Songs from Our TV Shows
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| Soundtrack by The Chipmunks | |||||
| Released | March 4, 1984 | ||||
| Recorded | September 1983 | ||||
| Genre | Children's music | ||||
| Length | 32:49 | ||||
| Label | I.J.E. Records | ||||
| Producer | Ross Bagdasarian, Janice Karman |
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Songs from Our TV Shows is an album by The Chipmunks. It is the soundtrack album to their second animated television series Alvin and the Chipmunks. It was released in 1984 (see 1984 in music).
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[edit] Miscellanea
This album marks the first appearance on record of The Chipmunk's female alter-egos, The Chipettes as a "soloing act". The album also features their famous cover of Michael Jackson's "Beat It".
[edit] Track listing
[edit] Side one
- "We're The Chipmunks" (Janice Karman & Chris Caswell) :59
- "Uptown Girl" (William Martin Joel) – 3:13
- "Surfin' U.S.A." (Chuck Berry) – 1:56
- "I Give Up On You" (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. & Janice Karman) – 2:29*
- "There's No Rock & Roll On Mars" (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Janice Karman & Howard Pfeifer) – 2:31
- "Witch Doctor" (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 2:22
- "Beat It" (Michael Jackson) – 3:22
[edit] Side two
- The "C" Team (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Janice Karman & Howard Pfeifer) – 2:31
- It's A Jungle Out There (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., Janice Karman, Kathy Falentine & Karen Falentine) – 2:15
- It's My Party (Wally Gold, John Gluck, & Herb Weiner) – 2:23
- Pump, Pump, Pump (Jack Silverman & Phil Shenale) – 2:52
- Girls Just Want To Have Fun (Robert Hazard) – 3:16
- Captain Chipmunk (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. & Janice Karman) – 2:23
[edit] Band lineup
Alvin Seville: Lead Vocals
Simon Seville: Principal background vocals
Theodore Seville: Alternate lead vocals
[edit] Additional Musical Personnel
Howard Pfeifer—keyboards, piano, synthesizer, and backgound vocals
Ken Wild—bass
Paul Merar—bass
Nick Brown—guitar
Jamie Glaser—guitar
Michael Jochum, Jr.—drums
Ezra Kliger—string concertmaster
Ron Hicklin—background vocals
Gene Morford—background vocals
Jon Joyce—background vocals
Eddie Lehman—background vocals
Debbie Hall—background vocals
[edit] Production Crew
Ross Bagdasarian—producer
Janice Karman—producer
Randy Tominaga—enginneer
Howard Pfeifer—music & vocal arrangements
Rick Detorie—art direction
Cornelius Cole III—illustrator
Liz Chapman—illustrator
Mel Sommer—illustrator
Greg Fulginiti—mastering
