Extensive but incomplete

This extensive collection with its 18 tracks provides a good overview of Gaynor's career but inexplicably omits two of her greatest hits: I Am What I Am and Never Can Say Goodbye. It does contain her other great hits: the anthemic I Will Survive, Reach Out I'll Be There and How High The Moon plus minor successes like Let Me Know (I Have A Right) and Anybody Wanna Party. Gaynor's recipe for success was her powerful rousing voice, the right melodic songs and that addictive disco beat. Not all the other tracks here are equally memorable although I like her cover of Walk On By and tracks like Can't Fight The Feeling, Honey Bee and This Love Affair. The album Ten Best is a better buy as it contains all the greatest hits, including the aforementioned I Am What I Am and Never Say Goodbye. Otherwise The Collection is fine as it showcases one of the great singers of the disco era whose work has stood the test of time.