Urban Chipmunk was the first country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 album by Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin and the Chipmunks

Alvin and the Chipmunks is an American animated music group created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. in 1958. The group consists of three singing animated anthropomorphic chipmunks: Alvin, the mischievous troublemaker, who quickly became the star of the group; Simon, the tall, bespectacled intellectual;...

, released on February 4, 1981

1981 in music

See also:* Timeline of musical eventsThis is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1981.-January–April:*January 10 – A revival of the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta The Pirates of Penzance opens at Broadway's Uris Theatre, starring Linda Ronstadt and Rex Smith.*January 24 –...

. The title parodies the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy

Released as a 2× vinyl record album, re-released on CD in 1995.Side A:#Hello Texas – Jimmy Buffett #All Night Long – Joe Walsh #Times Like These – Dan Fogelberg #Nine Tonight – Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band...

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Side one

1. "Thank God I'm a Country Boy
   Thank God I'm a Country Boy
   "Thank God I'm a Country Boy", also known as "Country Boy" is a song written by John Martin Sommers and recorded by American singer/songwriter John Denver.The song was originally included on Denver's 1974 album Back Home Again....
   
   " (John Denver
   John Denver
   Henry John Deutschendorf, Jr. , known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer/songwriter, activist, and humanitarian. After growing up in numerous locations with his military family, Denver began his music career in folk music groups in the late 1960s. His greatest commercial success...
   
   ) – 1:43
2. "The Gambler
   The Gambler (song)
   "The Gambler" is the title of a song written by Don Schlitz and recorded by American country music artist Kenny Rogers. It was released in November 1978 as the title track from his album The Gambler which won him the Grammy award for best male country vocal performance in 1980. Bobby Bare had...
   
   " (Kenny Rogers
   Kenny Rogers
   Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers is an American singer-songwriter, photographer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur...
   
   ) – 3:13
3. "Lunchbox" (w/Jerry Reed
   Jerry Reed
   Jerry Reed Hubbard , known professionally as Jerry Reed, was an American country music singer, innovative guitarist, songwriter, and actor who appeared in more than a dozen films...
   
   ) (Albert Bouchard and Mike Diamond Sr.) – 3:18
4. "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
   Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)
   "Luckenbach, Texas " is a popular song sung by Waylon Jennings released in April 1977, at the height of outlaw country on the hit album Ol' Waylon...
   
   " (Robert Emmons & Chips Moman) – 3:05
5. "(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
   (Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song
   " Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" is an American country and pop song made famous by B.J. Thomas.The song became Thomas' second number-one single on the Billboard Hot 100 in April 1975. In addition, it ascended to the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart three weeks after...
   
   " (w/Larry Butler) (Larry Butler & Chips Moman) – 4:48

Side two

1. "I Love a Rainy Night
   I Love a Rainy Night
   "I Love a Rainy Night" is a rock song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Singles, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in 1981...
   
   " (Eddie Rabbitt
   Eddie Rabbitt
   Edward Thomas "Eddie" Rabbitt was an American singer-songwriter and musician. His career began as a songwriter in the late 1960s, springboarding to a recording career after composing hits such as "Kentucky Rain" for Elvis Presley in 1970 and "Pure Love" for Ronnie Milsap in 1974...
   
   ) – 3:06
2. "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Chipmunks
   Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow up to Be Cowboys
   "Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be Cowboys" is a country music song first recorded by Ed Bruce, written by him and wife Patsy Bruce. His version of the song appears on his 1976 self-titled album for United Artists Records. In late 1975–early 1976, Bruce's rendition of the song went to #15...
   
   " (Bruce Brothers) – 3:15
3. "Coward of the County" (Edgar Bowling & Bobby Wheeler) – 3:57
4. "Made For Each Other" (w/Brenda Lee
   Brenda Lee
   Brenda Mae Tarpley , known as Brenda Lee, is an American performer who sang rockabilly, pop and country music, and had 37 US chart hits during the 1960s, a number surpassed only by Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Ray Charles and Connie Francis...
   
   ) (Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Larry Butler & Bruce Pinkard) – 5:28
5. "On The Road Again
   On the Road Again (Willie Nelson song)
   "On the Road Again" is a song made famous by country music singer Willie Nelson, and is part of the soundtrack to the 1980 movie Honeysuckle Rose....
   
   " (Willie Nelson
   Willie Nelson
   Willie Hugh Nelson is an American country music singer-songwriter, as well as an author, poet, actor, and activist. The critical success of the album Shotgun Willie , combined with the critical and commercial success of Red Headed Stranger and Stardust , made Nelson one of the most recognized...
   
   ) – 2:30

CD Bonus tracks

1. "The Devil Went Down to Georgia
   The Devil Went Down to Georgia
   "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" is a song written and performed by the Charlie Daniels Band and released on their 1979 album Million Mile Reflections....
   
   " (The Charlie Daniels Band) – 4:05
2. "Boot Scootin' Boogie
   Boot Scootin' Boogie
   "Boot Scootin' Boogie" is the title of a song written and recorded by the American country music duo Brooks & Dunn. Before its release, the band Asleep at the Wheel recorded it on their 1990 album Keepin' Me Up Nights...
   
   " (Ronnie Dunn) – 3:11
3. "I Love a Rainy Night
   I Love a Rainy Night
   "I Love a Rainy Night" is a rock song by Eddie Rabbitt. It reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100, Hot Country Singles, and Adult Contemporary Singles charts in 1981...
   
   " [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

Chipmunk Punk

Chipmunk Punk is a New Wave music album by The Chipmunks, as well as being the first album released by Ross Bagdasarian, Jr., after he took over due to his father's passing. Despite the title of the CD, none of the songs listed were considered to be in the age of real punk rock music. It was...

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The album managed to chart on Billboard Pop Albums Chart

Billboard 200

The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

, 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
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard 200	56

Band Lineup

Alvin Seville: lead vocals

Simon Seville: principal background vocals

Theodore Seville: co-lead vocals

David Seville: spoken voice

Additional personnel

Buzz Cason

Buzz Cason

Buzz Cason is an American rock singer, songwriter, producer and author....

—background vocals

Bergen White—background vocals

Dennis Wilson—background vocals

Bob ”King” Moore

Bob Moore

Bob Loyce Moore is an American session musician, orchestra leader, and bassist who was a member of the legendary Nashville A-Team during the 1950s and 60s.-Biography:...

—lead electric guitars

Jerry Carrigan

Jerry Carrigan

Jerry Carrigan is an American drummer and record producer born 13 September 1943 in Florence, Alabama. He first achieved widespread recognition by being part of the first wave of the Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and later as a session musician in Nashville, Tennessee for over 3 decades...

—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

Buddy Spicher

Buddy Spicher is an American fiddle player.Spicher started in the late 50s as part of the backing band for Audrey Williams, the widow of Hank Williams, later with Hank Snow, the Charles River Valley Boys....

—auxiliary percussion

Production crew

Larry Butler—producer

Janice Karman—producer

Ross Bagdasarian Jr—producer

Billy Sherill—engineer

Dain & DeJoy—album coordination

Rick Detorie

Rick Detorie

Rick Detorie is the creator of the popular comic strip One Big Happy. He is the author of 14 humor books, including the best-sellers No Good Men, No Good Lawyers, Totally Tacky Cartoons, Catholics and How to Survive an Italian Family...

—art direction and illustrations

David Foster

David Foster

David Walter Foster, OC, OBC , is a Canadian musician, record producer, composer, singer, songwriter, and arranger, noted for discovering singers such as Michael Bublé, Josh Groban, and Charice Pempengco; and for producing some of the most successful artists in the world, such as Céline Dion, Toni...

—project consultant

John Boylan—project consultant