Verified listings:
- Japanese Banana - David Seville & The Chipmunks
- Japan - Japanese Banana - David Seville & The Chipmunks
- Japanese Banana - The Chipmunks
Assumed/incorrect titles:
- Wish We Had A Japanese Banana
Available on (*):
- 1960 LP Around The World With The Chipmunks (Liberty LST-7170)
- 1999 CD Greatest Hits: Still Squeaky After All These Years (Capitol 21395, September 21, 1999)
Topics (not including words that are part of the title):
- food
- fruit
Also credited as:
- The Chipmunks w/ The Music Of David Seville
- The Chipmunks (Alvin, Theodore & Simon) w/ The Music Of David Seville
- The Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore) w/ David Seville
- Alvin, Simon & Theodore w/ David Seville
- The Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore w/ David Seville)
- David Seville & The Chipmunks (Alvin, Simon & Theodore)
- The Chipmunks
- Alvin & The Chipmunks
- Canned Heat & The Chipmunks
- The Chipmunks w/ David Seville
General type of music:
- novelty
Group formed:
- 1958 (original version)
- 1980 (new version)
Group disbanded:
- 1972 (original version)
Group members:
- David Seville
- Alvin
- Simon
- Theodore
Based in:
- Los Angeles, CA
interesting facts (click to see playlist of show on which fact was mentioned, if applicable):
- Ross Bagdasarian did the original voices of the characters. Later, his son (Ross Bagdasarian, Jr.) did the voices of some of the characters, as did other people.
- The character names were based on the names of three executives at Liberty Records: Alvin (Al) Bennett, Simon (Si) Waronker, and Theodore (Ted) Keep.
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