Beautiful 180gm Pressing Housed In A Metallic-Like Foil Jacket. Includes Custom Lyrics Insert. Vinyl Appears Glossy. “The Greatest Makes It Clear Just How Much Chan Marshall Grows With Each Album. Three Years On From You Are Free, She Sounds Reinvented Yet Again: Marshall Returned To Memphis, TN To Make An Homage To The Southern Soul And Pop She Listened To As A Young Girl. Working With Great Memphis Soul Musicians Such As Mabon "Teenie" Hodges, Leroy "Flick" Hodges And Dave Smith, She Crafted An Album That Is Even More Focused And Accessible Than You Are Free Was, And Pushes Her Even Closer Toward Straightforward Singer/Songwriter Territory. The Title Track Is A Subtle But Powerful Statement Of Purpose: With Its Lush, "Moon River" Strings And Lyrics About A Young Boy Who Wanted To Become A Boxer, The Song Is As Moving As Her Earlier Work But Also A Big Step Away From The Angst-Ridden Diary-Rock That Her Music Is Sometimes Categorized As. Likewise, On The Gospel-Tinged "Living Proof" And The Charming "Could We," Marshall Is Sexy, Strong, And Playful, And Far From The Stereotype Of Her As A Frail, Howling Waif. But The Truth Is, Sweet Southern Songs Like These Have Been In Her Repertoire Since What Would The Community Think's "They Tell Me" And "Taking People"; The Greatest Is Just A More Polished, Palatable Version Of This Side Of Her Music. This Is The Most Listenable Cat Power Album Marshall Has Made, And One That Could Easily Win Her Lots Of New Fans. It's Also Far From A Sell-Out —The Greatest Sounds Like The Album Marshall Wanted To Make, Without Any Specific (Or Larger) Audience In Mind. – Heather Phares, All Music Guide