The A-Files: Alien Songs

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The A-Files: Alien Songs
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Studio album by
Alvin and the Chipmunks
ReleasedMay 26, 1998
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Producer Jai Winding, Ross Bagdasarian and Janice Karman
Alvin and the Chipmunks chronology
Club Chipmunk: The Dance Mixes
(1996)		The A-Files: Alien Songs
(1998)		 Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years
(1999)
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The Arizona Daily Star (mixed) [2]

The A-Files: Alien Songs is a 1998 album by Alvin and the Chipmunks, released by Sony Wonder. The album's title and cover art parodied the Fox TV series The X-Files , and most of the songs have a science fiction theme.

Track listing

  1. "The Purple People Eater" (Sheb Wooley; originally performed by Sheb Wooley) - The Chipmunks – 3:35
  2. "Men in Black" (Will Smith/Patrice Rushen/Terri McFadden/Freddie Washington; originally performed by Will Smith and featured in the 1997 film of the same name) - The Chipmunks – 3:46
  3. "X-Files Theme" (Mark Snow; originally featured in the television series The X-Files ) - Alvin and Brittany – 3:06
  4. "Rocket Man" (Elton John/Bernie Taupin; originally performed by Elton John) - The Chipmunks – 3:36
  5. "Venus" (Robbie van Leeuwen; originally performed by Shocking Blue) - The Chipettes – 3:33
  6. "The Time Warp" (Richard O'Brien/Richard Hartley; originally featured in the 1973 musical The Rocky Horror Show and its 1975 film adaptation) - The Chipmunks and The Chipettes – 3:41
  7. "People Are Strange" (Jim Morrison/Robby Krieger; originally performed by The Doors) - The Chipmunks – 3:23
  8. "Star Wars: Cantina Band" (John Williams; originally featured in the 1977 film Star Wars ) - The Chipmunks – 2:44
  9. "Mr. Spaceman" (Jim McGuinn; originally performed by The Byrds) - The Chipmunks – 2:56
  10. "Destination Unknown" (Dale Bozzio/Terry Bozzio/Warren Cuccurullo; originally performed by Missing Persons) - The Chipettes – 3:32

Sources: Amazon [3] AllMusic [4]

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ Armstrong, Gene (June 19, 1998). "Several CD releases are tied in with 'X-Files' movie". The Arizona Daily Star . Tucson, Arizona, United States. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ "A-Files: Alien Songs". Amazon.com.
  4. ↑ "The A-Files: Alien Songs – The Chipmunks". AllMusic.


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