Faron Young's musical legacy may not speak as loudly as Hank Williams's or George Jones's, but this 12-song retrospective of Young's charting A-sides from his Mercury tenure illustrates a confident and experienced singer capable of wide emotional and stylistic ranges. Young nods to the Bakersfield Sound with the classic "Wine Me Up" and sends heartfelt whispers to the ladies on "This Little Girl Of Mine." "Keeping Up with the Joneses," a heartache-laced 1964 duet with Margie Singleton, may not stand up today quite as well as do the more aggressive anthems, like "Unmitigated Gall," and the breakneck re-recording of his first hit single "Goin' Steady." Still, this collection properly illustrates Young's grasp of a variety of moods and material, as well as his direct, honest delivery. --Kelly Minnis