The Best of Gary Lewis & the Playboys
is part of EMI-Capitol Special Markets' excellent
Ten Best Series
, a budget-line series that features an artist's ten biggest hits in their original recorded versions. All of
Lewis'
Top Ten hits -- including
"This Diamond Ring,"
"Count Me In," "Save Your Heart for Me," "Everybody Loves a Clown," "She's Just My Style," "Sure Gonna Miss Her" and "Green Grass" -- are here, along with the lesser-known hits "My Heart's Symphony," "Jill" and "Sealed with a Kiss." Although the disc is not sequenced in chronological order, the very fact that all these hits are on one disc at such an affordable price makes
a terrific choice for budget-minded casual fans. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine