The Greatest is the seventh studio album by Cat Power, the stage name of Chan Marshall. All tracks were written by Marshall, making it her first album without cover songs. The Memphis Rhythm Band featured Roy Brewer, Teenie Hodges, Steve Potts, Dave Smith, Rick Steff, Doug Easley, Jim Spake, Scott Thompson, and Susan Marshall, with string arrangements by Harlan T. Bobo and Jonathan Kirkscey. The album debuted at #34 on the Billboard 200 and won the 2006 Shortlist Music Prize, making Marshall the first woman to win. Rolling Stone ranked it the 6th best album of 2006 and 26th best of the decade.