The A-Files: Alien Songs is an album featuring alien or space themed songs from popular TV shows, notably built upon the X-Files theme music. A couple tracks feature alien creatures while humans Coko, from the R&B group Sisters With Voices, and Dave are featured in one track each.
Track Listing
- "Purple People Eater" (The Chipmunks feat. Purple People Eater) - 3:35
- "Men in Black" (Alvin feat. Coko) - 3:46
- "X-Files Theme" (Alvin & Brittany) - 3:06
- "Rocket Man" (The Chipmunks feat. Dave) - 3:35
- "Venus" (The Chipettes) - 3:33
- "Time Warp" (The Chipmunks & The Chipettes) - 3:41
- "People Are Strange" (The Chipmunks feat. The Alien) - 3:23
- "Cantina Band" (The Chipmunks) - 2:44
- "Mr. Spaceman" (The Chipmunks) - 2:56
- "Destination Unknown" (The Chipettes) - 3:32 [1]
Reception
The album did not chart.
Trivia
- Alvin and Brittany portray the roles of Moldy and Scuffy in the "X-Files Theme."
- The popular conspiracy theory that Elvis Presley is still alive is alluded to in the "X-Files Theme."
- In "Time Warp," Alvin, Simon and Theodore portray the roles of Riff Raff, Dr. Scott, Magenta, and Columbia respectively. Brittany, Jeanette and Eleanor unfortunately do not have roles in the track.
- This is the last Chipmunks album with Jai Winding as a band member.
Listed Credits
- Dialogue Written and Performed By Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman
- Engineered by Duane Seykora
- Musical Arrangements: Jai Winding
- Mixed at Sony Music Studios
- Mixed by Ted Blaisdell
- Assisted by Troy Gonzalez
- Mastered by David Mitson
- A&R Coordinator: Hillary Bratton
- Cover Art: Art & Kim Ellis
- Chipmunk Vocalists: Randy Crenshaw, Jon Joyce, Gene Merlino
- Chipette Vocalists: Susan Boyd, Shelby Daniel, Katherine Coon
- Additional Vocals: Carmen Carter, Terry Wood
- Keyboards and Programming: Jai Winding, Mark Binder, Steve Griffen
- Guitar: Time Mitchell
- Cover Design by Bagdasarian Productions
Special Thanks To Chris Minks and Becky Mancuso-Winding
References
- ā Track Listing, Artistdirect.com, Retrieved 2013-01-13.
