Urban Chipmunk

Urban Chipmunk
Studio album by
Alvin and the Chipmunks
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1981 (US)
RecordedDecember 1980–January 1981
StudioSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
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
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Stereo Review(favorable)[3]
Philadelphia Daily News(favorable)[4]
The Philadelphia Inquirer(unfavorable)[5]
New York Daily News(favorable)[6]
Dayton Daily News(favorable)[7]
The Arizona Republic(favorable)[8]
Los Angeles Times(unfavorable)[9]
Richmond Times-Dispatch(favorable)[10]

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.

  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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  10. ^ "Rowe's Column: Brenda Lee Joins Alvin, Chipmunks For Gag Album of Country-Style Hits". Richmond Times-Dispatch. June 14, 1981.