Sing Again with The Chipmunks explained

Sing Again with the Chipmunks
Type:	Album
Artist:	Ross Bagdasarian and Alvin and the Chipmunks
Cover:	SingAgainWithTheChipmunksActualcover.jpg
Released:	1960
Recorded:	June–October 1959
Genre:	Children's
Length:	24:41
Label:	Liberty
Producer:	Ross Bagdasarian
Prev Title:	Let's All Sing with The Chipmunks
Prev Year:	1959
Next Title:	Around the World with The Chipmunks
Next Year:	1960

Sing Again with The Chipmunks is Alvin and the Chipmunks' second album, released by Liberty Records in January 1960. The album follows the same format as their first album, and contains the group's fifth and sixth singles—"Alvin's Orchestra" and "Comin' 'Round the Mountain". Since its initial release, Sing Again with The Chipmunks has appeared twice on CD; both releases utilized the revised 1961 cover artwork, minus the song lyrics printed on the original back cover.

Commercial performance

Sing Again with The Chipmunks peaked at on the Billboard pop albums chart.

Artwork

As with the debut album, the original issue depicted three realistic looking chipmunks on the cover sharing space with a photo of Ross Bagdasarian Sr. When the album was reissued one year later, a new cover was substituted, that of an Alvin Show animation cel setup reenacting the poses the original chipmunks and Seville made.

Notes

This album has Alvin's first songwriting credit.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Sing Again with the Chipmunks" (Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 0:53
2. "Comin' 'Round the Mountain" (Traditional, arr. Ross Bagdasarian, Sr.) – 2:14
3. "Home on the Range" (Brewster Higley and Daniel Kelley) – 2:53
4. "I Wish I Had a Horse" (Ross Bagdasarian Sr., Mark McIntyre) – 2:04
5. "Swanee River" (Stephen Foster) – 1:49
6. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (Patrick Sarsfield Gilmore) – 1:35

Side two

7. "Sing a Goofy Song" (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) – 2:32
8. "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (Harry Thacker Burleigh) – 2:02
9. "Witch Doctor" (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) — ("group" version) – 2:04
10. "Working on the Railroad" (Bill Balsham, var. Benny Goodman) – 1:56
11. "Row, Row, Row Your Boat" (Traditional, arr. by E. O. Lyte, Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) – 1:38
12. "Alvin’s Orchestra" (Ross Bagdasarian Sr.) – 3:01

All songs except "Sing Again with the Chipmunks" were adapted as a musical segment for The Alvin Show in 1961.

Source: Answers.com^[1] CD Universe^[2]

Personnel

• David Seville – keyboards, conduction and commentary
• Alvin Chipmunk – lead vocals, guitars, and harmonica
• Simon Chipmunk – guitars, bass and background vocals
• Theodore Chipmunk – drums and background vocals

Production

• Ross Bagdasarian – Producer
• Ted Keep – Engineer
• Pate/Francis & Assoc. – cover design and actual artwork – [original pressing]
• Studio Five – animation artwork – [reissue pressing]

References

1. http://www.answers.com/topic/sing-again-with-the-chipmunks-1 "Sing Again with The Chipmunks: Information from Answers.com"
2. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7826913 "Sing Again With the Chipmunks DB"