The Best of Mandy Moore [CD & DVD]

Disc 1
1	Candy 3:55
2	Walk Me Home 4:22
3	So Real 3:50
4	I Wanna Be With You 4:13
5	In My Pocket 3:39
6	Crush 3:42
7	Cry 3:43
8	Only Hope 3:54
9	Have a Little Faith in Me 4:04
10	Can We Still Be Friends? 3:38
11	Senses Working Overtime 4:08
12	I Feel the Earth Move 3:07
13	Top of the World 3:23
14	Secret Love 3:38
Disc 2
1	Candy DVD
2	Walk Me Home DVD
3	So Real DVD
4	I Wanna Be With You DVD
5	In My Pocket DVD
6	Crush DVD
7	Cry DVD
8	Have a Little Faith in Me DVD
9	Moonshadow Live / DVD
10	Senses Working Overtime Live / DVD
11	Drop the Pilot Live / DVD
12	Have a Little Faith in Me Live / DVD

Barnes & Noble

The Best of Mandy Moore shows the lovely singer's progression from teen pop star to mature songstress. This collection chronicles her biggest hits -- from the youthful "Candy" to her sultry cover of "Have a Little Faith in Me" -- as well as her contributions to several movie soundtracks. The disc also includes a DVD of music videos spanning her four albums,

All Music Guide

Of all the major teen pop stars who ran wild at the turn of the millennium, Mandy Moore was perhaps the least successful, if she's judged merely on terms of chart success. Britney and Christina certainly racked up more hits and headlines than Mandy, and she never had a single as undeniably catchy and irresistible as Jessica Simpson's "I Think I'm in Love" (which Jessica herself never managed to top after she became a household name, either). So it would seem that The Best of Mandy Moore -- released in November 2004, at the end of her contract with Epic -- would be little bit more than footnote to the teen pop phenomenon of the early 2000s, and that may be true if success is only calculated on those aforementioned charts or cultural impact. So why is The Best Of so much more satisfying a listening experience than Britney Spears' Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, released just a few weeks before this collection? Well, part of it is due to the fact that Mandy is simply a better singer than Britney. Maybe she doesn't have quite as much charisma as Spears, but she can carry a tune and her voice doesn't grate over the course of a 14-track album like the way Britney's can. Then, there's the fact that these songs, since they weren't as widely heard as "Oops...I Did It Again" or "Genie in a Bottle," just sound fresher. And while there are no knock-out singles here -- although her biggest hit, "Crush," comes close -- there's a greater musical variety, and the chronological running order emphasizes that Mandy Moore is growing as a singer and recording artist, getting better with each subsequent album instead of stagnating like many of her peers. As a result, this turns out to be one of the better artifacts of the teen pop boom -- as an album, it's stronger and more enjoyable than almost any other teen pop record from its time, and by the time it's over, you're curious about where Moore will go next. [The Best Of also includes a bonus DVD, containing all of her music videos, plus selections from her Sessions@AOL live performance.] Stephen Thomas Erlewine