Peanuts Greatest Hits

Peanuts Greatest Hits
Peanuts Greatest Hits
Compilation album by Vince Guaraldi
Released	July 31, 2015
Recorded	1964–1973
Genre	Jazz pop; Soundtrack;
Length	39:15
Label	Fantasy; Concord; Craft;
Producer	Nick Phillips
Vince Guaraldi chronology

Professional ratings
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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.	Title	Writer(s)	Original album	Length
1.	"Linus and Lucy"		Jazz Impressions of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (1964)	3:06
2.	"Charlie Brown Theme"	Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelson	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"	Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelson	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)	Vince Guaraldi Lee Mendelson	A Charlie Brown Christmas	2:46
Total length:				39:15

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from CD liner notes

Vince Guaraldi – piano
Monty Budwig – bass (Tracks 1–5, 7)
Seward McCain – bass (Tracks 6, 8)
Fred Marshall – 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[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peanuts Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^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

[allmusic-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Peanuts Greatest Hits at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2020.

[Bang-2] Jump up to: ^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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