Peanuts Greatest Hits
Compilation album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedJuly 31, 2015 (2015-07-31)
Recorded1964–1973
Genre
Length39:15
Label
ProducerNick Phillips
Vince Guaraldi chronology
The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi
(2012) 		Peanuts Greatest Hits
(2015) 		The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Five Cents Please[2]

Peanuts Greatest Hits is the seventh compilation album by jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi (credited to the Vince Guaraldi Trio) released by Fantasy/Concord Records on July 31, 2015. The album gathers Guaraldi's most iconic compositions featured in the animated television specials based on the Peanuts comic strip by Charles M. Schulz.[1]

Background

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of A Charlie Brown Christmas, Fantasy/Concord Records assembled another collection of Guaraldi's best-known songs.[2]

Peanuts Greatest Hits was released in CD format in July 2015. It was also released in a limited-edition picture disc vinyl format in September 2015, with images of Charlie Brown and Lucy covering each side. To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Peanuts, a second limited-edition picture disc vinyl format featuring images of Snoopy and Woodstock was released by Craft Recordings on July 24, 2020.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Original albumLength
1."Linus and Lucy" Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)3:06
2."Charlie Brown Theme"
Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown4:24
3."Baseball Theme" Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown3:14
4."Oh, Good Grief"
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • Lee Mendelson
Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown2:25
5."Happiness Is" Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown3:41
6."Little Birdie" Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials (2007)3:15
7."Great Pumpkin Waltz" Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998)2:29
8."Thanksgiving Theme" Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998)2:02
9."Christmas Is Coming" A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)3:16
10."Christmas Time Is Here" (instrumental) A Charlie Brown Christmas6:05
11."Skating" A Charlie Brown Christmas2:24
12."Christmas Time Is Here" (vocal)
  • Vince Guaraldi
  • Lee Mendelson
A Charlie Brown Christmas2:46
Total length:39:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from CD liner notes

References

  1. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peanuts Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  2. ^ a b Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Peanuts Greatest Hits". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  3. ^ Vince Guaraldi - Peanuts Greatest Hits 70th Anniversary Edition Picture Disc
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