As albums go, 's made a great single. A compilation, but not exactly a hits collection, it contained two newly recorded songs, from the and the Top 40 hit plus a re-recorded version of a song previously done as a duet with in , and seven tracks from the previous eight years, three of which were making their third or fourth appearance on record. In other words, was a blatant consumer rip-off, highly unusual for an artist who usually gave value for money. That said, the album contained some of 's biggest hits -- and as well as some excellent performances, such as 's take on Thus, it was a good collection thought of independently (which may help explain why it became one of 's biggest sellers), even if in the context of her overall catalog it was an album of reruns baited with a couple of new songs. [In the U.K., the album was released with four additional tracks -- -- under the title ( 10031).] ~ William Ruhlmann