The Chipmunk Songbook is an album by Alvin and the Chipmunks with David Seville. It was released on January 1, 1962, by Capitol / Liberty In 1986, a two-record compilation album was released by Capitol-EMI America, By Capitol Records, Inc. also titled The Chipmunk Songbook, but featuring an entirely different track listing, consisting of songs taken from various albums from the 1960s.