Janice Karman, co-owner and voice actor for Alvin and the Chipmunks, describes the sudden commercial success of the 1980 'Chipmunk Punk' album after initial pitch rejections.
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“As it turns out, it sold over a million albums overnight, and then the people at CBS and NBC and ABC, they, well, you know, all of a sudden they wanted to have lunch.”
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Karman: 'Chipmunk Punk' sold over one million albums overnight
“And as it turns out, it sold over a million albums overnight, and then the people at CBS and NBC and ABC, they, well, you know, all of a sudden they wanted to have lunch.”
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“Like twenty million a week, or 15 to twenty million a week.”
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“Well, it sounds, it's the same speed as we speak, but it's at a higher pitch.”
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