' gathers songs from two very different periods in the group's career. Two of the tracks included are from the very start: and are from 1961 and feature the group singing in a -meets- style, sounding very strong on the -penned The rest of the disc is made up of the group's stay with , which they signed with after leaving in 1973. Their first couple of years with the label found them sustaining a high level of success. Included on the collection are their only number one hit, 1973's and near chart-toppers 1973's 1974's and 1974's -written and -produced from the smash soundtrack to the forgotten film . The group had a few middling hits, like a funky take on the rebel ' acidic and a syrupy version of (later sampled by ), and made a foray into with the -produced 's does a fine job of documenting the later period of , the music is top-notch, and shows herself to be one of the great underrated singers of her time. It also hits just the high points of their early days, certainly enough to get the picture. This is a fine way for the budget-minded fan to get ahold of some classic . (If you are willing to spend a couple bucks more, however, from 1999 has the best eight of the 12 songs on as well as songs and some later tracks, too. It is the best single-disc collection available.) ~ Tim Sendra