had his first at the dawn of the millennium, just as he was turning into the biggest country star in the U.S. He wound up dominating much of the decade with his easy, breezy Caribbean country, equal parts heartland rock and beach music, and that domination is summarized on 2009's , a 15-track collection that contains only one new song in the opening an amiable day-after shuffle that doesn't rock like but is livelier than most cuts on the two albums that preceded this comp. 's records from the last stretch of the decade were so suited for a lazy afternoon that they sometimes could border on listless, but this collection does a good job of disguising that sweet dullness, concentrating on the songs that made him a superstar: and his duet with , Some of his full albums were rewarding in their own right, but none of them quite captures all of his easy charms like this fine hits collection. [The album was reissued in early 2010 with the addition of two previously unreleased tracks.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine