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Track Listing
1. Witch Doctor - (Chipmunk Version, with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
2. Alvin's Orchestra - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
3. Japanese Banana - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
4. I Wish I Could Speak French - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
5. She Loves You - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
6. Sing a Goofy Song - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
7. I Wish I Had a Horse - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
8. Alvin's Harmonica - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
9. America the Beautiful - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
10. Alvin Show Theme, The - (Opening, with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
11. Chipmunk Fun - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
12. Please, Please Me - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
13. If You Love Me (Alouette) - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
14. Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
15. Can't Buy Me Love - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
16. I'm Henry the VIII, I Am - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
17. Ragtime Cowboy Joe - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
18. Alvin Twist, The - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
19. Sing Again the Chipmunks - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
20. Coming 'Round the Mountain - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
21. Do Re Mi - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
22. Whistle While You Work - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
23. Pop Goes the Weasel - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
24. Talk to the Animals - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
25. Chipmunk Song, The (Christmas Don't Be Late) - (with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
26. Alvin Show Theme, The - (Tag, with Alvin & The Chipmunks)
| Details | | Producer: | Frank Collura (Reissue) | | Distributor: | EMI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
Originally recordings from "Let's All Sing With The Chipmunks" (1961) and "The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles Hits" (1964).
Personnel includes: Ross Bagdasarian.
Includes liner notes by Don Ovens.
David Seville (real name: Ross Bagdasarian) had a big hit in 1958 with "Witch Doctor," which featured a single taped vocal played back at a faster speed. Experimenting further, this time with three sped-up voices, he was reminded of chipmunks and voila!--an American musical institution was born. Christened--what else?--The Chipmunks, the fictional group's first hit, the aptly named "The Chipmunk Song," was released in time for the Christmas season (also in '58) and was an immediate sensation.
The faux furry trio was named Alvin, Theodore, and Simon, after executives at Liberty Records, and they've prospered well into the '90s (the franchise continues in the hands of Bagdasarian's son). GREATEST HITS, however, cuts off around 1965. Standout tracks include the still amusing original "Chipmunk Song" and its less well known follow-up "Alvin's Harmonica," plus an original ("Alvin's Twist") cashing on the then-current dance craze, and covers of early Beatles songs.
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