Guaraldi was then given complete artistic control over his sophomore, self-produced Warner effort, "The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi", resulting in an unfocused and overindulgent album that was not well received by both critics and consumers. At Warner's insistence, arranger Shorty Rogers was recruited to produce Guaraldi's final album, "Alma-Ville". Though deemed a focused improvement over the previous album, Warner did not promote the album, ultimately choosing to not retain Guaraldi at the end of their three-record deal. Both "The Eclectic Vince Guaraldi" and "Alma-Ville" gradually fell into obscurity, while "Oh Good Grief!" remained a steady seller due to the perpetual popularity of the "Peanuts" franchise.