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Quick facts for kidsUrban Chipmunk
Studio album by Alvin and the Chipmunks
Released	February 4, 1981 (US)
Recorded	December 1980-January 1981
Genre	Country, children's music
Length	45:23
Label	RCA Nashville
Producer	Larry Butler; Janice Karman; Ross Bagdasarian
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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.

Track listing

Original 1981 release

Side one
No.	Title	Original Artist	Length
1.	"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver)	John Denver	1:43
2.	"The Gambler" (Don Schlitz)	Bobby Bare	3:13
3.	"Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)" (Albert Bouchard, Mike Diamond Sr.)	Jerry Reed	3:10
4.	"Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" (Chips Moman, Bobby Emmons)	Waylon Jennings	3:05
5.	"(Hey Won't You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (feat. Larry Butler)" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)	B. J. Thomas	4:48

Side two
No.	Title	Original Artist	Length
1.	"I Love a Rainy Night" (David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens)	Eddie Rabbitt	3:06
2.	"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be ~~Cowboys~~ Chipmunks" (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce)	Ed Bruce	3:15
3.	"Coward of the County" (Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler)	Kenny Rogers	3:57
4.	"Made For Each Other (feat. Brenda Lee)" (Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Larry Butler, Bruce Pinkard)	original song	5:28
5.	"On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson)	Willie Nelson	2:30

Urban Chipmunk was released on CD in 1993. For this release, the songs "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)" and "Made For Each Other" were deleted and replaced with new songs "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" and "Boot Scootin' Boogie". In addition, "I Love a Rainy Night" was retitled "I Love a Rainy Night (Saturday Morning Remix)" with new dialogue added. The cover art was also modified to feature the current character redesign.

1993 CD remaster

No.	Title	Original Artist	Length
1.	"The Devil Went Down to Georgia" (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, "Taz" DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charles Hayward, James W. Marshall)	The Charlie Daniels Band	4:05
2.	"Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up to Be ~~Cowboys~~ Chipmunks" (Ed Bruce, Patsy Bruce)	Ed Bruce	3:15
3.	"The Gambler" (Don Schlitz)	Bobby Bare	3:13
4.	"Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)" (Albert Bouchard, Mike Diamond Sr.)	Jerry Reed	3:10
5.	"Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song" (Larry Butler, Chips Moman)	B. J. Thomas	4:48
6.	"Boot Scootin' Boogie" (Ronnie Dunn)	Brooks & Dunn	3:11
7.	"I Love a Rainy Night (Saturday Morning Remix)" (David Malloy, Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens)	Eddie Rabbitt	3:45
8.	"Coward of the County" (Roger Bowling, Billy Edd Wheeler)	Kenny Rogers	3:57
9.	"Thank God I'm a Country Boy" (John Denver)	John Denver	1:43
10.	"On the Road Again" (Willie Nelson)	Willie Nelson	2:30

Charts and certifications

Despite mixed reviews, the album ended up earning a Gold certification from the RIAA, the Chipmunks' second Gold album following 1980's Chipmunk Punk.

On the Billboard Top LPs chart, the record peaked at No. 56, while on the country chart, it reached No. 23.

Chart (1981)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard 200	56

Personnel

Ross Bagdasarian Jr. — lead vocals (Alvin, Simon, David Seville)
Janice Karman — lead vocals (Theodore)
Buzz Cason — background vocals
Bergen White — background vocals
Dennis Wilson — background vocals
Bob ”King” Moore — lead electric guitars
Jerry Carrigan — 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 — auxiliary percussion

Production crew

Ross Bagdasarian Jr — producer
Janice Karman — producer
Larry Butler — producer
Billy Sherill — engineer
Dain & DeJoy — album coordination
Rick Detorie — art direction and illustrations
David Foster — project consultant
John Boylan — project consultant