My friend recently asked me if I had heard the new Beatles Album. I laughed, New Beatles? They dissolved as a group several decades ago, right? Then he explained the album was new, not the material.

I just bought "One" the new compilation of all the Beatles number one hits on a single CD. Wow! What an album. As Three Dog Night put it, "One is the loneliest number". Well I'm sure the Beatles got accustomed to their loneliness having hit number one on the pop charts 27 times between 1963 and 1970.

Imagine being able to purchase 27 of the best rock & roll songs ever recorded on a single CD for a little more than $10.00. "One" is that album.

The tracks are as follows:

1. Love Me Do (Hit #1 on: May 30, 1964)

2. From Me To You (Hit #1 on: May 2, 1963)

3. She Loves You (Hit #1 on March 21, 1964)

4. I Want To Hold Your Hand (Hit #1 on: February 1, 1964)

5. Can't Buy Me Love (Hit #1 on: April 4, 1964)

6. A Hard Day's Night (Hit #1 on August 1, 1964)

7. I Feel Fine (Hit #1 on: December 26, 1964)

8. Eight Days A Week (Hit #1 on: March 13, 1965)

9. Ticket To Ride (Hit #1 on: May 22, 1965)

10. Help! (Hit #1 on: September 4, 1965)

11. Yesterday (Hit #1 on: October 9, 1965)

12. Day Tripper (Hit #1 on: December 16, 1965)

13. We Can Work It Out (Hit #1 on: January 8, 1966)

14. Paperback Writer (Hit #1 on: June 25, 1966)

15. Yellow Submarine (Hit #1 on: August 18, 1966)

16. Eleanor Rigby (Hit #1 on: August 18, 1966)

17. Penny Lane (Hit #1 on: March 18, 1967)

18. All You Need Is Love (Hit #1 on: August 19, 1967)

19. Hello, Goodbye (Hit #1 on: December 30, 1967)

20. Lady Madonna (Hit #1 on: March 27, 1968)

21. Hey Jude (Hit #1 on: September 28, 1968)

22. Get Back (Hit #1 on: May 24, 1969)

23. Ballad Of John And Yoko (Hit #1 on: June 11, 1969)

24. Something (Hit #1 on: November 29, 1969)

25. Come Together (Hit #1 on: November 29, 1969)

26. Let It Be (Hit #1 on: April 11, 1970)

27. The Long And Winding Road (Hit #1 on: June 13, 1970)

If you own any Beatles Albums (or ever plan to), you should definitely consider "One". It makes listening to the Beatles (especially in a car with a single CD player) much easier. No more swapping several CDs in and out of the player to hear all your favorites. "One" is the condensed version of all pervious Beatles album's or Anthologies.

"One" comes with a substantial booklet (jewel case insert) that displays each song's album covers from many different countries. I especially enjoy seeing how John, Paul, George, and Ringo's facial hair and clothes changed from album cover to album cover.

I know and love every song on the album, I'm sure you will too. I'd wager that no other pop "Greatest Hits" album (by any artist or group) will ever measure up to the 27 songs on this "One" CD.