Be Good at It

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Be Good at It
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
Genre Country
Length38:25
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.

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Track listing

No.TitleWriter(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 Jones3:35
3."You'll Always Be in My Life" Stephen Allen Davis, Robin Lerner4:06
4."Same Boots"Wil Nance, Steve Dean3:23
5."Back" Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset3:05
6."Love Happens Like That" Aaron Barker, Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith2:41
7."Party On" Karen Taylor-Good, Paul Williams 3:17
8."Broken Record"Jess Brown, Brett Jones 3:33
9."21 to 17"Reese Wilson4:23
10."Basic Goodbye" Monty Holmes, Devon O'Day3:22
11."The Shake"Butch Carr, Jon McElroy3:34

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