ABOUT
Theodore! ... Simon! ... ALVIN!!!!
The Chipmunks (a.k.a. David Seville and the Chipmunks) were a novelty act created by Ross Bagdasarian, Sr. Bagdasarian created the voices for Theodore, Simon, and Alvin by recording normal voices and speeding up the playback on a tape machine.
The Chipmunks made a splash on the charts in the late 1950s with "Witch Doctor" (1958), "The Chipmunk Song" (1958) and "Alvin's Harmonica" (1959), and the Alvin cartoon show premiered on TV in 1961. Chipmunks hits from after 1959 with links to song clips are given below.
Prior to the Chipmunks, Bagdasarian had appeared in several movies and debuted on the charts with "The Trouble With Harry" (1956, as Alfi & Harry). He also charted with several solo songs as David Seville, including "Armen's Theme" (1957).
FEATURED CDs
The song(s) featured on this page are on:
- Alvin and The Chipmunks - Greatest Hits-Still Squeaky Af
- Chipmunks Greatest Christmas H
- Greatest Hits
SONGS
To listen to a song clip, click any song title that has a speaker icon. This will take you to a list of links to CD and/or MP3 product pages from one or more online merchants that have sound samples.
The Chipmunks
- The Alvin Twist 1962
- Alvin's Orchestra 1960
- The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962
(This song first topped the charts in 1958 and became a perennial favorite thereafter.) - Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer 1961, 1962
("Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer" also charted for Gene Autry (1957) and the Melodeers (1960).)
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