Chipmunks in Low Places facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Chipmunks In Low Places
Studio album by Alvin and the Chipmunks
Released	September 29, 1992 (US)
Recorded	August 1992
Genre	Children's music, country
Length	42:20
Label	Chipmunk/Sony (US)
Producer	John Boylan, Janice Karman and Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin and the Chipmunks chronology
The Chipmunks Rock the House (1991) Chipmunks In Low Places (1992) Greatest Hits (1992)

Chipmunks in Low Places is a fun country album by Alvin and the Chipmunks. It came out on September 29, 1992. The album has both new songs and covers of popular country hits. It was a huge success for the Chipmunks!

It became their first album to be certified Platinum. This means it sold over a million copies! It was their best-selling album ever. The album also did very well on music charts. It reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 list. This was the first time a Chipmunks album charted so high in ten years. It also hit number 6 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. This was their highest spot ever on that chart. In Canada, the album reached number 9. It was also ranked number 49 among the Top 50 Country albums of 1993.

The Album's Story

This album tells a story about Alvin. At the start, Alvin feels sad and has no money. He tries to cheer himself up by listening to his favorite country songs. He invites famous singers to join him on his new album. But every time they try to sing a duet, they end up arguing!

His girlfriend, Brittany, is also about to break up with him. When Alvin gets home, his room is a mess. He sees his guests acting mischievous, just like him. This makes him feel even worse. He starts to imagine things and refuses to clean his room.

Charlie Daniels tells Alvin to be nicer to his brothers. But when they talk, old, unhappy memories come up. Alvin performs a concert in Nashville. But he can't stop himself from breaking his and his brothers' instruments.

Because of his recent actions, Alvin gets grounded. He tries to get Waylon Jennings to join him. But Mr. Jennings says no and doesn't like Alvin's wild behavior. After scaring everyone away, Alvin makes one last defiant statement.

Songs on the Album

Source: allmusic

Who Played on the Album

Many talented musicians and singers helped create this album.

• B. James Lowry – guitar
• Roy Huskey, Jr. – bass guitar
• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Steve Nathan – keyboards
• Owen Hale – percussion
• Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
• Rob Hajacos – fiddle
• Andrew Gold – keyboards, guitars, and backing vocals
• John Boylan – keyboards and guitars
• Billy Burnette – guitar and backing vocals
• Rainy Haynes – backing vocals
• Sherwood Ball – backing vocals
• Gerry Beckley – backing vocals

How the Album Was Made

Here are the people who worked behind the scenes to produce Chipmunks in Low Places.

• John Boylan – producer
• Janice Karman – producer
• Ross Bagdasarian – producer
• Warren Peterson – engineer (Nashville unit)
• Greg Parker – assistant engineer (Nashville unit)
• Traci Sterling – production coordinator (Nashville unit)
• Paul Grupp – engineer (Los Angeles unit)
• Richard Markowitz – assistant engineer (Los Angeles unit)
• Denice Ferguson – production coordinator (Los Angeles unit)
• Teri Wegel – production coordinator (Los Angeles unit)
• Steve "Boots" Karman – art direction
• Tony Le Bruno – cover photo
• Sandra – cover animation art
• Kim Ellis – cover animation art
• Brian Mendelsohn - Digital Recording/Editing

Album Chart Performance

This table shows how well Chipmunks in Low Places did on different music charts in 1992.