''Peanuts Portraits'' is the fifth

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by jazz pianist

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released by

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/ Concord Records on April 20, 2010. The album contains a mix of previously released material plus alternate and extended versions of songs featured in prime-time animated

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based on the ''

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by Charles M. Schulz.

Background

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Charles M. Schulz's ''

, Fantasy/Concord Records assembled this themed compilation, with each song relating to a specific ''Peanuts'' character. The songs "Frieda (With the Naturally Curly Hair)" and "Schroeder" are complete takes of the same versions that appeared on ''

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''. Four songs were originally featured in 1973's ''

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'', including alternate renditions of "Peppermint Patty", "Is It James or Charlie" (version 2) (mistitled "Blue Charlie Brown") and "Charlie's Blues (version 2)" appearing for the first time on a commercial release. In addition, "The Masked Marvel" and a second version of "Linus and Lucy" are performed by New Age pianist George Winston and licensed for inclusion from

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. Fantasy/Concord also inadvertently included one non-Guaraldi track ("Sally's Blues"), a music cue composed by

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and

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for '' The Charlie Brown and Snoopy Show'' ( CBS, 1983-85). The song bears no relation to the version of "Sally's Blues" featured in ''

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'' (1974) released on '' Vince Guaraldi and the Lost Cues from the Charlie Brown Television Specials, Volume 2'' (2008). ''Peanuts Portraits'' was reissued on vinyl by

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on August 20, 2020, to celebrate the 70th anniversary of ''Peanuts''.''Vince Guaraldi - Peanuts Portraits (LP) - craftrecordings.com''
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Track listing

Numerous errors were made with respect to incorrect song titles. Proper titles appear with incorrectly titled tracks in parenthesis.

References

External links

''Peanuts Portraits''
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