Neal McCoy (album)

Neal McCoy is the self-titled fifth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1996. It features the singles "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (a cover of The Casinos' hit single from 1967), "Going, Going, Gone" (previously recorded by Bryan White on his self-titled debut album), and "That Woman of Mine". The song "Hillbilly Rap" is a country rap song which samples "The Banana Boat Song", "The Ballad of Jed Clampett", and "Rapper's Delight".

Neal McCoy
Studio album by Neal McCoy
Released	June 4, 1996
Genre	Country music
Length	34:07
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Barry Beckett
Neal McCoy chronology
You Gotta Love That! (1995) Neal McCoy (1996) Greatest Hits (1997)
Singles from Neal McCoy
"Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" Released: May 18, 1996 "Going, Going, Gone" Released: September 28, 1996 "That Woman of Mine" Released: January 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Country Standard Time	(negative)[2]

Track listing

1. "That Woman of Mine" (Don Cook, Tim Mensy) – 2:53
2. "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" (John D. Loudermilk) – 3:17
3. "Me Too" (Wendell Mobley, Jim Robinson) – 3:16
4. "It Should've Happened That Way" (Steve Dorff, Michael Lunn, Jeff Pennig) – 3:18
5. "I Ain't Complainin'" (Jess Brown, Aggie Brown) – 3:09
6. "Going, Going, Gone" (Steve Cropper, Bob DiPiero, John Scott Sherrill) – 3:50
7. "Betcha Can't Do That Again" (Gene Dobbins, John Ramey, Bobby Taylor) – 3:38
8. "She Can" (Austin Gardner, Steve Seskin) – 3:44
9. "If It Hadn't Been So Good" (Walt Aldridge, John Jarrard) – 2:58
10. "Hillbilly Rap" – 4:04
    • "The Banana Boat Song" written by Irving Burgie and William Attaway
    • "The Ballad of Jed Clampett" written by Paul Henning
    • "Rapper's Delight" written by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers
    • arranged by Neal McCoy

Personnel

• Eddie Bayers – drums
• Barry Beckett – keyboards
• Paul Franklin – steel guitar
• Neal McCoy - lead vocals
• Terry McMillan – percussion, harmonica
• Phil Naish – keyboards
• Bobby Ogdin – keyboards
• Donny Parenteau – fiddle, mandolin
• Don Potter – acoustic guitar
• Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
• Brent Rowan – electric guitar
• John Wesley Ryles – background vocals
• Dennis Wilson – background vocals
• Curtis "Mr. Harmony" Young – background vocals

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1996) Peak position Canadian Country Albums (RPM) 7 US Billboard 200[3] 61 US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[4] 7

Year-end charts Chart (1996) Position US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[5] 47

References

1. Owens, Thom. Neal McCoy at AllMusic
2. Country Standard Time review
3. "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
4. "Neal McCoy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.
5. "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1996". Billboard. Retrieved April 26, 2021.