Where {$Dylan}'s first {^Greatest Hits} took its title literally, {^Greatest Hits, Vol. 2} is a greatest-hits album only in the loosest sense of the term. While the double album does contain several genuine hits -- {&"Lay Lady Lay,"} {&"Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You,"} the non-LP {&"Watching the River Flow"} -- it is largely comprised of album tracks which became classics, either through {$Dylan}'s own version or through covers. These include {&"Don't Think Twice, It's All Right,"} {&"All I Really Want to Do,"} {&"My Back Pages,"} {&"Maggie's Farm,"} {&"She Belongs to Me,"} {&"If Not for You,"} and {&"Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues,"} among many others. There are also a number of rarities scattered throughout the 21 songs, including a live version of {&"Tomorrow Is a Long Time"} from 1963, a live take of {&"The Mighty Quinn (Quinn, the Eskimo),"} and the {^Basement Tapes} songs {&"I Shall Be Released,"} {&"Down in the Flood,"} and {&"You Ain't Goin' Nowhere."} While some of the cuts may not be immediately familiar to some listeners, {^Greatest Hits, Vol. 2} in many ways is a more accurate picture of the depth and breadth of {$Dylan}'s talents, making it an excellent introduction. And it's not just for casual fans, because the rarities and sequencing are revealing for even devoted {$Dylan} fans. [{^Greatest Hits, Vol. 2} was reissued with 24-bit remastering in the summer of 1999.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide