Peanuts Greatest Hits
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Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi | ||||
Released | July 31, 2015 (2015-07-31) | |||
Recorded | 1964–1973 | |||
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Length | 39:15 | |||
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Producer | Nick Phillips | |||
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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. | Title | Writer(s) | Original album | Length |
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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 Brown | 4:24 |
3. | "Baseball Theme" | Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 3:14 | |
4. | "Oh, Good Grief" |
| Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 2:25 |
5. | "Happiness Is" | Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown | 3:41 | |
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 Christmas | 6:05 | |
11. | "Skating" | A Charlie Brown Christmas | 2:24 | |
12. | "Christmas Time Is Here" (vocal) |
| A Charlie Brown Christmas | 2:46 |
Total length: | 39:15 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from CD liner notes
- Vince Guaraldi – piano
- Monty Budwig – double bass (Tracks 1–5, 7)
- Seward McCain – electric bass (Tracks 6, 8)
- Fred Marshall – double bass (Tracks 9–12)
- Colin Bailey – drums (Track 1–5, 7)
- Mike Clark – drums (Tracks 6, 8)
- Jerry Granelli – drums (Tracks 9–12)
- Tom Harrell – trumpet (Tracks 6, 8)
- Chuck Bennett – trombone (Tracks 6, 8)
- Emmanuel Klein – trumpet (Track 7)
- John Gray – guitar (Track 7)
- Ronald Lang – woodwinds (Track 7)
- John Scott Trotter – orchestrator (Tracks 6, 8)
References
- ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peanuts Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ a b Bang, Derrick. "Vince Guaraldi on LP and CD: Peanuts Greatest Hits". fivecentsplease.org. Derrick Bang, Scott McGuire. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Vince Guaraldi - Peanuts Greatest Hits 70th Anniversary Edition Picture Disc
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- Modern Music from San Francisco (1956)
- Vince Guaraldi Trio (1956)
- A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing (1958)
- Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (1962)
- The Latin Side of Vince Guaraldi (1964)
- Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)
- A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965)
- Vince Guaraldi with the San Francisco Boys Chorus (1967)
- Oh Good Grief! (1968)
- The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi (1969)
- Alma-Ville (1969)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Selections from the Film Soundtrack (1970)
- A Boy Named Charlie Brown: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2017)
- It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2018)
- A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving: Original Soundtrack Recording (2023)
- It Was a Short Summer, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2024)
- You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording (2024)
- Jazz Impressions (1964)
- Greatest Hits (1980)
- Charlie Brown's Holiday Hits (1998)
- The Charlie Brown Suite & Other Favorites (2003)
- Oaxaca (2004)
- North Beach (2006)
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials (2007)
- Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2 (2008)
- Essential Standards (2009)
- The Definitive Vince Guaraldi (2009)
- Peanuts Portraits (2010)
- The Very Best of Vince Guaraldi (2012)
- Peanuts Greatest Hits (2015)
- The Peanuts Movie (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2015)
- The Complete Warner Bros.–Seven Arts Recordings (2018)
- In Person (1963)
- At Grace Cathedral (1965)
- Live on the Air (2008)
- An Afternoon with the Vince Guaraldi Quartet (2011)
- Vince Guaraldi, Bola Sete and Friends (1964)
- From All Sides (1965)
- Live at El Matador (1966)
- Jazz Casual: Paul Winter/Bola Sete and Vince Guaraldi (2001)
- The Navy Swings (2010)
- "Samba de Orpheus"/"Cast Your Fate to the Wind"
- "Zelao"/"Jitterbug Waltz"
- "Days of Wine and Roses"/"Star Song"
- "Treat Street"/"Mr. Lucky"
- "Oh, Good Grief"/"Linus and Lucy"
- "Theme to Grace"/"Adore Devote (Humbly I Adore Thee)"
- "Christmas Time Is Here"/"What Child Is This"
- "I'm a Loser"/"Favela"
- "Eleanor Rigby"/"Peppermint Patty"
- "Blowin' in the Wind"/"Monterey"
- "Linus and Lucy"/"Oh, Good Grief"
- "Christmas Time Is Here"/"Christmas Time Is Here" (alternate vocal Take 5)
- "O Tannenbaum"
- "Baseball Theme"/"Baseball Theme" (alternate take)
- Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown (1989)
- Joe Cool's Blues (1995)
- Linus and Lucy: The Music of Vince Guaraldi (1996)
- Here's to You, Charlie Brown: 50 Great Years! (2000)
- 40 Years: A Charlie Brown Christmas (2005)
- Jazz for Peanuts (2008)
- Love Will Come: The Music of Vince Guaraldi, Volume 2 (2010)
- The Peanuts Movie (2015)