Alvin and the Chipmunks
The Chipmunks may have been CGI-ized but the helium-distorted, super-high-pitched singing style of Alvin, Simon and Theodore has been preserved. If you have kids or are a kid at heart (with a special fondness for novelty tunes), this is a goldmine. The 'munk classic "The Chipmunk Song (Christmas, Don’t Be Late)" is covered twice: the "DeeTown OG Mix" is a fairly faithful version, while the "DeeTown Rock Mix" goes the emo-lite route; another nugget, "Witch Doctor," also gets dusted up, with the addition of a so-so rap. Nice bonus: The 1958 versions of these two songs are included as well, for old times' sake. Newer tracks are just as zany. The CD starts off with a take on David Powter's hit "Bad Day," which sounds completely insane done Chipmunk-style; "Funky Town" is downright hair-rising. The DeeTown Syndicate not only produced it all but also contributes several songs of its own that waffle between corny hip-hop ("How We Roll") and contempo Disney Channel style ("Coast 2 Coast"). It's all really nutty and really fun. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
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Album information
| Release Date (USA): |
2007-11-20 |
| Release Date (UK): |
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| Artist/s: |
Original Soundtrack |
| Label: |
Razor & Tie |
Track Listing
| 1 |
Bad Day |
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| 2 |
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (DeeTown OG Mix) |
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| 3 |
Follow Me Now |
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| 4 |
How We Roll |
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| 5 |
Witch Doctor |
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| 6 |
Come And Get It |
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| 7 |
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (DeeTown Rock Mix) |
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| 8 |
Funkytown |
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| 9 |
Get You Goin' |
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| 10 |
Coast 2 Coast |
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| 11 |
Mess Around |
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| 12 |
Only You (And You Alone) |
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| 13 |
Ain't No Party |
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| 14 |
Get Munk'd |
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| 15 |
Witch Doctor (Bonus Track, Classic Version) |
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| 16 |
The Chipmunk Song (Christmas Don't Be Late) (Bonus Track, Classic Version) |
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