Ultimate Collection

is the most lengthy and comprehensive anthology yet assembled on , with tracks licensed from three different labels spanning the late '60s through the late '70s. His classic is here with other crowd pleasers such as and had a poetic side, too, but focuses mainly on his rambunctious singalongs, and entirely skips some of his early albums. All but one of his hits from the '70s is included, but none of his '80s hits made the cut. In sum, is an imperfect survey of 's first decade or so, but has plenty of popular appeal. ~ Greg Adams