Greatest Hits (Neal McCoy album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Neal McCoy

| type = greatest

| artist = Neal McCoy

| cover = neal_gh.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|1997|06|10}}

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Country

| length = 32:35

| 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

| prev_title = Neal McCoy

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Be Good at It

| next_year = 1997

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}} [{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r277385|pure_url=yes}} link]

| rev2 = Country Standard Time

| rev2Score = negative [http://www.countrystandardtime.com/d/cdreview.asp?xid=2048 link]

| noprose = yes

}}

Greatest Hits is the first compilation album 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.

Track listing

{{Track listing

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| headline =

| total length =

| title1 = Now I Pray for Rain

| writer1 = Lee Satterfield, George Teren

| length1 = 3:06

| title2 = No Doubt About It

| writer2 = John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin

| length2 = 3:47

| title3 = Wink

| writer3 = Bob DiPiero, Tom Shapiro

| length3 = 2:42

| title4 = The City Put the Country Back in Me

| writer4 = Mike Geiger, Woody Mullis, Michael Huffman

| length4 = 3:33

| title5 = For a Change

| writer5 = Sherrill, Seskin

| length5 = 3:22

| title6 = They're Playin' Our Song

| writer6 = John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders, DiPiero

| length6 = 3:21

| title7 = If I Was a Drinkin' Man

| writer7 = J. B. Rudd, Byron Hill

| length7 = 3:18

| title8 = You Gotta Love That

| writer8 = Jess Brown, Brett Jones

| length8 = 2:36

| title9 = Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye

| writer9 = John D. Loudermilk

| length9 = 3:17

| title10 = The Shake

| writer10 = Jon McElroy, Butch Carr

| length10 = 3:33

}}

Charts

=Weekly charts=

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scope="col"| Chart (1997)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

{{album chart|Billboard200|55|artist=Neal McCoy|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|5|artist=Neal McCoy|rowheader=true|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}

=Year-end charts=

class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
scope="col"| Chart (1997)

! scope="col"| Position

scope="row"| US Billboard 200{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/top-billboard-200-albums|title=Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}

| 181

scope="row"| US Top Country Albums (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/1997/top-country-albums|title=Top Country Albums – Year-End 1997|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}

| 22

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=April 24, 2021}}

| 50

Certifications

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{{certification Table Entry|type=album|region=United States|artist=Neal Mc Coy|title=Greatest Hits|award=Platinum|relyear=1997|certyear=2003|accessdate=April 24, 2021}}

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References

{{Reflist}}

  • Allmusic (see infobox)

{{Neal McCoy}}

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Category:1997 greatest hits albums

Category:Neal McCoy albums

Category:Albums produced by Barry Beckett

Category:Atlantic Records compilation albums