Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

Hello,

I've been experimenting with mastering an album in Logic: assigning
whole songs to tracks for a seemless transition and also adding
incidental, between-song parts. 

It seems sensible I could add "global" compression settings, say, to
the whole album to get a consistant sound throughout - but is Logic
really the best tool for the job, given I have to chop it up again in
an external WAV editor?

Cheers,
Dean 

[Logic 7.1 Express, iMac G5 1.8GHz, Presonus Firebox.]