The music speaks for itself; Britney Spears is, despite the ups and downs and tabloid moments, a fixture in the music industry. She's perfected the pop realm with such iconic hits like "Baby One More Time", "Stronger", "Oops! I Did It Again", and "Womanizer". What's best about this collection is that it features the songs released as singles from her first album through the 'Circus' album. As a bonus, you're also treated to the catchy #1 song "3" and B-sides/remixes pulled from many of the singles. As a Britney Spears fan, this set is ideal. The music itself is four or five stars since the set features the very best of Spears. What makes this 'deluxe' set flawed is simply the price and concept of a collection containing all of her 'singles' in one box.

The Bad: With the retail price tag of almost $100, and even with the Amazon.com discount, I expected a lot more from the deluxe edition of the 'singles' collection. After all, just a few weeks ago Jive released a single disc edition of the this same 'singles collection'

. So, what makes this different from the standard edition? A box, an individual sleeve containing the original cover art of each single. A DVD containing 26 Britney Spears music videos. For $100 and a title like 'the singles collection' and a picture showing covers of her singles, I (as a fan and consumer) expected the full, un-abridged SINGLE, meaning the original mix of each song (which is included) and the numerous remixes or B-sides that were originally released with each single. Instead, the original mix of each song is included (just as with the standard edition) and just one B-side or one remix from the original single. What exactly is the point? Just five years ago Jive released Britney's

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, almost the exact same concept (minus the B-sides/remixes from the singles), and with almost the same track listing with the exception of the songs from

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To me, this deluxe 'Singles Collection' is a huge rip-off and ploy by Jive, not Britney Spears, to rake in more money during the holiday season. Why not include more original songs? How about including hard-to-find tracks or cuts that didn't make it onto the albums (including "Amnesia" from 'Circus' that was never formerly released in the U.S. or "Kiss You All Over" that was cut from 'Blackout' would have definitely made this release more valuable). Instead, we're treated to a few B-sides that have been available for years now and remixes that are easy to find online, even purchased and downloaded separately on sites like Amazon.com! This is nothing more than an expanded edition of "My Prerogative: Greatest Hits", made to include tracks from 'Blackout' and 'Circus'. The price is outrageously high not because of anything special musically but more so for the packaging. I definitely felt the DVD design and execution was superior on "My Prerogative" as this collection's videos are just slapped onto the disc with none of the special angles, special features and such that came with the "My Prerogative" video collection.

The Good: The B-sides, mainly from Britney's first two albums, are definitely a nice bonus to this set. They are crisp, remastered and musically offer a lot (instead of all of the auto-tune she plays with now, the early B-sides feature a simpler Spears taking a stab at singing about love, heart ache and teenage angst). The remixes included are good, even though some of them are not the true best remixes from the singles. Another good thing I can say about 'The Singles Collection (Deluxe)' is that it's nice to have a DVD that has a lot of the recent videos (though it would have been nice had it included "3").

If this was a true celebration of her decade in the business, a lot more effort could have been put into this set. There's nothing deluxe about it other than the price tag. There are a few extra tracks not included in her last greatest hits album and there are some B-sides and remixes gathered in one place/collection that makes it only slightly better (but far more expensive) than "My Prerogative". But, in the end, this is an overpriced, flawed released. 30 discs - 29 containing 2 songs EACH, many of which even a casual Britney Spears fan will already own. A DVD (the 30th disc) that contains the music videos, but many which don't warrant shelling out $70+ (I mean, are the videos for "Radar", "Break the Ice", "If U Seek Amy" or even "Gimme More" worth the purchase? These aren't Britney Spears at her best). It's a nice gift or purchase for the hardcore fan but personally, I'd recommend waiting another few years for the next 'greatest hits' or special career-spanning release from Jive for Britney Spears before spending money on this.

Listen To These: "3", "Born To Make You Happy (Kristian Lundin Bonus Remix)", "Walk On By", "Everybody"

Here is the track listing:

SINGLE: ...Baby One More Time

B SIDE: Autumn Goodbye

SINGLE: Sometimes

B SIDE: I'm So Curious

SINGLE: (You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix)

B SIDE: I'll Never Stop Loving You

SINGLE: Born To Make You Happy

REMIX: Kristian Lundin Bonus Remix

SINGLE: From the Bottom of My Broken Heart

B SIDE: Thinkin' About You

SINGLE: Oops!...I Did It Again

B SIDE: Deep In My Heart

SINGLE: Lucky

B SIDE: Heart

SINGLE: Stronger

B SIDE: Walk On By

SINGLE: Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know

REMIX: Hex Hector Radio Mix

SINGLE: I'm A Slave 4 U

B SIDE: Intimidated

SINGLE: Overprotected

REMIX: Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)

SINGLE: I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman

B SIDE: I Run Away

SINGLE: I Love Rock 'N' Roll

B SIDE: I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet A Woman - Metro Remix

SINGLE: Boys, The Co-Ed Remix featuring Pharrell Williams

B SIDE: Boys (Album Version)

SINGLE: Me Against the Music featuring Madonna

REMIX: Passengerz vs. The Club Remix

SINGLE: Toxic

REMIX: Bloodshy & Avant's Intoxicated Remix

SINGLE: Everytime

REMIX: Above & Beyond Club Mix

SINGLE: Outrageous

REMIX: Junkie XL's Dancehall Mix

SINGLE: My Prerogative

REMIX: Armand Van Helden Remix

SINGLE: Do Somethin'

REMIX: Thick Vocal Mix

SINGLE: Someday (I Will Understand)

B SIDE: Mona Lisa

SINGLE: Gimme More

REMIX: Paul Oakenfold Remix

SINGLE: Piece of Me

REMIX: Bloodshy & Avant's Boz O lo Remix

SINGLE: Break The Ice

B SIDE: Everybody

SINGLE: Womanizer

REMIX: Kaskade Remix

SINGLE: Circus

REMIX: Tom Neville's Ring Leader Mix

SINGLE: If U Seek Amy

REMIX: Crookers Remix

SINGLE: Radar

REMIX: Bloodshy & Avant Remix

SINGLE: 3

REMIX: Groove Police Club Mix

DVD:

1. ...Baby One More Time

2. Somtimes

3. (You Drive Me) Crazy (The Stop Remix)

4. Born To Make You Happy

5. From the Bottom of My Broken Heart

6. Oops!...I Did It Again

7. Lucky

8. Stronger

9. Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know

10. I'm A Slave 4U

11. Overprotected (The Darkchild Remix)

12. I'm Not A Girl, Not Yet a Woman

13. I Love Rock 'N' Roll

14. Me Against The Music (feat. Madonna)

15. Toxic

16. Everytime

17. My Prerogative

18. Do Somethin'

19. Someday (I Will Understand)

20. Gimme More

21. Piece Of Me

22. Break the Ice

23. Womanizer

24. Circus

25. If U Seek Amy

26. Radar

Over the course of her career, SO many of britney's club mixes of her singles have been spread across several discs, both domestic and import CD singles as well as vinyl, including DJ promo only vinyl with mixes that never had commercial releases. This expensive box would have been an IDEAL chance to bring all those mixes together. But here, there are barely any full length club mixes, and most of them already appeared on CD. You get:

Me Against The Music (Passengerz vs. The Club mix) (7:34)

Toxic (Bloodshy & Avant's Intoxicated mix) (5:35)

Everytime (above & beyond club mix) (8:46)

My Prerogative (armand van helden remix) (7:48)

Do Somethin (Thick Vocal mix) (7:59)

Gimme More (Paul Oakenfold mix) (6:08)

Piece of Me (Bloodshy & Avant's Boz o Lo remix) (4:53)

Womanizer (Kaskade mix) (5:31)

Circus (Tom Neville ringleader mix) (7:52)

Radar (Bloodshy & Avant remix) (5:43)

3 (Groove Police Club mix) (7:42)

All remaining remixes are short remixes to begin with or EDITS of longer club mixes. A CD has 80 minutes of free space, and on each of these discs we're not getting more than 10 minutes of music in most cases. This entire boxed set worth of music could have probably fit on 3 or 4 CDs and been sold for about 25 dollars less!

And consider this. As of this writing, there has been no CD single release for 3, so if you want the club mix of this song on CD, you have to buy this entire boxed set. Other than that, the ONLY track in this boxed set that I didn't have on CD was the remix of Radar! Where are the big club remixes that have never been on CD before of songs like My Prerogative? Outrageous? Toxic? You Drive Me Crazy? Lucky? Breath On Me? Me Against the Music? I'm a Slave 4U? Many of the mixes of these songs were only available on vinyl and DJ promo vinyl. It would not only have been a sign of appreciation to fans to make this an expansive singles collection, it also would have been a testament to Britney's club appeal over the years. As it is now, your not getting much of anything that a hardcore fan wouldn't already have.

I'm a fan of Britney since 1999. I watched 2 of her Circus tour, one in Sydney (20th November 2009) and one in Melbourne (27th November 2009). I bought this Ultimate Single Collection on the 24th November 2009 and it arrived on 20th December 2009. I LOVE THIS PRODUCT!!!! Well, mainly because I'm a Britney fan :D The price it self is CHEAPER than if you have to buy it in Australia (between AUD$130 - AUD$190) ^^. The only downside is the waiting time to get the product on your hand :( but I'm willing to wait if I can get the product for $30-$90 less!!!

I'm from the Netherlands and I pre-ordered The Singles Collection Boxset on Amazon.com with Priority Shipping, and I am so happy with it! I received it 2 days after the release (which is amazing) and of course, not only the shipment was amazing... but the boxset itself really is a musthave! It looks really great, includes a beautiful booklet, 29 singles and a beautiful dvd with (almost) all of her music videos which I can't stop watching over and over again! If you are a Britney fan, I really recommend this boxset. And to those living in Europe and having doubts on purchasing this item on Amazon.com, I'd like to say: Just do it! The service is amazing, and so is the product!

This is a great box set that contains mini versions of all of her singles as well as a great DVD of all of her videos. Each sleeve is a single pocket of sturdy cardboard. Each disc mirrors the cover art of the box--black with the britney logo and heart. Hard to believe that its been 10 years but after listening to each disc and all the b-sides it is amazing how consistent her music has been. And its great to have all of her videos in one place. Great fun and a celebration of Britney's pop perfection. Note: I bought this when it was first released, list price has gone up since then.