Tabitha's Secret were, in a nutshell, ,matchbox twenty before they were called matchbox twenty. Or maybe a better fitting description would be "Matchbox Twenty with different guitarists." Either way, they're bands that focus on Rob Thomas's lyrics and songwriting.

And this is the mainstream summary of their band's work. Guitarist Jay Stanley gathered their old recordings and re-recorded the music, while using Rob's vocal tracks. And it holds up pretty well. Eleven songs to sum up years of work from a band torn apart by lawsuits.

And it kicks off with "And Around," a song previously unreleased except for an MP3 of the demo on the band's official site. Another unreleased song is at the end, the last-minute addition, "Blue Monday." Each of them, plus the new version of the released songs on the original Don't Play with Matches make this a worthy purchase for fans of Tabitha's Secret.

Unlike the album Don't Play with Matches, which was mainly demo recordings, this album is highly produced. Slick. "Dear Joan," a haunting ballad, loses some of its steam because of slight overproduction with guitars and pianos, but this is the only instance where the new production hurts the song.

But the new music, recorded by session musicians, Jay and some of the demo material, stands the test of time extremely well. It sounds like it was all made in 2001, and Thomas's vocals don't seem as separated as they could have, though it is easy to tell these were not just done in 2000/2001.

Any fan of Matchbox Twenty's first album, Yourself or Someone Like You, should be happy having their release in their CD collection. It's more guitar-oriented than Mad Season wound up being, and sounds more like a third Matchbox Twenty album, fitting right in with their two fine albums.