's first greatest-hits album was released in 1967, and his second in 1971. Twenty-three years later came his third, and it's a reasonable compilation of the better-known songs he produced over the period, notably like and chart hits like songs that have been covered extensively by other singers, such as and some of the better album tracks, such as In an effort to span the period, a few lesser, later songs such as are included, while some stronger, earlier songs are not ( ). But on the whole, the selection is excellent, and this is the album to get for that fan who stopped listening to him at the end of the '60s. ~ William Ruhlmann