16 Most Requested Songs is a midline-priced collection that spotlights many of
Kate Smith's best-known and most popular performances for Columbia Records, including "When You Wish Upon a Star," "I've Got a Gal in Kalamazoo," "Be Careful, It's My Heart," "Tumbling Tumbleweeds," "My Melancholy Baby," "Memories of You," "The Last Time I Saw Paris," "My Buddy," "Embraceable You" and "We'll Meet Again." Although it's far from a perfect retrospective of her career, it's still a nice sampler of familiar items, and it may satisfy the needs of some casual fans who only want the hits. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine