Guaraldi's final three albums released during his lifetime were recorded for Warner Bros.-Seven Arts after spending nearly two years trying to extricate himself from Fantasy Records. Warner signed Guaraldi to a three-record deal in early 1968, insisting that his inaugural release consist of "Peanuts" material. This was done in part to fill the void left by a lack of soundtrack albums to accompany the successful television specials, "Charlie Brown's All Stars!", "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown", "You're in Love, Charlie Brown" and "He's Your Dog, Charlie Brown". Guaraldi responded with new renditions of eight of his most popular scores from those programs on his first release, "Oh Good Grief!".