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A Very Merry Chipmunk

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{{Infobox album|

| name = A Very Merry Chipmunk

| type = Studio

| artist = Alvin and the Chipmunks

| cover = A Very Merry Chipmunk.jpg

| alt =

| released = December 1994

| recorded = November 1993

| venue =

| studio = Chipmunk

| length = 45:31

| label = {{flat list|

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| producer = The Chipmunks

| prev_title = Chipmunks in Low Places

| prev_year = 1992

| next_title = When You Wish Upon a Chipmunk

| next_year = 1995

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0000120443|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]

}}

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.

Track listing

  1. "Here Comes Christmas" (Thomas Chase/Steve Rucker/Jill H. Roberts)  – 2:40
  2. :Musicians and vocalists
  3. ::Jai Winding — keyboards
  4. ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
  5. ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
  6. ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
  7. :Production crew
  8. ::Guy DeFazio — engineer
  9. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (with Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)  – 5:33
  10. :Musicians and vocalists
  11. ::Kenny G — saxophone
  12. ::Dean Parks — guitar
  13. ::Nathan East — bass
  14. ::John Capek — keyboards
  15. ::Michael Botts — drums and percussion
  16. ::Gerry Beckley — singing voice of Alvin
  17. ::Andrew Gold — singing voice of Simon
  18. ::Jeff Foskett — singing voice of Theodore
  19. :Production crew
  20. ::John Boylan — co-producer
  21. ::Bob Wartinbee — recording engineer
  22. ::Steve Shepherd — recording engineer
  23. ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
  24. ::Duane Seykora — assistant recording engineer
  25. ::Jerry Finn — assistant recording engineer
  26. ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
  27. ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
  28. "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" (with Patty Loveless) (Johnny Marks)  – 3:37
  29. :Musicians and vocalists
  30. ::Patty Loveless — lead vocals
  31. ::B. James Lowry — lead guitar
  32. ::Dan Dugmore — steel guitar
  33. ::Gordon Kennedy — rhythm guitar
  34. ::Mike Brignardello — bass
  35. ::Paul Leim — drums
  36. ::Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin
  37. ::Bergen White — singing voice of Simon
  38. ::Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore
  39. :Production crew
  40. ::John Boylan — co-producer
  41. ::Steve Bishir — recording engineer
  42. ::Martin Woodley — assistant recording engineer
  43. ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
  44. ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
  45. "Christmas Time Uptown" (with The Boys Choir of Harlem) (Paul Espel/Karmyn Lott/Malcom Dodds)  – 4:45
  46. :Musicians and vocalists
  47. ::The Boys Choir of Harlem — vocals
  48. ::Ross Bagdasarian — Chipmunk vocals and all instruments
  49. :Production crew
  50. ::Dr. Walter J. Turnbull — choir director
  51. ::M. Roger Holland — vocal arrangement
  52. ::Darren "Nitro" Clowers — co-producer
  53. ::Bob Friedrich — recording engineer
  54. ::Mark Agostino — recording engineer
  55. ::Coney Abrams — mixing engineer
  56. "A Comes Before B" (Janice Karman)  – 2:13
  57. :Musicians and vocalists
  58. ::Jai Winding — keyboards
  59. ::Ross Bagdasarian — Alvin (speaking voice)
  60. ::Andrew Gold — Alvin (singing voice)
  61. :Production crew
  62. ::Guy DeFazio — engineer
  63. "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (with Gene Autry) (Johnny Marks)  – 2:44
  64. :Musicians and vocalists
  65. ::Gene Autry — lead vocal
  66. ::John Capek — keyboards, programming
  67. ::Nick Brown — guitar
  68. ::Bob Mann — bass
  69. ::Michael Botts — drums
  70. ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
  71. ::John Andrew Parks — singing voice of Simon
  72. ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
  73. :Production crew
  74. ::John Boylan — co-producer
  75. ::Ian Gardiner — recording engineer
  76. ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
  77. ::Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer
  78. ::Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer
  79. ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
  80. ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
  81. "Petit Papa Noël" (with Celine Dion) (Raymond Vinci/Henry Martinet)  – 5:29
  82. :Musicians and vocalists
  83. ::Celine Dion — lead vocals
  84. ::Andrew Gold — keyboards/guitar/keyboard programming
  85. ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
  86. ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
  87. ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
  88. :Production crew
  89. ::John Boylan — co-producer
  90. ::Andrew Gold — co-producer/recording engineer
  91. ::Umberto Gatica — recording engineer
  92. ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
  93. ::Stephen Harrison — assistant recording engineer
  94. ::Bob Loftus — assistant recording engineer
  95. ::Naoki Taya — assistant recording engineer
  96. ::Paul Grupp — mixing engineer
  97. ::Roland Alvarez — mixing engineer
  98. "Santa's Gonna Come in a Pickup Truck" (with Alan Jackson) (Don Rich/Red Simpson)  – 4:13
  99. :Musicians and vocalists
  100. ::Alan Jackson — lead vocal
  101. ::Eddie Bayers — drums
  102. ::Brent Mason — electric guitar
  103. ::Roy Husky — bass
  104. ::Hargus "Pig" Robbins — piano
  105. ::Stuart Duncan — fiddle
  106. ::Bruce Watkins — acoustic guitar
  107. ::Paul Franklin — steel guitar
  108. ::Wayne Kirkpatrick — singing voice of Alvin
  109. ::Bergen White — singing voice of Simon
  110. ::Chris Harris — singing voice of Theodore
  111. :Production crew
  112. ::Keith Stegall — co-producer
  113. ::Steve Bishir — recording engineer
  114. ::Guy DeFazio — mixing engineer
  115. "The Little Drummer Boy" (with The UCLA Chamber Singers) (Katherine Davis/Henry Onorati/Harry Simeone)  – 4:18
  116. :Musicians and vocalists
  117. ::The UCLA Chamber Singers — principal vocals
  118. ::John Capek — keyboards and programming
  119. ::Michael Botts — drums
  120. ::Ron Hicklin — singing voice of Alvin
  121. ::Gene Morford — singing voice of Simon
  122. ::Randy Crenshaw — singing voice of Theodore
  123. :Production crew
  124. ::John Boylan — co-producer
  125. ::Ian Gardiner — recording engineer
  126. ::Paul Grupp — recording engineer/mixing engineer
  127. ::Guy DeFazio — recording engineer
  128. ::Roland Alvarez — assistant recording engineer/mixing engineer
  129. "I Don't Want to Be Alone for Christmas (Unless I'm Alone with You)" (performed by James Ingram) (Steve Lindsey)  – 6:32
  130. :Musicians and vocalists
  131. ::James Ingram — vocals
  132. ::Robbie Buchanan — keyboards/drum programming
  133. ::Brandon Fields — saxophone
  134. :Production crew
  135. ::Steve Lindsey — producer
  136. ::Gabe Veltri — recording engineer
  137. ::John Hendrickson — assistant recording engineer
  138. ::Jim Champagne — assistant recording engineer
  139. ::Bill Schnee — mixing engineer
  140. "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late)" (Reprise) (with Kenny G) (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.)  – 3:27 — same credits as track 2

For all tracks

Musicians and vocalists

  • Ross Bagdasarian Jr. — spoken voices of Alvin, Simon and David Seville
  • Janice Karman — spoken voices of Theodore and Brittany

Production crew

  • Ross Bagdasarian — producer
  • Janice Karman — writer/producer
  • Marc Rashba — marketing and promotion
  • Denice Ferguson — production coordinator
  • Teri Wegel — production coordinator
  • Traci Sterling — production coordinator (on Patty Loveless' and Alan Jackson's vocals)

References

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Category:1994 compilation albums

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