Urban Chipmunk

Urban Chipmunk
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 4, 1981 (US)
RecordedDecember 1980–January 1981
StudiosSound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee)
GenresCountry, children's music
Length45:23
LabelRCA Nashville
ProducersLarry Butler
Janice Karman
Ross Bagdasarian
Alvin and the Chipmunks chronology
Chipmunk Punk
(1980)
Urban Chipmunk
(1981)
A Chipmunk Christmas
(1981)
Singles from Urban Chipmunk
  1. "Lunchbox (feat. Jerry Reed)"
    Released: 1981
Alternate cover
1993 Remaster cover art
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarHalf star
Stereo Review(favorable)
Philadelphia Daily News(favorable)
The Philadelphia Inquirer(unfavorable)
New York Daily News(favorable)
Dayton Daily News(favorable)
The Arizona Republic(favorable)
Los Angeles Times(unfavorable)
Richmond Times-Dispatch(favorable)

Urban Chipmunk was the first country album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released on February 4, 1981. The title parodies the 1980 movie Urban Cowboy.