North, South, East, West...Anthology is the first solo compilation album by New Zealand singer/songwriter Tim Finn.

According to Finn, the idea of releasing a compilation album came from John O'Donnell, the head of EMI Australia at the time.

Baillie complimented "How Will You Go" amongst the revised songs, and said that the anthology "remains a fascinating map charting just how far this Finn has sailed.

"[4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of Allmusic suggested that the album does not portray a completely accurate summary of Finn's career, as the combination of new songs and revisions ends up "downplaying the progressive pop of the '70s and the new wave leanings of the '80s."

Still, Erlewine concluded, the compilation "does make a case that Finn has been consistently delivering fine songs for over 30 years.