There have been plenty of compilations released over the years, most of them good but few capturing the full scope of his career. 's 2007 double-disc set -- not to be confused with the single-disc comp of about a decade earlier -- comes the closest, just edging out the previous two-CD standard-bearer, (which itself replaced the excellent two-CD ), as the best concise overview on the market. This begins a bit earlier than , starting with and and wraps up a bit earlier, not digging as deep into the '80s recordings, which is no great loss. runs two songs longer than , but it has two big omissions in 's but overall this 2007 set has is a stronger set from beginning to end, containing almost all the big hits -- from through to -- and containing no fat, making this an excellent overview and introduction to 's prime. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine