Good Grief, Charlie Brown: Peanuts, originally issued as Peanuts: The Incomparable Comic Strip Comes to Life, is a spoken-word album released in 1962 on Columbia Records based on the comic strip Peanuts by Charles M. Schulz. It features the voices of Arthur Siegel as Charlie Brown and Kaye Ballard as Lucy, with music composed, arranged, and conducted by Fred Karlin. It is a series of skits based on the comic strips.
History[]
Singer, actress, and comedienne Kaye Ballard and accompanist Arthur Siegel were both early fans of Peanuts, with Ballard praising Charles M. Schulz's "approach to human nature" and "insight in children" in a 1960 interview[1]. Ballard and Siegel adapted their favorite Peanuts comic strips as a part of their act at San Francisco's Hungry I nightclub; Schulz's enthusiasm upon seeing this act one night led to the recording of an album under the supervision of producer John Hammond. Composer Fred Karlin created an avant-garde musical score for these acts, which used various toys and household objects instead of musical instruments[2].
Track listing[]
- Introducing Charlie Brown and Lucy
- Bugs and Birds
- Political Cartoons
- Playthings
- Snowflakes and Stars
- Just Peanuts
Comic strips adapted in the album[]
References[]
External links[]
Good Grief, Charlie Brown: Peanuts on Discogs
Good Grief, Charlie Brown: Peanuts on YouTube (playlist of full album)