The first album to follow a Greatest Hits collection usually provides an artist the opportunity to break free from his formulas and pursue a new path.
It can also mean nothing, the artist just continuing to turn out the kind of music that supplied hits in the first place.
That's what Neal McCoy chooses to do with Be Good At It, a perfectly fine collection of smoothed-over honky tonk and slick contemporary country ballads.
McCoy has considerable charm -- he's so engaging that he can effortlessly sell the weaker material here -- and that's what makes the unadventurous nature of Be Good At It forgivable.
Simply put, McCoy may have the potential to achieve more than this kind of contemporary country, but he's very good at this kind of music and it's still entertaining to hear him at the top of his form.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If You Can't Be Good, Be Good at ItBlue Miller, Troy Seals | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:26 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | I Know YouChris Farren, Chuck Jones | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | You'll Always Be in My LifeStephen Allen Davis, Robin Lerner | Neal McCoy | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Same BootsSean Dean | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | BackRonnie Samoset, Craig Wiseman | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Love Happens Like ThatAaron Barker, Anthony Smith | Neal McCoy | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Party OnKaren Taylor-Good, Paul Williams | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Broken RecordJess Brown, Brett Jones | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | 21 to 17Reese Wilson | Neal McCoy | Play | 04:23 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Basic GoodbyeMonty Holmes | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | The ShakeButch Carr, John McElroy | Neal McCoy | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 38 mins | 88 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aaron Barker | Composer |
| 2 | Derek Bason | Assistant Engineer |
| 3 | Eddie Bayers | Drums |
| 4 | Kevin Bemish | Engineer |
| 5 | Chad Brown | Assistant Engineer |
| 6 | Jess Brown | Composer |
| 7 | Marla Burns | Production Coordination |
| 8 | Larry Byrom | Guest Artist, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Gut String Guitar, Slide Guitar |
| 9 | Butch Carr | Composer |
| 10 | Mark Casstevens | Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 11 | Lynne Cook | Photography |
| 12 | Todd Culross | Mixing Assistant |
| 13 | Stephen Allen Davis | Composer |
| 14 | Sean Dean | Composer |
| 15 | Dusty Drake | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 16 | P. David Eleazar | Art Direction, Design |
| 17 | Chris Farren | Composer |
| 18 | Paul Franklin | Guitar (Steel) |
| 19 | Amy Hughes Frigo | Assistant Engineer |
| 20 | Sonny Garrish | Guitar (Steel) |
| 21 | Aubrey Haynie | Fiddle, Guest Artist, Mandolin |
| 22 | Monty Holmes | Composer |
| 23 | Brett Jones | Composer |
| 24 | Chuck Jones | Composer |
| 25 | Jason Lehning | Engineer, Mixing, Mixing Assistant, Organ |
| 26 | Kyle Lehning | Mixing, Producer |
| 27 | Paul Leim | Drums |
| 28 | Robin Lerner | Composer |
| 29 | Chris Leuzinger | Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric) |
| 30 | Nick Long | Art Direction, Design |
| 31 | Brent Mason | Guest Artist, Guitar (12 String), Guitar (Electric) |
| 32 | Claudia McConnell-Fowler | Stylist |
| 33 | Neal McCoy | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 34 | John McElroy | Composer |
| 35 | Señor McGuire | Photography |
| 36 | Terry McMillan | Guest Artist, Harmonica, Percussion |
| 37 | Blue Miller | Composer |
| 38 | R.B. Miller | Photography |
| 39 | The Nashville String Machine | Strings |
| 40 | Steve Nathan | Keyboards, Organ (Hammond), Piano, Wurlitzer |
| 41 | Gary Paczosa | Engineer |
| 42 | Donny Parenteau | Fiddle |
| 43 | Michael Rhodes | Bass |
| 44 | Matt Rollings | Guest Artist, Organ (Hammond), Piano |
| 45 | Brent Rowan | Guitar (Electric) |
| 46 | Ronnie Samoset | Composer |
| 47 | Doug Sax | Mastering |
| 48 | Troy Seals | Composer |
| 49 | Anthony Smith | Composer |
| 50 | Karen Taylor-Good | Composer |
| 51 | Russell Terrell | Vocals (Background) |
| 52 | Steve Tillisch | Engineer |
| 53 | Bergen White | String Arrangements |
| 54 | Paul Williams | Composer |
| 55 | Dennis Wilson | Vocals (Background) |
| 56 | Reese Wilson | Composer |
| 57 | Reese Wilson | Composer |
| 58 | Debra Wingo | Make-Up |
| 59 | Craig Wiseman | Composer |
| 60 | Curtis Wright | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Curtis Young | Guest Artist, Vocals (Background) |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |