa Bay Area. Proceeds from the album sales benefit The Nature Conservancy.

The 97X Green Room: Volume 7
The 97X Green Room: Volume 7 is the seventh installment of acoustic versions of popular alternative rock songs recorded acoustically in the green room of Tampa Bay station WSUN-FM. It was released for sale on September 8, 2011, and is available online with a code, at various Tampa Bay are online distributors. Bands include Foster the People, A Day to Remember, Silversun Pickups, Manchester Orchestra, Matt Schultz from Cage the Elephant, Sick Puppies, Young the Giant, The Joy Formidable and Grouplove.