Urban Chipmunk
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| Studio album by The Chipmunks | ||||
| Released | February 4, 1981 (US) | |||
| Recorded | December 1980-January 1981 | |||
| Genre | Country, Children's music | |||
| Length | 45:23 | |||
| Label |
RCA Records Epic Records | |||
| Producer |
Larry Butler, Janice Karman, Ross Bagdasarian | |||
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Urban Chipmunk was the first country album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released on February 4, 1981. The title parodies the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.
Track listing
Side one
- "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver) – 1:43
- "The Gambler" (Kenny Rogers) – 3:13
- "Lunchbox" (w/Jerry Reed) (Albert Bouchard and Mike Diamond Sr.) – 3:18
- "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Robert Emmons & Chips Moman) – 3:05
- "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (w/Larry Butler) (Larry Butler & Chips Moman) – 4:48
Side two
- "I Love a Rainy Night" (Eddie Rabbitt) – 3:06
- "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboy Chipmunks" (Bruce Brothers) – 3:15
- "Coward of the County" (Edgar Bowling & Bobby Wheeler) – 3:57
- "Made For Each Other" (w/Brenda Lee) (Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Larry Butler & Bruce Pinkard) – 5:28
- "On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson) – 2:30
CD Bonus tracks
- "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (The Charlie Daniels Band) – 4:05
- "Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Ronnie Dunn) – 3:11
- "I Love a Rainy Night" [Saturday Morning Remix] – 3:43
Chart/Sales Performance
Despite receiving poor and scathing reviews, the album ended up being a surprise success for the group and going Gold. It would become the second Gold album for the Chipmunks, their first being Chipmunk Punk.
The album managed to chart on Billboard Pop Albums Chart, peaking at #56. The album also managed to chart on Billboard's Country Albums, peaking at #23, becoming the group's first album to chart on the country charts.
| Chart (1981) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 23 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 56 |
Personnel
- Buzz Cason—background vocals
- Bergen White—background vocals
- Dennis Wilson—background vocals
- Bob ”King” Moore—lead electric guitars
- Jerry Carrigan—acoustic and rhythm electric guitars
- Hargus "Pig" Robbins—pedal steel guitars and piano
- Ray Edenton—bass
- Billy Sanford—fiddle
- Jimmy Capps—percussion
- Leon Rhodes—drums
- Buddy Spicher—auxiliary percussion
Production crew
- Larry Butler—producer
- Janice Karman—producer
- Ross Bagdasarian Jr—producer
- Billy Sherill—engineer
- Dain & DeJoy—album coordination
- Rick Detorie—art direction and illustrations
- David Foster—project consultant
- John Boylan—project consultant