What Is Included on Ray Lynch's Best Of, Volume One Album?

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Ray Lynch's Best Of, Volume One is a compilation album that combines three new songs with nine remastered favorites from his earlier releases. According to the official raylynch.com site, the album is designed to showcase his musical diversity, with audiophile-quality sound and extensive liner notes offering insight into the music's creation.

Three New Songs

The album's new material consists of three tracks:

  • Ralph's Rhapsody — described as upbeat and quirky, a playful and carefree piece named for a field mouse that lived in Ray's studio while he wrote the song.
  • The Music of What Happens — features spirited, soaring violin improvisations and a strong rhythmic element.
  • Celestial Soda Pop (dance remix) — a "wild and crazy" dance remix that closes the album.

Nine Remastered Favorites

The remaining nine tracks are songs Ray selected as personal favorites. All are digitally re-mastered from four earlier albums:

  • Deep Breakfast
  • No Blue Thing
  • The Sky of Mind
  • Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening

Sound Quality and Liner Notes

Two features distinguish this compilation beyond the track list:

Feature What the site says
Audio quality Audiophile quality — the site notes you "may hear things you've never heard before"
Liner notes Extensive and informative, providing insight into what went into the music as it was being created

How to Hear It Before Buying

The site instructs visitors to click on the album cover to hear music samples. A dedicated Music Samples page is also listed in the site navigation, along with a Help With Audio page if playback is an issue.

Where It Fits in the Catalog

Best Of, Volume One sits alongside Ray Lynch's studio albums, which include Deep Breakfast (the platinum-certified release), No Blue Thing, The Sky of Mind, Nothing Above My Shoulders but the Evening, Truth Is the Only Profound, and a Christmas music collection. The site's albums page lists these together, so the compilation functions as both an introduction for new listeners and a collection of highlights for existing fans.