Greatest Hits (Neal McCoy album)

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ReleasedJune 10, 1997 (1997-06-10)
Genre Country
Length32:35
Label Atlantic
Producer "Now I Pray for Rain" produced by James Stroud
"The Shake" produced by Kyle Lehning
All other tracks produced by Barry Beckett
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Greatest Hits is the first greatest hits compilation released by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1997 on Atlantic Records. The album comprises ten songs, nine of which were previously included on his second through fifth studio albums. "The Shake" was newly recorded for this compilation, and was later reprised on the following album, 1997's Be Good at It.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Now I Pray for Rain"Lee Satterfield, George Teren3:06
2."No Doubt About It" John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin 3:47
3."Wink" Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro 2:42
4."The City Put the Country Back in Me"Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman3:33
5."For a Change"Sherrill, Seskin3:22
6."They're Playin' Our Song" John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders, DiPiero3:21
7."If I Was a Drinkin' Man"J. B. Rudd, Byron Hill 3:18
8."You Gotta Love That"Jess Brown, Brett Jones 2:36
9."Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" John D. Loudermilk 3:17
10."The Shake"Jon McElroy, Butch Carr3:33

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1997)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [1] 55
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 5

Year-end charts

Chart (1997)Position
US Billboard 200 [3] 181
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [4] 22
Chart (1998)Position
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [5] 50

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [6] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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