''The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits'' is a tribute album of
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Alvin and the Chipmunks, originally David Seville and the Chipmunks or simply The Chipmunks, are an American animated virtual band and media franchise first created by Ross Bagdasarian for novelty records in 1958. The group consists of three s ...
singing the hits of
the Beatles. It was originally released in 1964 by
Liberty Records
Liberty Records was a record label founded in the United States by chairman Simon Waronker in 1955 with Al Bennett as president and Theodore Keep as chief engineer. It was reactivated in 2001 in the United Kingdom and had two previous revival ...
on vinyl record, and consists of Chipmunk renditions of early Beatles hits.
One single was released from the album ("All My Loving" b/w "Do You Want to Know a Secret?") and a six-song stereo jukebox EP was also issued. On later pressings on the Sunset label and all reissues on vinyl, cassette and compact disc since, the opening guitar chord on the song "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" is partially cut off.
The album debuted on the
Billboard 200 album chart at number 110 for the week ending September 5th, 1964. Six weeks later, the album peaked at number 14 on the albums chart for the week ending October 10th, 1964. It remained on the albums chart for more than five months.
The Chipmunks are not involved in any incidents on the recordings, however, during the instrumental of "Twist and Shout", Dave Seville tells Alvin that his wig is falling off and to fix it, with Alvin yelling "Okay! Okay!" and then the sound of Alvin fixing the wig with muffled tones.
Production
For his work on the album, engineer
Dave Hassinger won the 1964 Grammy Award for Best Engineered Recording – Special Or Novel Effects.
1964 Grammy Award Winners, ''Grammy.com''
Retrieved 29 June 2015
Reception
In a December 1982 ''Goldmine'' magazine interview, Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
Ross Truman Bagdasarian Jr. (born May 6, 1949) is an American actor, animator and producer, known for his work on the ''Alvin and the Chipmunks'' franchise.
He is the son of the franchise's creator, Ross Bagdasarian.
Early life
Bagdasarian was ...
remembered that his father
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Computing
* Hightech Information System, a Hong Kong graphics card company
* Honeywell Information Systems
* Hybrid intelligent system
* Microsoft Host Integration Server
Education
* Hangzhou International School, in ...
"thought it would be a cute idea for a Chipmunk record and he spoke with the Beatles. When he was in London, he even met the Beatles, who were very supportive of the idea."
Track listing
All songs written by Lennon–McCartney unless otherwise noted.
Side One
# "All My Loving
"All My Loving" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles, from their second UK album ''With the Beatles'' (1963). It was written by Paul McCartney (credited to Lennon–McCartney), and produced by George Martin. Though not officially rele ...
" – 2:21
# " Do You Want to Know a Secret" – 2:04
# " She Loves You" – 2:14
# " From Me to You" – 1:57
# " Love Me Do" – 2:18
# " Twist and Shout" ( Phil Medley, Bert Russell) – 2:39
Side Two
# " A Hard Day's Night" – 2:47
# " P.S. I Love You" – 2:21
# " I Saw Her Standing There" – 2:57
# " Can't Buy Me Love" – 2:07
# " Please Please Me" – 2:05
# " I Want to Hold Your Hand" – 2:36
References
See also
* List of cover versions of Beatles songs
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Alvin and the Chipmunks albums
1964 albums
The Beatles tribute albums
Liberty Records albums
Sunset Records albums