The Alvin Show is a music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is the soundtrack album to the Chipmunks' first animated television series The Alvin Show. Upon the release of the album, the Chipmunks first three albums were reissued with update album cover art that utilized the cartoon redesigns of the characters.
Track listing
Side one
- "The Alvin Show Theme" opening (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Neil Hefti and Carl Stalling) - 1:37
- "The Mrs. Frumpington Story" – Mrs. Frumpington's Song (Michael Maltese and Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) - 6:38
- "A Visit to France – ''O Surdato 'Nnammurato'" (Aniello Califano, Enrico Cannio) - 3:48
- "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair" (Stephen Foster) - 3:10
- "Dressing Room with June Foray - 'Joy to the World'" (with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (Lowell Mason, Isaac Watts) - 3:58
- "The Laughing Song (Mein Herr, Marquis)" (Johann Strauss II) - 1:54
Side two
- "Television Interview – 'Chipmunk Fun'" (Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Warren Foster, from original material composed by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) - 3:48
- "Crashcup Invents the Bathtub – 'Crashcup's Work Theme (One Finger Waltz)'" (John Stanley and Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) - 4:03
- "I Am the Mimic Man" (Trad., arr. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 5:19
- "Down by the Bay / Alvin's Orchestra" (Trad., arr. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 3:58
- "The Star-Spangled Banner" (with The Mormon Tabernacle Choir) (Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith) - 3:01
- "The Alvin Show Theme" closing - 1:10
Band lineup
Ross Bagdasarian Sr. provided the voices for the chipmunks.
- Alvin: Guitars and vocals
- Simon: Bass and vocals
- Theodore: Drums and vocals
Additional personnel
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – voice of David Seville
- June Foray – voice of Mrs. Frumpington
- Shepard Menken – voice of Clyde Crashcup
Production Crew
- Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. – producer
- David Hassinger – engineer
- James Getzoff – orchestrator
- Dan Yaccarino – cover artwork