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Be Good at It
Be Good at It
Studio album by Neal McCoy
Released	October 28, 1997
Genre	Country
Length	38:25
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Kyle Lehning
Neal McCoy chronology

Be Good at It is the sixth studio album 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"; and"Love Happens Like That""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

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
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
Total length:			38:25

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
Canadian Country Albums (RPM)	31
US Billboard 200^[1]	135
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[2]	23

Year-end charts

Chart (1998)	Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)^[3]	61

References

↑ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
↑ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
↑ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[ac_Billboard200_Neal_McCoy-1] "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[ac_BillboardCountry_Neal_McCoy-2] "Neal McCoy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

[3] "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.

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v t e Neal McCoy
Studio albums	At This Moment Where Forever Begins No Doubt About It You Gotta Love That Neal McCoy Be Good at It The Life of the Party 24-7-365 The Luckiest Man in the World (unreleased) That's Life XII Pride: A Tribute to Charley Pride
Compilation albums	Greatest Hits
Singles	"This Time I've Hurt Her More (Than She Loves Me)" "No Doubt About It" "Wink" "The City Put the Country Back in Me" "For a Change" "They're Playin' Our Song" "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" "You Gotta Love That" "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" "Going, Going, Gone" "The Shake" "If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)" "Love Happens Like That" "Every Man for Himself" "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" "Take a Knee, My Ass (I Won't Take a Knee)"
Related articles	Discography

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