Best Live

is a 12-track, single-disc abridgement of the 30-track, double-disc . The set focuses on songs dating from Warner Brothers years, including "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)," and "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" (but not, curiously, "You've Got a Friend"). It also contains the Columbia hits "Handy Man" and "Your Smiling Face." The songs are well-performed, but most of this material is available in its original recordings on . ~ William Ruhlmann