Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin

Shirley, Squirrely and Melvin - "Live" is an LP of Popular standards. It is a collaboration between The Chipmunks and Shirley & Squirrely [The Nutty Squirrels]. Purporting to be a "live album" by the "group", it is actually a studio recording. It was released in January 1981 on Excelsior Records (see 1981 in music).
==Miscellanea== This album actually consists entirely of unfinished vocal tracks from the sessions of the previous Shirley & Squirrely album combined with outtakes from the sessions of the Chipmunks albums Chipmunk Punk and Urban Chipmunk.
The album's last track, "Love Lives On", has since become a cult favorite on many Los Angeles-area R&B radio stations.

Band Lineup

  • Shirley Squirrel: Vocals and Keyboards
  • Squirrely Squirrel: Vocals, Percussion and Guitar
  • Melvin Squirrel: Vocals, Percussion, Guitar and Saxophone

Additional personnel

The Amazing Rodent Rhythm Machine: all other instruments

Production Credits

  • Melvin Squirrel: Producer
  • Aldo Abelleira: Cover Art

Track listing

Side one

  1. Introduction (S. Vining) :17
  2. Back In The U.S.A. (C. Berry) – 3:00
  3. It's So Easy (N. Petty/B. Holly) – 2:52
  4. The Gambler (f/Denny Richards) (D. Schlitz) – 3:46
  5. Mercedes Benz (J. Joplin) – 1:43
  6. Boulevard (J. Browne) – 3:53

Side two

  1. Soul Man (Hayes/Porter) – 2:58
  2. Blue Suede Shoes (Perkins) – 2:09
  3. I Like Reggae Too (S. Vining) – 2:31
  4. Get Back (J. Lennon/P. McCartney) – 3:02
  5. Love Lives On (S. Vining) – 3:57