A Very Merry Chipmunk
A Very Merry Chipmunk is a 1994 music album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Sony Wonder. It is their fourth Christmas album. The album reached #147 on the Billboard 200. It was the first in a series of 25 Christmas compilation albums put forth by Turner Broadcasting company. The fact that it appeared on the Billboard 200, caused Sony to print 5,000 more copies, resulting in a sudden decline in pricing. Wal-Mart put a special on it for 97 cents shortly after Christmas 1994.
Track listing
- "Here Comes Christmas" – 2:40
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Jai Winding — keyboards
- ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
- ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::Guy DeFazio — engineer
- "The Chipmunk Song " – 5:33
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Kenny G — saxophone
- ::Dean Parks — guitar
- ::Nathan East — bass
- ::John Capek — keyboards
- ::Michael Botts — drums and percussion
- ::Gerry Beckley — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Andrew Gold — singing voice of Simon
- ::Jeff Foskett — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::John Boylan — co-producer
- ::Bob Wartinbee — recording engineer
- ::Steve Shepherd — recording engineer
- ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
- ::Duane Seykora — assistant recording engineer
- ::Jerry Finn — assistant recording engineer
- ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
- ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
- "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" – 3:37
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Patty Loveless — lead vocal
- ::B. James Lowry — lead guitar
- ::Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
- ::Gordon Kennedy — rhythm guitar
- ::Mike Brignardello — bass
- ::Paul Leim — drums
- ::Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Bergen White — singing voice of Simon
- ::Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::John Boylan — co-producer
- ::Steve Bishir — recording engineer
- ::Martin Woodley — assistant recording engineer
- ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
- ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
- "Christmas Time Uptown" – 4:45
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::The Boys Choir of Harlem — vocals
- ::Ross Bagdasarian — Chipmunk vocals and all instruments
- :Production crew
- ::Dr. Walter J. Turnbull — choir director
- ::M. Roger Holland — vocal arrangement
- ::Darren "Nitro" Clowers — co-producer
- ::Bob Friedrich — recording engineer
- ::Mark Agostino — recording engineer
- ::Coney Abrams — mixing engineer
- "A Comes Before B" – 2:13
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Jai Winding — keyboards
- ::Ross Bagdasarian — Alvin
- ::Andrew Gold — Alvin
- :Production crew
- ::Guy DeFazio — engineer
- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" – 2:44
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Gene Autry — lead vocal
- ::John Capek — keyboards and programming
- ::Nick Brown — guitar
- ::Bob Glaub — bass
- ::Michael Botts — drums
- ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
- ::John Andrew Parks — singing voice of Simon
- ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::John Boylan — co-producer
- ::Ian Gardiner — recording engineer
- ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
- ::Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer
- ::Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer
- ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
- ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
- "Petit Papa Noël" – 5:29
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Celine Dion — lead vocals
- ::Andrew Gold — keyboards/guitar/keyboard programming
- ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
- ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::John Boylan — co-producer
- ::Andrew Gold — co-producer/recording engineer
- ::Umberto Gatica — recording engineer
- ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
- ::Stephen Harrison — assistant recording engineer
- ::Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer
- ::Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer
- ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
- ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
- "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" – 4:13
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::Alan Jackson — lead vocal
- ::Eddie Bayers — drums
- ::Brent Mason — electric guitar
- ::Roy Husky — bass
- ::Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano
- ::Stuart Duncan — fiddle
- ::Bruce Watkins — acoustic guitar
- ::Paul Franklin — steel guitar
- ::Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Bergen White — singing voice of Simon
- ::Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::Keith Stegall — co-producer
- ::Steve Bishir — recording engineer
- ::Guy DeFazio — mixing engineer
- "The Little Drummer Boy" – 4:18
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::The UCLA Chamber Singers — principal vocals
- ::John Capek — keyboards and programming
- ::Michael Botts — drums
- ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
- ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
- ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
- :Production crew
- ::John Boylan — co-producer
- ::Ian Gardiner — recording engineer
- ::Paul Grupp — recording engineer/mixing engineer
- ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
- ::Roland Alvarez — assistant recording engineer/mixing engineer
- "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas " – 6:32
- :Musicians and vocalists
- ::James Ingram — vocals
- ::Robbie Buchanan — keyboards/drum programming
- ::Brandon Fields — saxophone
- :Production crew
- ::Steve Lindsey — producer
- ::Gabe Veltri — recording engineer
- ::John Hendrickson — assistant recording engineer
- ::Jim Champagne — assistant recording engineer
- ::Bill Schnee — mixing engineer
- "The Chipmunk Song " – 3:27 — same credits as track 2
For all tracks
- Ross Bagdasarian Jr. — spoken voices of Alvin, Simon and David Seville
- Janice Karman — spoken voices of Theodore and Brittany
- Ross Bagdasarian — producer
- Janice Karman — writer/producer
- Marc Rashba — marketing and promotion
- Denice Ferguson — production coordinator
- Teri Wegel — production coordinator
- Traci Sterling — production coordinator