Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks


Let's All Sing with the Chipmunks is the debut album of Alvin and the Chipmunks. It is a children's novelty album. The songs on the record are a mixture between cover versions of children's songs in the public domain and customized original musical material. It contains the A-sides of the Chipmunks' first three singles: "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)", "Alvin's Harmonica" and "Ragtime Cowboy Joe". The artist credit on the original release was listed as Ross Bagdasarian.

Album cover variations

The original issue of the album depicted three realistic looking chipmunks on the cover, with Alvin making a pose like the then-recently deceased Al Jolson. When the album was reissued two years later, a new cover was substituted, that of an Alvin Show animation cel setup reenacting the poses the original chipmunks made, with the exception of Alvin, who was now shown as making a pose like Elvis Presley. The 2008 compact disc reissue uses the 1961 front cover design along with the original 1959 back cover.

Chart performance

The album debuted on Billboard magazine's Top LP's chart in the issue dated November 29, 1959, peaking at No. 4 during a forty-one-week run on the chart.

Track listing

All songs would later be adapted as animated musical segments for The Alvin Show.

Side one

  1. "Yankee Doodle" – 1:57
  2. "Chipmunk Fun" – 1:58
  3. "The Little Dog " – 1:59
  4. "Old MacDonald Cha Cha Cha" – 1:55
  5. "Three Blind (Folded) Mice" – 1:54
  6. "Alvin's Harmonica" – 2:42

Side two

  2. "Good Morning Song" – 1:09
  3. "Whistle While You Work" – 1:49
  4. "If You Love Me (Alouette)" – 2:12
  5. "Ragtime Cowboy Joe" – 2:08
  6. "Pop Goes the Weasel" – 1:19
  7. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" – 2:21

Production credits

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US Best Selling Monophonic LP's 4