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My Boyfriend's Back is a budget-line collection that contains a jumble of hits, lesser-known singles and album tracks. Much of the most interesting second-tier material remains on the full-length collection The Best of the Angels, but what is here is quite good. Not only is the title track featured, but so are three singles that didn't scale those heights ("I Adore Him," "Thank You and Goodnight," "Wow Wow Wee (He's the Boy for Me)"), plus curiosities like "Little Beatle Boy" and "He is the Kissig Kind," both of which are quite interesting. For curious fans of "My Boyfriend's Back" that are on a tight budget, this isn't a bad choice, even if The Best of the Angels is a more illuminating listen than this. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine