The Best of Eddy Howard is a single-disc, 25-track overview of his romantic pop hits recorded in the late 1940s. Among the standards interpreted by the vocalist are "The Nearness of You," "How Deep Is the Ocean?" "Stardust," and "I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)." While this is a decent sampler, it omits too many hits. The Best of Eddy Howard: The Mercury Years is the better purchase and contains "To Each His Own," "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," and "My Adobe Hacienda." ~ Al Campbell