25 ALL TIME GREATEST

Compilation producers: Cary E. Mansfield, Mike Rogogna. Includes liner notes by Mike Rogogna. Digitally remastered by by Marty Wekser. Liner Note Author: Mike Ragogna. Director: Stan Green. Arrangers: Alpa; Stan Green; Bill Ramal; Horace Ott; Teacho Wiltshire; Van McCoy; Burt Bacharach; Bert Keyes; Carole King. An excellent 26-song single-disc collection that has all of the significant hits and several very fine low-charting 45s and B-sides. Some good tracks are missing, however, notably "Putty" (which the Yardbirds covered) and Goffin-King's "Make the Night a Little Longer." Rhino's Anthology double LP still has a tiny edge in song selection if you can find it, but if you're not real picky this is certainly a quality summary of their career highlights. There are also a few items that don't show up on all the best-ofs, like the 1961 B-side "The Things I Want to Hear" and the small 1964 hit "Thank You, Baby." ~ Richie Unterberger

• Genre: Pop
• Format: CD
• Released: 7/27/1999