Chipmunks in Low Places is a country album written by John Boylan and Andrew Gold and performed by The Chipmunks. It features cover songs as well as original material. Released on September 29, 1992, the album was a big critical and commercial success for The Chipmunks, receiving charming reviews from Disney Adventures magazine and was certified Platinum by the RIAA, becoming the group's first Platinum record and making it the Chipmunks best-selling album to date. The album reached #21 on the Billboard 200, becoming their first album to chart in ten years. The album also managed to peak at #6 on Billbaord's Top Country Albums, making it the highest peaking album for the group on the chart. Image File history File links CILPCover. ... A studio album is a collection of previously unreleased, studio-recorded tracks by a recording artist. ... John Boylan (born 21 March 1941, New York City), is a leading American music producer and songwriter. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... For other uses, see Country (disambiguation). ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Jet Records was a small record label set up by Don Arden with artists like Electric Light Orchestra, Roy Wood, Ozzy Osbourne, Riot and Magnum. ... Sony Wonder logo Sony Wonder was the childrens music and home video arm of Sony BMG Music Entertainment. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... John Boylan (born 21 March 1941, New York City), is a leading American music producer and songwriter. ... Janice Karman is an American film producer, record producer, singer, and voice artist. ... Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 2_stars. ... John Boylan (born 21 March 1941, New York City), is a leading American music producer and songwriter. ... The Simpsons Sing the Blues is the 1990 album released as an offshoot of The Simpsons. ... Kermit Unpigged was a music and comedy record released by The Jim Henson Company through BMG Kidz in 1995, and is the last album released by Jim Henson Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... This article includes a list of works cited but its sources remain unclear because it lacks in-text citations. ... John Boylan (born 21 March 1941, New York City), is a leading American music producer and songwriter. ... Andrew Gold (born August 2, 1951, in Burbank, California) is an American singer, musician and songwriter, best known for his 1976 Top 5 single Lonely Boy and the 1978 single Thank You For Being A Friend. Andrews parents were singer Marni Nixon (who provided the singing voice for numerous... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... is the 272nd day of the year (273rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... The first issue of Disney Adventures, which featured an interview with Rick Moranis. ... The description Gold Album is applied to recorded music albums that have sold a minimum number of copies (in the US, currently 500,000 sales). ... The RIAA Logo. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ...

Storyline

Alvin is broke and is feeling "so blue" about life in general. He cheers himself up to his favorite country songs [track 1], but it’s only temporary. He brings in his favorite singers to sing with him in his latest album, but every duet ends with an argument [tracks 2-3]. His girlfriend Brittany is in the final process of breaking up with him [tracks 4 and 10]. Coming home to a dirty room, he is so depressed after seeing his guests imitate his mischief that he loses touch with reality and sinks into fairy tale addiction [track 5], refusing to clean his room in the process. At Charlie Daniels's urging, he starts to be nice to his brothers, but the conversation between them results in the unloading of a lot of unpleasant memories [track 6]. He does a concert in Nashville, but cannot resist destroying his and his brothers' instruments [tracks 7-8]. Grounded for his recent acts of mischief, he tries to hook up with Waylon Jennings, but Mr. Jennings turns down his overtures and badmouths his natural behavior [track 9]. Having scared everyone else away, he utters one final, futile act of self-indignation [track 11]. A fairy tale is a story, either told to children or as if told to children, concerning the adventures of mythical characters such as fairies, goblins, elves, trolls, giants, and others. ... Drug addiction, or dependency is the compulsive use of drugs, to the point where the user has no effective choice but to continue use. ... Charles Edward Charlie Daniels (born October 28, 1936 in Wilmington, North Carolina) is an American musician famous for his contributions to country and southern rock music. ... For other cities named Nashville, see Nashville (disambiguation). ... Waylon Jennings in 1965. ...

Miscellaneous

Despite its critical and commercial success, Ross Bagdasarian, Jr. expressed disappointment with this album. "It made Alvin sound too much like a wimp." Bagadasarian said in 1997. "He is meant to be naughty and a mischievous brat."
Bagdasarian vowed not to cut another Chipmunks album until after he had extinguished the version of his father's creation from the show Alvin and the Chipmunks... from the public memory. He made good on his promise, as it would be another decade before another strict Chipmunks album (Little Alvin and the Mini-Munks) would surface.
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Track listing

1. Country Pride (Paul Peterson/John Boylan) – 4:53
2. Achy Breaky Heart (w/ Billy Ray Cyrus) (Don Von Tress) – 2:30
3. There Isn't Anything Wrong With The Radio (w/ Aaron Tippin) (Aaron Tippin) – 4:17
4. Stand By Your Man (w/ Tammy Wynette) (Tammy Wynette/Billy Sherill) – 4:46
5. Gotta Believe In Pumpkins (Ross Bagdasarian/Andrew Gold) – 3:13
6. Brothers And Old Boots (w/Charlie Daniels) (Ross Bagdasarian/Janice Karman/John Boylan) – 4:27
7. Don’t Rock The Jukebox (w/Alan Jackson) (Alan Jackson/R. Murrah/K. Stegall) – 3:44
8. Down at The Twist and Shout (Mary Chapin-Carpenter) – 3:28
9. Outlaws (w/Waylon Jennngs) (Waylon Jennings) – 3:51
10. I Feel Lucky (Mary Chapin-Carpenter and Don Schlitz) – 3:09
11. I Ain’t No Dang Cartoon (Ross Bagdasarian/Janice Karman/Andrew Gold) – 3:06

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Musicians and Vocalists

Eddie Bayers: drums
Owen Hale: percussion
Steve Nathan: keyboards
B. James Lowry: guitars
Buddy Emmons: steel guitar
Rob Hajacos: fiddle
Roy Husky: bass
Jai Winding: keyboards
Andrew Gold: keyboards, guitars, and vocals
John Boylan: keyboards and guitars
Alvin Seville: vocals
Simon Seville: vocals
Theodore Seville: vocals
Brittany Miller: vocals
Jeanette Miller: vocals
Eleanor Miller: vocals
Billy Burnette: vocals and guitar
Rainy Haynes: vocals
Sherwood Ball: vocals
Gerry Beckley: vocals
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Production Credits

John Boylan: producer
Janice Karman: producer
Ross Bagdasarian: producer
Warren Peterson: engineer (Nashville unit)
Greg Parker: assistant engineer (Nashville unit)
Traci Sterling: production coordinator (Nashville unit)
Paul Grupp: engineer (Los Angeles unit)
Richard Markowitz: assistant engineer (Los Angeles unit)
Denice Ferguson: production coordinator (Los Angeles unit)
Teri Wegel: production coordinator (Los Angeles unit)
Steve "Boots" Karman: art direction
Tony Le Bruno: cover photo
Sandra: cover animation art
Kim Ellis: cover animation art

References

Description of Chipmunks In Low Places within the context of Chipmunk canon
Bagdasarian's argument against Chipmunks In Low Places as part of Chipmunk canon