After releasing a rather impressive (if not plentiful) double-disc
Anthology session a year prior,
Shout Factory! followed up in 2006 with
Where a Country Boy Belongs. Like
Anthology, it's a two-disc, 32-song affair spanning the group's entire career, including two brand new compositions, which is worth the purchase price alone for dedicated, die-hard fans. But that's where the comparisons predominantly cease. There's a lot of crossover material here, which might put off those who have purchased other greatest-hits compilations for the group. But there's also bases that
Anthology failed to cover, and there are also singles that have gotten the once over yet again and have failed to be included, like 1975's
"This Ol' Cowboy," 1978's
"Dream Lover," 1980's
"It Takes Time," 1983's
"A Place I've Never Been," and 1987's
"Hangin' Out in Smoky Places." This will no doubt frustrate those looking for a definitive hits package spanning the group's entire catalog. Once again
the Marshall Tucker Band comes close to hitting the ringer, but the horseshoe falls slightly short. ~ Rob Theakston
![Greatest Hits [Columbia]](http://prodimage.images-bn.com/pimages/0074640103421_p0_v2_s90x140.jpg "Greatest Hits [Columbia]")
