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"; "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.

Be Good at It
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 28, 1997 (1997-10-28)
GenreCountry
Length38:25
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKyle Lehning
Neal McCoy chronology
Greatest Hits
(1997)
Be Good at It
(1997)
The Life of the Party
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Country Standard Timenegative link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)"Blue Miller, Troy Seals3:26
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 Williams3:17
8."Broken Record"Jess Brown, Brett Jones3:33
9."21 to 17"Reese Wilson4:23
10."Basic Goodbye"Monty Holmes, Devon O'Day3:22
11."The Shake"Butch Carr, Jon McElroy3:34

Personnel

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Charts

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References

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  1. ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  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.