When David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash created this pop super trio in 1968 after their splits from the Byrds, Buffalo Springfield and The Hollies, respectively, it would have been a pipedream that a hits package released 37 years later would sound as eternal and essential as this one. The 19 songs straddle the four-album, landscape-altered timeframe between 1969’s post-Woodstock debut Crosby, Stills & Nash and 1982’s Daylight Again, which helped inaugurate the MTV era. Unbalanced sequencing--which randomly bounces 12 years ahead and five years back--is rescued by the superb harmonies, unique songwriting and divergent personalities of the three members. With politics and culture always at the forefront, Stills bookends the band’s trademark canon with "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" and "Southern Cross," Nash incorporates Eastern influences to "Marrakesh Express" and folk timber to "Just a Song Before I Go" and "Teach Your Children," and the ever-capricious Crosby leads the way lyrically with the lingering "Delta" to the Robert Kennedy tribute "Long Time Gone." Sure, the collection is missing any songs by ("Ohio") or contributions from ("Woodstock") the fourth name on the marquee (Neil Young). Here’s hoping that’s for another Greatest Hits. --Scott Holter

Mamma mia! ABBA has never sounded or looked better than on the new CD+DVD package ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (Special Edition) (Polydor/Polar/UMe), released December 7, 2010. Featuring all of the group's hits and more--and the videos for each of them--this Special Edition package brings together 1992's six times platinum ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits CD and its gold-certified homevideo companion of the same title, both newly remastered. The CD, which as a stand-alone album has sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, embraces 19 classics including the gold #1 anthem "Dancing Queen"; #3 gold "Take A Chance On Me"; Top 10s "Waterloo" and "The Winner Takes It All"; Top 20s "SOS," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Fernando," "Does Your Mother Know" and "The Name Of The Game," and Top 40s "Mamma Mia" and "Chiquitita." The DVD features all 19 video clips, taking full advantage of the progress in digital technology since they were last remastered. Notably, most of ABBA's videos were directed by Lasse Hallström, since acclaimed for such films as My Life As A Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Chocolat. Also included are bonus selections in the form of "before-and-after" split-screen comparisons of five original film clips and their remastered versions. In addition, the DVD adds a recently discovered cartoon version of "Money, Money, Money," circa 1977. This rarity was briefly screened at the time and has not been available in complete form since. Nearly 30 years later as one of the most commercially successful pop groups in history, the music of ABBA dances into the future with ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (Special Edition).

Mamma mia! ABBA has never sounded or looked better than on the new CD+DVD package ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (Special Edition) (Polydor/Polar/UMe), released December 7, 2010. Featuring all of the group's hits and more--and the videos for each of them--this Special Edition package brings together 1992's six times platinum ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits CD and its gold-certified homevideo companion of the same title, both newly remastered. The CD, which as a stand-alone album has sold more than 28 million copies worldwide, embraces 19 classics including the gold #1 anthem "Dancing Queen"; #3 gold "Take A Chance On Me"; Top 10s "Waterloo" and "The Winner Takes It All"; Top 20s "SOS," "Knowing Me, Knowing You," "Fernando," "Does Your Mother Know" and "The Name Of The Game," and Top 40s "Mamma Mia" and "Chiquitita." The DVD features all 19 video clips, taking full advantage of the progress in digital technology since they were last remastered. Notably, most of ABBA's videos were directed by Lasse Hallström, since acclaimed for such films as My Life As A Dog, What's Eating Gilbert Grape and Chocolat. Also included are bonus selections in the form of "before-and-after" split-screen comparisons of five original film clips and their remastered versions. In addition, the DVD adds a recently discovered cartoon version of "Money, Money, Money," circa 1977. This rarity was briefly screened at the time and has not been available in complete form since. Nearly 30 years later as one of the most commercially successful pop groups in history, the music of ABBA dances into the future with ABBA Gold - Greatest Hits (Special Edition).

One question would be: What took him so long? After all, a contemporary like Van Morrison has sold boatloads of his single-disc best-of set to buyers wary of diving into that deep catalog without a primer to get them started. So three and a half decades into his solo career, Neil Young finally delivers his version of that most modest of albums--the pre-holiday "hits" overview. What's surprising, coming from such a proud maverick, is its conventionality. Granted, the original master mixes are a boon for fans, but otherwise, there's not much here for loyalists who quite likely already possess the original "Like a Hurricane" on a couple of albums, as well as a handful of live interpretations scanning the years. Since Young cracked the Top 10 only once (1972's "Heart of Gold"), this set is built around concert staples as "Cinnamon Girl," "Rockin' in the Free World," and "Hey, Hey, My My" rather than chart favorites. Despite Young's honorable standing as a still-vital graybeard, the disc is skewed heavily toward his early work, shortchanging some mighty productive recent years. Peripheral fans may find this set of interest, but faithful followers are better advised to investigate the DVD version, which, at least, includes videos, photos, lyrics, and Web links. --Steven Stolder

Part of the Greatest Hits series, this is an essential business resource that utilizes an effective and time-efficient approach to mastering the best ideas of modern business and staying up-to-date on topics most widely discussed by upper management.The first ten chapters of the book give in-depth examination of critical topics in business. That is followed by quick summaries of the most talked-about and thought-provoking work from the best business books published, including Freakonomics, Nudge, and Built to Last.The Greatest Hits books are just that: They help you stay on top of the ever-changing mountain of new business theory and practice models in a format that distills an enormous amount of information and insight into memorable digests that will enable you to finally cross these must-read books off your business reading list. Kevin Duncan is a marketing consultant and author. He has written five books, including Running Your Own Business (Teach Yourself series), and So What?, Start, and Tick Achieve (all published by Cyan). They have been translated into a range of languages, including French, Polish, Russian and Arabic. He has worked with many high-profile clients in his consultancy, including BT, Ogilvy, Orange and Saatchi & Saatchi. Part of the Greatest Hits series, this is an essential business resource that utilizes an effective and time-efficient approach to mastering the best ideas of modern business and staying up-to-date on topics most widely discussed by upper management.The first ten chapters of the book give in-depth examination of critical topics in business. That is followed by quick summaries of the most talked-about and thought-provoking work from the best business books published, including Freakonomics, Nudge, and Built to Last.The Greatest Hits books are just that: They help you stay on top of the ever-changing mountain of new business theory and practice models in a format that distills an enormous amount of information and insight into memorable digests that will enable you to finally cross these must-read books off your business reading list.

Don't Stop Believin' * Wheel In the Sky * Seperate Ways (Worlds Apart) * Lovin', Touchin', Squeezin' and lots more! Length: 64 pages

A 3 disc boxed set from Reader's Digest spans Linda's career through her first hit in the 60's, touching a bit of country, performing with Nelson Riddle & his Orchestra & finally performing some great duets. This set includes 60 fantastic tracks: DISC 1; Greatest hits & country- Track 1) Different drum 2) When Will I Be Loved 3) You're No Good 4) Tracks of My Tears 5) Ooh Baby Baby 6) Heat Wave 7) Hurt So Bad 8) It's So Easy 9) Long Long Time 10) Blue Bayou 11) Love Is A Rose 12) I Can't Help It If I'm Still in Love With You 13) Silver Threads & Golden Needles 14) Someone To Lay Down Beside Me 15) Poor Poor Pitifull Me 16) Love Me Tender 17) Crazy 18) Back In The USA 19) Get Closer 20) That'll Be The Day DISC 2-Soft & Romantic Linda- Track 1) What's New 2) But Not For Me 3) Am I Blue 4) When I Fall In Love 5) Bewitched, Bothered & Bewildered 6) You Took Advantage of Me 7) Someone To Watch Over Me 8) Lush Life 9)Straighten Up & Fly Right 10) What'll I Do11) My Funny Valentine12) I Love You For Sentimental Reasons13) When You Wish Upon A Star14) Falling In Love Again15) Little Girl Blue16) Skylark17) I've Got A Crush On You18) It Never Entered My Mind19) Sophistcated Lady 20) Lover Man Oh Where Can You Be DISC 3-With Friends & Family- TRACK 1) Somewhere Out There with James Ingram 2) All My Life with Aaron Neville 3) I Think It's Gonna Work Out Fine with James Taylor 4) Sometimes You Just Can't Win with J.D. Souther 5) Don't Know Much with Aaron Neville 6) La Calandria with Mike & Pete Ronstadt (Tracks 7-10 are with Dolly Parton & Emmylou Harris) 7) Telling Me Lies 8) To Know Him is To Love Him 9) My Dear Companion 10) I've Had Enough 11) Poor Wandering One 12) I Want A Horse with Wendy Waldman 13) Winter Light 14) When I Grow Too Old To Dream 15) It Doesn't Matter Any More 16) Try Me Again 17) Desperado 18) I Keep It Hid 19) Goodbye My Friend 20) Adios with Brian Wilson--With this set includes a 31 page booklet of Linda's life written by James Gavin.

Johnny Cash once called him "my favorite songwriter," and Waylon Jennings recorded nearly an entire album (Honky Tonk Heroes) of his material in 1973--lots of folks insist that was the first true "outlaw" record. Billy Joe Shaver, whose "Old Chunk of Coal," "Georgia on a Fast Train," and "Old Five and Dimers" rank as standards of Texas singer-songwriter lore, is closer to his 70th birthday than his 60th, but he still burns it down on stage, and he still lives the soulful, close-to-the-bone life of his impoverished, raggedy-ass youth. These days, it would be easy for the five-time Grammy nominee to lean on his woeful personal story--growing up picking cotton and dropping out of school in the eighth grade, then losing his wife, mother, and guitarist son, Eddy, in a matter of months at the turn of the millennium. Instead, he continues to challenge himself in his writing. This collection of his best-loved songs (it's erroneous to call them "hits") contains a driving live rendition of "Georgia" and two new offerings (the remarkable love song "Light a Candle for Me" and the tongue-in-cheek "Melody") as well as some lubricated on-stage preaching and storytelling. (It also reprises his unfortunate duet with Big & Rich on "Live Forever"... but let's pretend that never happened.) Shaver's singing remains an acquired taste, rivaling a rusty barn-door latch rattling in the wind. Yet in the age of Pro-Tooled prettiness, authenticity never sounded more welcome. --Alanna Nash