Urban Chipmunk

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Urban Chipmunk
Urban Chipmunk Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Alvin and the Chipmunks
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1981 (US)
RecordedDecember 1980-January 1981
GenreCountry, children's music
Length45:23
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducerLarry Butler
Janice Karman
Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin and the Chipmunks chronology
Chipmunk Punk
(1980) 		Urban Chipmunk
(1981) 		A Chipmunk Christmas
(1981)
Singles from Urban Chipmunk
  1. "Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)"
    Released: 1981[1]
Alternate cover
1993 Remaster cover art
1993 Remaster cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic2.5/5 stars[2]

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[]

Original 1981 release[]

Side one
No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver)John Denver1:43
2."The Gambler" (Don Schlitz)Bobby Bare3:13
3."Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)" (Albert Bouchard, Mike Diamond Sr.)Jerry Reed3:10
4."Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons)Waylon Jennings3:05
5."(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (feat. Larry Butler)" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)B. J. Thomas4:48
Side two
No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."I Love a Rainy Night" (David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens)Eddie Rabbitt3:06
2."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Chipmunks" (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce)Ed Bruce3:15
3."Coward of the County" (Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler)Kenny Rogers3:57
4."Made For Each Other (feat. Brenda Lee)" (Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Larry Butler, Bruce Pinkard)original song5:28
5."On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson)Willie Nelson2:30

Urban Chipmunk was released on CD in 1993. For this release, the songs "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" and "Made For Each Other" were deleted and replaced with new songs "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "Boot Scootin' Boogie". In addition, "I Love a Rainy Night" was retitled "I Love a Rainy Night (Saturday Morning Remix)" with new dialogue added. The cover art was also modified to feature the current character redesign.

1993 CD remaster[]

No.TitleOriginal ArtistLength
1."The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, James W. Marshall)The Charlie Daniels Band4:05
2."Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys Chipmunks" (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce)Ed Bruce3:15
3."The Gambler" (Don Schlitz)Bobby Bare3:13
4."Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)" (Albert Bouchard, Mike Diamond Sr.)Jerry Reed3:10
5."Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)B. J. Thomas4:48
6."Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Ronnie Dunn)Brooks & Dunn3:11
7."I Love a Rainy Night (Saturday Morning Remix)" (David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens)Eddie Rabbitt3:45
8."Coward of the County" (Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler)Kenny Rogers3:57
9."Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver)John Denver1:43
10."On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson)Willie Nelson2:30

Charts and certifications[]

Despite mixed reviews, the album ended up earning a Gold certification from the RIAA, the Chipmunks' second Gold album following 1980's Chipmunk Punk.

On the Billboard Top LPs chart, the record peaked at No. 56, while on the country chart, it reached No. 23.

Chart (1981) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 23
U.S. Billboard 200 56

Personnel[]

Production crew[]

  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr — producer
  • Janice Karman — producer
  • Larry Butler — producer
  • Billy Sherill — engineer
  • Dain & DeJoy — album coordination
  • Rick Detorie — art direction and illustrations
  • David Foster — project consultant
  • John Boylan — project consultant

References[]

  1. ^ discogs.com "Lunchbox"/"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Chipmunks" single
  2. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Urban Chipmunk at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
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