An animated special was done in tandem with a new Christmas album in 1981. When The Chipmunks returned to popularity as a music act, it was inevitable that they would also make a comeback on television. It was a fast-selling hit in the children’s music market and let to further theme albums like the country-music album Urban Chipmunk. Their first outing was Chipmunk Punk, a modern-pop outing that had Alvin and the gang covering tunes by Blondie, The Knack and The Cars. decided to revive the characters on record in 1980. However, interest in The Chipmunks’ music continued over the years, and Ross' son Ross Jr. Bagdasarian retired around this time, and so did his chipmunk creations. Doolittle.īy 1970, The Chipmunks had sold over 30 million records. By this time, Chipmunk albums were built around themes: The Chipmunks Sing The Beatles Hits, The Chipmunks Sing With Children and even The Chipmunks Sing Songs From Dr. The program ran until 1965 and helped spur the sales of Chipmunk records. It soon moved to Saturday mornings and the adventures of David Seville and the Chipmunks became a big hit. They reached a new level of fame when the decision was made to give the characters their own animated prime-time program, The Alvin Show, in 1961. “The Chipmunk Song” became a #1 hit at the end of 1958 and led to further late 1950’s hits like “Alvin’s Harmonica” and “Ragtime Cowboy Joe.” The fictional trio also did well on album with outings like Sing Along With The Chipmunks.Īs the 1960’s began, The Chipmunks were selling records by the millions. He named the chipmunks Alvin, Simon, and Theodore after the three heads of Liberty Records, and gave them sped-up voices. This time, Bagdasarian came up with “The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don’t Be Late).” In the song, Bagdasarian used his David Seville persona to direct three chipmunk performers through a holiday-themed song.
He hit big in 1958 with “Witch Doctor,” a novelty number that incorporated a voice that was sped-up through studio trickery singing "Ooh-ee-ooh-ah-ah, ting-tang-walla-walla-bing-bang." It became a #1 hit and inspired Bagdasarian to take the experiment further. The Chipmunks were the creation of Ross Bagdasarian, a songwriter whose hits included the Rosemary Clooney classic "Come On-A My House." He was also fascinated by the art of recording and began releasing singles under the name David Seville.
More importantly, their successful combination of music and television paved the way for future groups like The Monkees.
Their one-of-a-kind sound has also earned them several chart hits and sold millions of albums. These animated members of the animal kingdom have entertained several generations of children around the world with their cartoon adventures and unique high-pitched musical stylings. Unlike The Archies, however, The Chipmunks were a musical success long before they became popular as cartoons. Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Argentina, Belarus, Benin, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of the, Congo, Republic of the, Cook Islands, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas), Fiji, French Polynesia, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Ghana, Greenland, Guam, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Iraq, Jamaica, Kenya, Kiribati, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Marshall Islands, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Moldova, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands Antilles, New Caledonia, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Puerto Rico, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South Africa, Suriname, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Venezuela, Virgin Islands (U.S.Long before there were The Archies, there were The Chipmunks.
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