Diana Ross and the Supremes - The Ultimate Collection
The title is a bit of a misnomer: The Supremes are anthologized in more comprehensive fashion on Motown's three-volumeGreatest Hitsseries, while this package is denser, and has a higher hit-per-track ratio. But if you'd rather pick up one collection than three, and if you want a good, thorough skimming of cream from the group's catalog, this is the better choice. All of the familiar songs are here, with no major omissions--and they're packed in with a liberal helping of second-magnitude hits. For a collection that samples only the extreme top end of the Supremes' output, there'sEvery Great No. 1 Hit, also on Motown. It's missing a lot, but it delivers exactly what it promises.--Gavin McNett