The album contained songs from each of the group's four LP's, which were recorded between 1972 and 1974.

Most of the tracks on this LP were among their seven charting hits.

The group had already disbanded when this compilation was released.

[citation needed] Raspberries' Best was well received by critics; Dave Marsh called it "an exquisite anthology of Seventies pop rock that's a throwback to the heyday of the Beatles and Beach Boys",[3] while Robert Christgau said the compilation "performs a needed service by compiling cuts from the group's first two (flawed) albums".

[4] Timings and credits taken from the original Capitol issue (ST-11524).