Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin

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Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin
Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin cover
Studio album by Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin
Released January 1981 (US)
Recorded September 1980
Genre Children’s Music/R&B
Length 29:53
Label Excelsior Records (later Intersound International) (US)
Producer(s) Melvin Squirrel
The Chipmunks chronology

Chipmunk Punk
(1980)

Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin
(1981)

Urban Chipmunk
(1981)


Shirley & Squirrely chronology
Hey Shirley!: The Album
(1977)
Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin
(1981)
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Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin is an LP of R&B standards. It is a collaboration between The Chipmunks and Shirley & Squirrely. Purporting to be a "live album" by the "group", it is actually a studio recording. It was released in January 1981 (see 1981 in music).

Contents

[edit] Miscellanea

This album actually consists entirely of unfinished vocal tracks from the sessions of the previous Shirley & Squirrely album combined with outtakes from the sessions of the Chipmunks albums Chipmunk Punk and Urban Chipmunk.
The album's last track, "Love Lives On", has since become a cult favorite on many Los Angeles-area R&B radio stations.

[edit] Band Lineup

[edit] Additional personnel

The Amazing Rodent Rhythm Machine: all other instruments

[edit] Production Credits

[edit] Track listing

[edit] Side one

  1. Introduction (S. Vining) :17
  2. Back In The U.S.A. (C. Berry) – 3:00
  3. It's So Easy (N. Petty/B. Holly) – 2:52
  4. The Gambler (f/Denny Richards) (D. Schlitz) – 3:46
  5. Mercedes Benz (J. Joplin) – 1:43
  6. Boulevard (J. Browne) – 3:53

[edit] Side two

  1. Soul Man (Hayes/Porter) – 2:58
  2. Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins) – 2:09
  3. I Like Reggae Too (S. Vining) – 2:31
  4. Get Back (J. Lennon/P. McCartney) – 3:02
  5. Love Lives On (S. Vining) – 3:57