is surrounded by some of the best situations a compilation can hope for. 's work for past was spotty, she made a bunch of appearances on and other artists' albums, and most of the tracks on are good enough to own twice. Almost half of shows up on , but you don't have to endure the way the original album spiraled down into slick fizzle. Instead you have to endure a misguided, pumped-up remix of but that's it. Everything else here is either top-notch or campy, certifiable fun. A duet with on supplies the fun along with the new track, ( to lover: "You're so good with your hands/To help me with a hook or zip"). The two other new tracks tacked to the end beat out most of the album cuts the collection passes on, plus you get the bombastic without having to buy a dull . The oldest cut by years is the monolithic which is a bona fide classic but sonically out of place here. Reprogram the disc to play it at the beginning or end, skip the new completely, and you've got sparkling, nearly perfect overview of 's postcomeback career. ~ David Jeffries