Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (soundtrack)

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
Soundtrack album by
Vince Guaraldi
ReleasedJanuary 17, 2025 (2025-01-17)[1]
RecordedDecember 9, 17, 18, 23, and 30, 1974
StudioWally Heider Studios, San Francisco, California
Genre
Length42:00
LabelLee Mendelson Film Productions
Producer
  • Jason Mendelson
  • Sean Mendelson
Vince Guaraldi chronology
You're Not Elected, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
(2024) 		Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording
(2025)

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording is an upcoming soundtrack album by American jazz pianist Vince Guaraldi that will be released on January 17, 2025, in the U.S. by Lee Mendelson Film Productions. It is the soundtrack to the St. Valentine-themed television special of the same name first broadcast on CBS on January 28, 1975.[1][2]

Release

Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown: Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition is scheduled for release on January 17, 2025. The album will be available in CD, vinyl, and digital download formats. Two exclusive vinyl editions are included in the release: a "Heartburn Red" 12” variant, designated as a Record Store Day Indie Exclusive, and a "Puppy Love Pink" 12” variant, available at Barnes & Noble. To minimize production's carbon footprint, these records will use BioVinyl, a material that replaces petroleum in S-PVC with recycled cooking oil or industrial waste, achieving a 100 percent reduction in CO2 emissions while preserving acoustic and visual quality.[1]

Recording

The recording sessions for Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown took place at San Francisco’s Wally Heider Studios on December 9, 17, 18, 23, and 30, 1974, featuring Guaraldi (acoustic piano, electric keyboards, clavinet, ARP String Ensemble, harpsichord, guitars), Seward McCain (electric bass) and Vince Lateano (drums).[1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Vince Guaraldi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Heartburn Waltz"  
2."Heartburn Waltz" (reprise)  
3."Linus and Lucy" (bridge)  
4."Valentine Interlude No. 1"/"Heartburn Waltz" (2nd reprise)  
5."Piano Sonata No. 20, Op. 49 No. 2 in G Major: I. Allegro ma non troppo"Ludwig van Beethoven 
6."Heartburn Waltz" (3rd reprise)  
7."Linus and Lucy" (reprise; bridge)  
8."Paw Pet Overture"  
9."Freddie's Mood (Nocturne in E♭ major, Op. 9, No. 2)"Frédéric Chopin 
10."Heartburn Waltz" (4th reprise)  
11."Never Again"  
12."Minuet in G Major, BWV Anh. 116"Johann Sebastian Bach 
13."Woodstock's Mambo"  
14."Heartburn Waltz" (5th reprise)  
15."Jennie L."  
16."Heartburn Waltz" (6th reprise)  
17."Valentine Interlude No. 2"/"Heartburn Waltz" (7th reprise)  
18."There's Been a Change"  
19."Woodstock's Revenge"  
20."Charlie Brown's Wake-Up"  
21."Heartburn Waltz" (8th reprise)  
22."Freddie's Mood (Nocturne in E♭ major, Op. 9, No. 2)" (Show Version)Frédéric Chopin 
Bonus/Alternate tracks
No.TitleLength
23."Heartburn Waltz" (Bonus Mix) 
24."Jennie L." (Alternate Take) 
25."Heartburn Waltz" (Alternate Take) 
26."Woodstock's Mambo" (Bonus Mix) 
27."Heartburn Waltz" (Reprise, Bonus mix) 
28."There's Been a Change" (Alternate Take) 
29."Heartburn Waltz" (5th reprise, Bonus mix) 
30."Last Call for Love" 
Total length:42:00

Personnel

Original 1975 personnel

Vince Guaraldi Trio
Additional

2025 release personnel

  • Sean Mendelson – producer, liner notes
  • Jason Mendelson – producer, liner notes
  • Vinson Hudson – restoration and mastering
  • Terry Carleton – remix engineer
  • Megan Rible – layout art
  • Derrick Bang – liner notes
  • Deluxe Entertainment Services Group – tape transfer

References

  1. ^ a b c d Vince Guaraldi's "Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Original Soundtrack Recording 50th Anniversary Extended Edition)" press release
  2. ^ Terrace, Vincent (2013). Television Specials: 5,336 Entertainment Programs, 1936-2012 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 92. ISBN 9780786474448.