ɪɾ ɪz ɐ ɹˌɛtɹoʊspˈɛktɪv ʌv mˈɛləŋkˌæmps kɚɹˈɪɹ æt ðə tˈaɪm ʌv ɪts ɹᵻlˈiːs, ænd fˈiːtʃɚz æt lˈiːst wˈʌn sˈɔŋ fɹʌm ˈiːtʃ əv hɪz stˈuːdɪˌoʊ ˈælbəmz ɹᵻlˈiːst bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt ɐ baɪˈɑːɡɹəfi ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː tɹˈʌbəl nˈoʊmˌoːɹ.
It is a retrospective of Mellencamp's career at the time of its release, and features at least one song from each of his studio albums released between 1978's A Biography and 2003's Trouble No More.