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Released in 1970 during the stopgap between
and
,
inadvertently arrived at precisely the right moment, summarizing
's joyous hit-making run on the
charts. Technically, only four songs here reached the Top Ten, with only two others hitting the Top 40, but judging this solely on charts is misleading, since this is simply a peerless singles collection. This summarizes their first four albums perfectly (almost all of
outside of the two jams and
is here), adding the non-LP singles
possibly the loveliest thing they ever recorded. But, this isn't merely a summary (and, if it was just that,
, the early-'80s comp that covers
would be stronger than this), it's one of the greatest party records of all time. Music is rarely as vivacious, vigorous, and vibrant as this, and captured on one album, the spirit, sound, and songs of
are all the more stunning. Greatest hits don't come better than this -- in fact, music rarely does. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine