Be Good at It

Be Good at It
Studio album by Neal McCoy
Released	October 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Genre	Country
Length	38:25
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Neal McCoy chronology
Greatest Hits (1997) Be Good at It (1997) The Life of the Party (1999)

Be Good at It is the sixth studio album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in late 1997 on Atlantic Records, it features the singles "If You Can't Be Good, Be Good at It"; "Party On"; "Love Happens Like That"; and "The Shake," which was reprised from McCoy's 1997 Greatest Hits compilation. Of these four singles, only "The Shake" reached Top Ten on the Billboard country charts. "21 to 17" was recorded (under the title "21-17") by Doug Supernaw on his 1999 album Fadin' Renegade.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
Country Standard Time	negative link

Track listing

1. "If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)" (Blue Miller, Troy Seals) – 3:26
2. "I Know You" (Chris Farren, Chuck Jones) – 3:35
3. "You'll Always Be in My Life" (Stephen Allen Davis, Robin Lerner) – 4:06
4. "Same Boots" (Wil Nance, Steve Dean) – 3:23
5. "Back" (Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset) – 3:05
6. "Love Happens Like That" (Aaron Barker, Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith – 2:41
7. "Party On" (Karen Taylor-Good, Paul Williams) – 3:17
8. "Broken Record" (Jess Brown, Brett Jones) – 3:33
9. "21 to 17" (Reese Wilson) – 4:23
10. "Basic Goodbye" (Monty Holmes, Devon O'Day) – 3:22
11. "The Shake" (Butch Carr, Jon McElroy) – 3:34

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers - drums
• Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, slide guitar
• Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
• Dusty Drake - background vocals
• Paul Franklin - steel guitar
• Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
• Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
• Jason Lehning - organ
• Paul Leim - drums
• Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
• Neal McCoy - lead vocals
• Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
• Brent Mason - 12-string guitar, electric guitar
• Nashville String Machine - strings
• Steve Nathan - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
• Donny Parenteau - fiddle
• Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
• Matt Rollings - Hammond organ, piano
• Brent Rowan - electric guitar
• Russell Terrell - background vocals
• Bergen White - string arrangements
• Dennis Wilson - background vocals
• Curtis Wright - background vocals
• Curtis Young - background vocals

Chart performance

Chart (1997)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums	23
U.S. Billboard 200	135
Canadian RPM Country Albums	31

References

• Allmusic (see infobox)