The Alvin Show (Album)

The Alvin Show
Album Information
Released	1961
Original Media	LP
Other Media	Cassette & CD
Label	Liberty Records
Producer(s)	Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.
Listener Rating
Album Navigation
Preceded by	Around the World with The Chipmunks
Followed by	Christmas with The Chipmunks
All Releases	List of Albums

This article is about the 1961 LP album. For other uses, see The Alvin Show (disambiguation).

The Alvin Show features The Chipmunks, along with David Seville, Clyde Crashcup, Mrs. Frumpington, and an interviewer named Harry singing songs or talking about stories in The Alvin Show. The album has been re-released on cassette in 1990 and CD in 2003.

Track Listing

Side One

1. "The Alvin Show Opening Theme" (Not sung by The Chipmunks) - 1:37
2. "The Mrs. Frumpington Story/Mrs. Frumpington's Song" (Talking: The Chipmunks, Dave, & Mrs. Frumpington) / (Alvin assisting Mrs. Frumpington) - 6:38
3. "A Trip to Paris/I Wish I Could Speak French " (Talking: The Chipmunks & Dave) / (Alvin) - 3:48

Side Two

1. "Television Interview/Chipmunk Fun" (Talking: The Chipmunks, Dave, & Harry) / (The Chipmunks feat. Dave) - 3:48
2. "Crashcup Invents the Bathtub/Crashcup's Work Theme (One Finger Waltz)" (Talking: Alvin and Clyde Crashcup) / (Clyde Crashcup) - 4:03
3. "Witch Doctor" (The Chipmunks & Dave) - 2:23
4. "The Alvin Show Closing Theme" (Talking: The Chipmunks, Dave, & Clyde Crashcup) - 1:10 

Reception

This album did not chart but was nominated for a Grammy for Best Engineered Record - Novelty in 1962.

Trivia

• "Coming 'Round the Mountain," "Old Mac Donald Cha Cha Cha," and "Witch Doctor" are all referenced by Mrs. Frumpington as "disgusting," "revolting," and "trash" in "The Mrs. Frumpington Story." Mrs. Frumpington and The Squares want to outlaw music by The Chipmunks.
• After the album was released, Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks, Sing Again with The Chipmunks, and Around the World with The Chipmunks were re-released with album cover art that reflected the characters' redesigns.