Like (2005) before it, fails to fully summarize the highlights of the catalog. That's because rival majors and each own a key half of her prime recordings: her albums, from (1987) to (1991), are property, whereas successive albums, beginning with (1993), were released by , property of . , a release, sought to remedy this somewhat by including a couple licensed hits ( ) alongside 20 of her hits. This amounted to a great CD, but it only told half of the story, for those two licensed songs were only a tease of the treasures held within her vast catalog. release, inverts the formula, including a couple licensed ) alongside 14 of her hits. Likewise, it amounts to a great CD -- a nonstop hit parade, in fact -- but only tells half of the story. Ideally, it's best to couple these two complementary compilations, because each side of the story is compelling and unique. As for this side, the story, came to the label as an already-established hitmaker, in addition to her credentials among critics, who loved her. Her debut, (1993), was a huge success, returning her to the top of the charts, where she hadn't been since (1988). Three songs from ( ) are showcased on . Thereafter continued to enjoy varying degrees of success with her successive releases for , and her next two albums, (1994) and (1996), were particularly successful. They're well represented here: four songs from the former ( ) and four from the latter ( ). more or less ends the story there, tacking on a few songs from later albums for good measure: from (1997); (2000); and (2003). It's a shame there aren't more inclusions from these latter-day albums, not to mention others like (2001) or (2005), because these are all great albums. However, that's another story, one that is best told by the individual albums. is great for what it is. There's not a bad song here, and it covers her early-'90s heyday thoroughly. But these 16 hits are only some of ' biggest. To gather up all of them -- that is, other big hits not found here like -- you'll also need , or another -era best-of like (2000) or (1993), in addition to . ~ Jason Birchmeier