Released in conjunction with ' 2010 autobiography Life, collects 14 highlights from the three solo records where he was backed by : 1988's ; the 1991 live set , recorded on the supporting tour for the 1988 debut; and 1992's . Five cuts were cherry-picked from each studio album and paired with four highlights from the live album (all songs recorded by , including and but they're overshadowed by the reggae which allows to really stretch their muscles), and while there are some excellent songs left on the studio records (chief among them the -baiting '50s shuffle ), the selections are expertly chosen and offer solid proof that when weren't rolling, served up some nifty rock and soul on his own, and even had a pair of minor classics in the hard-charging and cool grooving Stax tribute ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine