當年以天才少年之姿降臨搖滾樂壇的Richie Kotzen，如今已是雄霸一方的吉他巨擘，年僅20出頭即受到金屬天團Poison的青睞，邀請合寫歌曲，後來甚至正式入團。而另一超級樂團Mr. Big也曾禮聘他填補Paul Gilbert的空缺，他與Mr. Big的貝斯手Billy Sheehan，後來偕同前Dream Theater鼓手Mike Portnoy另組The Winery Dogs，即使外界邀約不斷，創作能量旺盛的Richie Kotzen生涯至今仍發行了18張個人專輯，《The Essential Richie Kotzen》即是精選其個人代表作，以及過去未發行的珍稀版本，甚至加值收錄影音內容，盡展其能彈能唱，又足跨搖滾與融合樂領域的驚世才情！
| 編號 | 曲名 |
|---|---|
| 1. | War Paint |
| 2. | Walk With Me |
| 3. | Love Is Blind |
| 4. | Go Faster |
| 5. | Fooled Again |
| 6. | OMG (What’s your Name?) |
| 7. | Help Me |
| 8. | Bad Situation |
| 9. | Lie To Me |
| 10. | Fear |
| 11. | You Can’t Save Me |
| 12. | Doing What The Devil Says To Do |
| 13. | Remember (Reprise) |
| 編號 | 曲名 |
|---|---|
| 1. | What is |
| 2. | High |
| 3. | Change |
| 4. | Special |
| 5. | Paint It On (Acoustic) |
| 6. | Holding On (Acoustic) |
| 7. | Until You Suffer Some (Fire and Ice) (Acoustic) |
| 8. | The Road (Acoustic) |
| 9. | Regret (Original Demo Version) |
| 10. | Damaged (Original Demo Version) |
| 編號 | 曲名 |
|---|---|
| 1. | Walk With Me |
| 2. | Paying Dues |
| 3. | 24 Hours |
| 4. | Larger Than Life |
| 5. | Losing My Mind |
| 6. | Help Me |
| 7. | Chase It |
| 8. | Player |
| 9. | The Shadow |
| 10. | My Angel |
| 11. | I Would |