Twenty years ago, Cat Power released The Greatest. Despite its title, it’s not an album of her biggest hits. Rather, the title track tells the story of a boy who aspires to become a boxer; the title is almost certainly a nod to the nickname of legendary fighter Muhammad Ali. Made in Memphis with legendary soul musicians like Mabon “Teenie” Hodges, Leroy “Flick” Hodges, and Dave Smith, it was Power at her most accessible, and it brought her to new audiences, achieving her highest chart performance at the time. Critically well-received, it won the Shortlist Music Prize, and was named the 6th best album of that year in Rolling Stone.

In her recent appearance at the 9:30 Club, Cat celebrated the record’s anniversary, performing the album in full, along with a handful of other songs, including some terrific covers.