Released February 4, 1981 (US) Label RCA Records Nashville | Length 45:23 Release date 4 February 1981 | |
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Recorded December 1980-January 1981 Alvin and the Chipmunks albums The A‑Files: Alien Son, A Very Merry Chipmunk, Club Chipmunk: The Danc, When You Wish Upon a Chipmu, Chipmunks in Low Places |
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.
Contents
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.
Personnel
Production crew
Songs
1The Devil Went Down to Georgia4:06
2Mammas Don't Let You Babies Grow Up to Be Chipmunks3:23
3The Gambler3:20
References
Urban Chipmunk Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA