Melissa Etheridge - Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (Eco Friendly Packaging)

The Number 1's series is a brand-new line of CDs featuring #1 radio hits from the biggest names in music. This collection includes decade compilations as well as individual artist CDs and is being released by Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) in its ground-breaking, environmentally-friendly packaging format. A first for the music industry, the standard package (both sleeve and tray) will be completely paper-recyclable, continuing the company's long-standing commitment to being "green."

To further reduce the amount of paper in the Eco-Pack, the CD booklet will no longer be offered.UMe is the first North American music company to replace the traditional jewel case with recycled paperboard sleeves and the plastic tray with trays made from PaperFoam®, a new packaging technology from Shorewood Packaging, a business of International Paper, that is paper-recyclable and biodegradable. Shorewood Packaging is the first North American packaging supplier to produce disc trays from PaperFoam®. Album Description

Very Impressed

The new eco-friendly packaging is such a welcome site. The CD of course is a wonderful compilation of Melissa's greatest hits along with some powerful new ones. Definitely worth the purchase. July 6, 2008

Excellent!

It's an excellent album!
The theme "I need a wake to wake up" is the best! March 19, 2008

She is a legend

I have been listening to Melissa since 1988. She is classic. This album touches upon a few of her best. "I Need To Wake Up" is amazing! September 25, 2007

Corporate-Friendly Packaging

Overall, this is an excellent greatest hits package and aside from missing a few gems, the content is first-rate. However, one shouldn't have to compromise packaging for content! The only way to get this CD with the bonus track "I Need To Wake Up"; is by purchasing this flimsy, inferior cardboard version. While Universal is busy pushing the new "green" theme approach to selling CDs, you should know that this is nothing more than a way for record companies to increase their profit margins. And if anything, this egg-carton version is even less eco-friendly than the "recyclable" jewel box. For example: Let's say I accidentally damage the cover by simply opening and closing it one too many times, or by merely laying it on a wet surface; I'm left with no other choice but to suffer the consequences or replace the entire album. (Of course, that's just an added bonus for labels, now isn't it.) However, in most circumstances, not only do jewel boxes provide superior protection to the original artwork AND disc, but they also cost only a few cents to replace if necessary. Sorry Universal, but I'll stick with my original purchase, even if it is a track short. August 8, 2007

Great Songs...

A moving tribute to our need to WAKE UP and change... Whatever that needs to be changed ouside needs first to be changed from the inside... July 18, 2007

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