CAT POWER “the Greatest” Slipcase Edition CD 

This reissue version comes in one of three beautiful slip covers which we have named Guitar, Lite Background, and Hands. The retail price is much lower, too! This is not a greatest hits album, despite the title. It contains all-original songs written by Chan Marshall (professionally known as Cat Power), and features the great Memphis session musicians Teenie Hodges on guitar, Leroy Hodges on bass (Al Green, Hi Rhythm Section), drummer Steve Potts, and more. The combination of Marshall’s superbly evocative and flexible voice plus some of the greatest Southern soul players, has produced a masterpiece. These songs explore themes of Southern loss, longing, and marginality.

I really like this album a lot, but my favorite Cat Power album has to be “You are Free”.