built his career on romantic ballads, and a couple of his most popular ones -- and -- are included on this ten-song budget anthology. But for the most part, the compilers have steered clear of 's country chart hits, no doubt fearing to cannibalize sales from his full-priced collection. Instead, he is heard on album tracks that were hits for others, such as ( ) and ). He has also cut one new cover just for this release, 's ). is, as ever, achingly sincere, but this is more a sampler than a real selection of his best love songs. ~ William Ruhlmann