You Gotta Love That!

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You Gotta Love That!
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 24, 1995
Recorded1994
StudioMasterfonics, Nashville, TN
Genre Country
Length33:11
Label Atlantic
Producer Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy chronology
No Doubt About It
(1994)
You Gotta Love That!
(1995)
Neal McCoy
(1996)
Singles from You Gotta Love That
  1. "For a Change"
    Released: December 19, 1994
  2. "They're Playin' Our Song"
    Released: April 24, 1995
  3. "If I Was a Drinkin' Man"
    Released: August 12, 1995
  4. "You Gotta Love That"
    Released: January 1, 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Entertainment Weekly C [1]

You Gotta Love That! is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 via Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title track. Of these, all but "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" were Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."You Gotta Love That"Jess Brown, Brett Jones 2:36
2."For a Change" John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin 3:22
3."Y-O-U" Craig Wiseman, Thom McHugh3:47
4."Please Don't Leave Me Now" Skip Ewing, Don Sampson4:09
5."Twang" Tony Martin, Reese Wilson2:57
6."They're Playin' Our Song" Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders 3:22
7."Spending Every Minute in Love"DiPiero, Jim Photoglo 3:26
8."Plain Jane" J. Fred Knobloch, Gary Scruggs3:05
9."You're Backin' Up"Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint, Chris Waters 3:01
10."If I Was a Drinkin' Man"" Byron Hill, J. B. Rudd3:21

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Platinum1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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