Greatest hits

TRACE ADKINS; "American Man: Greatest Hits Vol. II" (Capitol Records Nashville) ***

To give him a little time to complete his next studio album, country singer Adkins has released his second greatest-hits compilation, which features his current single "I Got My Game On," as well as two other new tunes, "You're Gonna Miss Me" and "American Man." The rest are favorites of Adkins and his fans, and the compilation is a strong collection. — Scott Iwasaki

AFGHAN WHIGS; "Unbreakable (A Retrospective 1990-2006)" (Elektra/Rhino) ***

Although the Afghan Whigs can't boast a No. 1 hit or a Top 10 listing, the band's music has a special place in the heart of independent-music lovers. Here, the band, which split up in 2001, gathers some of its best-loved songs together: "Retarded," "Debonair," "Gentlemen," "What Jail Is Like," etc., as well as two previously unreleased works, "I'm a Soldier" and "Magazine." — S.I.

AIR SUPPLY; "The Best of Air Supply: the Ones that You Love" (Arista/Legacy) ***

Love 'em or hate 'em, Graham Russell and Russell Hitchcock found their way into young teens' hearts in the '80s with their mellow songs about love, and, in some cases, co-dependency. On this 16-track "Best of" disc, the duo, which is somewhat based in Utah now, goes back to early works, such as "Love and Other Bruises" and "Empty Pages," and then, of course, gives the more casual listeners a motherlode of hits — "Lost In Love," "Every Woman in the World," "Here I Am," etc. — S.I.

CHET ATKINS; "The Essential Chet Atkins" (RCA Nashville/Legacy) ****

One of the great tunes on this 40-track, two-CD career retrospective is the guitarist's version of the jazz standard "Take Five." The syncopation and tone are impeccable, and the song, overall, has a nice moving feel. Then again, what can't Atkins do? He does blues, early rock, country and early Americana and various session works. — S.I.

BEE GEES; "Greatest" (Reprise) ***

This album originally came out back in 1979, a double album featuring the trio's best-loved works from the 1975 album "Main Course" on through to the then-most recent album "Spirits Having Flown." But there were none of the earlier works such as "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart," "I Started a Joke" and "New York Mining Disaster 1941." However, the hottest Bee Gees hits in 1979 — "Tragedy," "Too Much Heaven" and all the "Saturday Night Fever" tracks — are here. If you want earlier hits, go get last year's remaster of "Their Greatest Hits: The Record," which is more complete. — S.I.