'' was the first
Country album by
The Chipmunks . It simultaneously parodies the 1980 motion picture ''
Urban Cowboy '' and reenacts the story elements of
Frank Zappa 's 1968 album '''''
We're Only In It For The Money '''''. It was released on
February 4 ,
1981 (see
1981 In Music ).
Critical reaction to the record was extremely negative.
Rolling Stone gave it half a star and called it "a piece of shit" and
Cashbox considered it "marketing gone mad".
#Thank God I'm A Country Boy (John Martin Sommers) (1:43)
#The Gambler (Don Schlitz) (3:13)
#Lunchbox (w/
Jerry Reed ) (Albert Bouchard and Mike Diamond Sr.) (3:18)
#Luckenbach, Texas (Back To The Basics Of Love) (Robert Emmons & Chips Moman)
a Soft-rock song (3:05)
#(Hey Won’t You Play) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song (w/
Larry Butler ) (Larry Butler & Chips Moman) (4:48)
#I Love A Rainy Night (Eddie Rabbitt, Even Stevens & David Malloy) (3:06)
#Mammas, Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be
Cowboys Chipmunks (Bruce Brothers) (3:15)
#Coward Of The County (Edgar Bowling & Bobby Wheeler) (3:57)
#Made For Each Other (w/
Brenda Lee ) (Ross Bagdasarian Jr., Janice Karman, Larry Butler & Bruce Pinkard) (5:28)
#On The Road Again (
Willie Nelson ) (2:30)
#The Devil Went Down To Georgia (Charlie Daniels, Tom Crain, Taz DiGregorio, Fred Edwards, Charlie Hayward and Jim Marshall) (4:05)
#Boot Scootin’ Boogie (Ronnie Dunn) (3:11)
#I Love A Rainy Night
Morning Remix (3:43)
Alvin Chipmunk:lead vocals and harmonica
Simon Chipmunk:co-lead vocals
Theodore Chipmunk:principal background vocals
David Seville Jr.:spoken voice
Buzz Cason—background vocals
Bergen White—background vocals
Dennis Wilson—background vocals
Bob ”King” Moore—lead electric guitars
Jerry Carrigan—acoustic and rhythm electric guitars
Hargus “Pig” Robbins—pedal steel guitars
Ray Edenton—bass
Billy Sanford—fiddle
Jimmy Capps—1st drummer
Leon Rhodes—2nd drummer
Buddy Spicher—auxiliary percusssion
Larry Butler—producer
Janice Karman—producer
Ross Bagdasarian Jr—producer
Billy Sherill—engineer
Dain & DeJoy—album coordination
Rick Detorie —art direction and illustrations
David Foster —project consultant
John Boylan —project consultant
