The Chipmunks Go to the Movies

This article is about the 1969 album. For the 1990 TV series, see List of Alvin and the Chipmunks episodes.
The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
Studio album by
Alvin and the Chipmunks and David Seville
Released1969
Recorded1969
GenrePop, children's
Length24:46
LabelSunset Records/Liberty Records
ProducerRoss Bagdasarian
Alvin and the Chipmunks and David Seville chronology
The Chipmunks See Doctor Dolittle
(1968) 		The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
(1969) 		Chipmunk Punk
(1980)
Singles from The Chipmunks Go to the Movies
  1. "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"
    Released: 1969

The Chipmunks Go to the Movies is a 1969 music album by David Seville and Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Sunset Records, the budget-line subsidiary of Liberty Records.[1]

It was the final studio album by Alvin, Simon & Theodore with David Seville, having been released three years before the death of Ross Bagdasarian. There would be an 11-year gap until the next Chipmunk album Chipmunk Punk was released by Bagdasarian's son, Ross Bagdasarian Jr.[1]

The Chipmunks Go to the Movies was released on cassette in 1987 and compact disc in 2008 by Capitol Records.

Track listing

All songs written by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman except where noted.[1]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Featured filmLength
1."Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)2:42
2."Hushabye Mountain" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang2:10
3."Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins (1964)2:08
4."We're Off to See the Wizard"Harold Arlen, Yip HarburgThe Wizard of Oz (1939)2:32
5."The Bare Necessities"Terry GilkysonThe Jungle Book (1967)2:34
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Featured filmLength
6."Chim Chim Cher-ee" Mary Poppins2:20
7."Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"Jay Livingston, Ray EvansThe Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)1:50
8."Consider Yourself"Lionel BartOliver! (1968)3:02
9."You Two" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang2:39
10."The Roses of Success" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang2:53
Total length:24:46

Tracks 3 and 7 were originally released on The Chipmunks Sing with Children (1965)

Cassette tape release
No.TitleWriter(s)Featured filmLength
1."We're off to See the Wizard"Harold Arlen, Yip HarburgThe Wizard of Oz 
2."Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" Mary Poppins 
3."Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"Jay Livingston, Ray EvansThe Man Who Knew Too Much 
4."Whistle While You Work"Frank Churchill, Larry MoreySnow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) 
5."Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 
6."What's New Pussycat?"Burt Bacharach, Hal DavidWhat's New Pussycat? (1965) 
7."Hello, Dolly!"Jerry HermanHello, Dolly! 1964 
8."Talk to the Animals"Leslie BricusseDoctor Dolittle (1967) 
9."A Hard Day's Night"Lennon–McCartneyA Hard Day's Night (1964) 

Track 4 was originally released on Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks, Track 6 Chipmunks à Go-Go, Track 7 The Chipmunks Sing with Children, Track 8 The Chipmunks See Doctor Dolittle, and Track 9 The Chipmunks Sing the Beatles Hits.

References

  1. ^ a b c Ehrbar, Greg (June 21, 2016). "The Final Two Albums of The Original Chipmunks". Cartoon Research.com. Retrieved January 6, 2020.