Be Good at It
{{Infobox album
| name = Be Good at It
| type = studio
| artist = Neal McCoy
| cover = neal_bgai.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1997|10|28}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Country
| length = 38:25
| label = Atlantic
| producer = Kyle Lehning
| prev_title = Greatest Hits
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = The Life of the Party
| next_year = 1999
}}
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"; and"Love Happens Like That""21 to 17" was recorded (under the title "21-17") by Doug Supernaw on his 1999 album Fadin' Renegade.
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r315453|pure_url=yes}} link]
|rev2=Country Standard Time |rev2Score= negative [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=2047 link]}}
Track listing
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| title1 = If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)
| writer1 = Blue Miller, Troy Seals
| length1 = 3:26
| title2 = I Know You
| writer2 = Chris Farren, Chuck Jones
| length2 = 3:35
| title3 = You'll Always Be in My Life
| writer3 = Stephen Allen Davis, Robin Lerner
| length3 = 4:06
| title4 = Same Boots
| writer4 = Wil Nance, Steve Dean
| length4 = 3:23
| title5 = Back
| writer5 = Craig Wiseman, Ronnie Samoset
| length5 = 3:05
| title6 = Love Happens Like That
| writer6 = Aaron Barker, Ron Harbin, Anthony L. Smith
| length6 = 2:41
| title7 = Party On
| writer7 = Karen Taylor-Good, Paul Williams
| length7 = 3:17
| title8 = Broken Record
| writer8 = Jess Brown, Brett Jones
| length8 = 3:33
| title9 = 21 to 17
| writer9 = Reese Wilson
| length9 = 4:23
| title10 = Basic Goodbye
| writer10 = Monty Holmes, Devon O'Day
| length10 = 3:22
| title11 = The Shake
| writer11 = Butch Carr, Jon McElroy
| length11 = 3:34
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Personnel
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- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Larry Byrom - acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut string guitar, slide guitar
- Mark Casstevens - acoustic guitar
- Dusty Drake - background vocals
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish - steel guitar
- Aubrey Haynie - fiddle, mandolin
- Jason Lehning - organ
- Paul Leim - drums
- Chris Leuzinger - acoustic guitar, electric guitar
- Neal McCoy - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan - harmonica, percussion
- Brent Mason - 12-string guitar, electric guitar
- Nashville String Machine - strings
- Steve Nathan - keyboards, Hammond organ, piano, Wurlitzer
- Donny Parenteau - fiddle
- Michael Rhodes - bass guitar
- Matt Rollings - Hammond organ, piano
- Brent Rowan - electric guitar
- Russell Terrell - background vocals
- Bergen White - string arrangements
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Wright - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
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Charts
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=Weekly charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1997)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| scope="row"| Canadian Country Albums (RPM)
| 31 |
| {{album chart|Billboard200|135|artist=Neal McCoy|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 19, 2021}} |
| {{album chart|BillboardCountry|23|artist=Neal McCoy|rowheader=true|accessdate=February 19, 2021}} |
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=Year-end charts=
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| scope="col"| Chart (1998)
! scope="col"| Position |
|---|
| scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1998/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1998|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=February 19, 2021}}
| 61 |
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