Unlike most Stetson-sporting country singers, Chris LeDoux was a real-deal cowboy, a onetime rodeo champ who transitioned to a music career. So when he sings about being "Hooked On an 8 Second Ride" over chugging rock riffs or offers a moody, minor-key ode to "This Cowboy's Hat," it's coming from someplace deep inside him. And this collection of the most important cuts from all across his career makes it clear why Garth Brooks and others have looked to LeDoux as a key influence.