That's Life (Neal McCoy album)
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That's Life is a studio album, released in 2005, by American country music
artist Neal McCoy
. It was released on his own 903 Music label. Three singles were released from this album: "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", the first of these three, reached #10 on the Hot Country Songs
charts in 2005, becoming McCoy's first Top Ten hit since "The Shake
" in 1997. "The Last of a Dying Breed" peaked at #36, while "Tail on the Tailgate" failed to chart. Also included here is a live rendition of "Hillbilly Rap", the original version of which was an album cut from his 1996 self-titled album
.
A special CD-ROM track of "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" is also available on some presses of the album.
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
artist Neal McCoy
Neal McCoy
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. is an American country music singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent. Known professionally as Neal McCoy, he has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio...
. It was released on his own 903 Music label. Three singles were released from this album: "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", the first of these three, reached #10 on the Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs
Hot Country Songs is a chart published weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.This 60-position chart lists the most popular country music songs, calculated weekly mostly by airplay and occasionally commercial sales...
charts in 2005, becoming McCoy's first Top Ten hit since "The Shake
The Shake (Neal McCoy song)
"The Shake" is the title of a song by American country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released May 1997 as was the only single from McCoy's Greatest Hits. The song reached #5 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in October 1997...
" in 1997. "The Last of a Dying Breed" peaked at #36, while "Tail on the Tailgate" failed to chart. Also included here is a live rendition of "Hillbilly Rap", the original version of which was an album cut from his 1996 self-titled album
Neal McCoy (album)
Neal McCoy is the self-titled album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy in 1996. His fifth studio album overall, it features the singles "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" , "Going, Going, Gone" , and "That Woman of Mine"...
.
Track listing
- "Got Mud" (Monty Criswell, Jerrod NiemannJerrod NiemannJerrod Lee Niemann is an American country music artist. Active since 2001, he has recorded two independent albums. In 2006, he signed to Category 5 Records and charted with the single "I Love Women "...
) – 2:51 - "Intro (General Tommy Franks)" – 0:45
- spoken-word intro to "The Last of a Dying Breed", recited by Tommy FranksTommy FranksTommy Ray Franks is a retired general in the United States Army. His last Army post was as the Commander of the United States Central Command, overseeing United States Armed Forces operations in a 25-country region, including the Middle East...
- spoken-word intro to "The Last of a Dying Breed", recited by Tommy Franks
- "The Last of a Dying Breed" (Tommy Connors, Don Rollins, D. Vincent Williams) – 3:02
- "That's Life" (Eric Silver, Matt RollingsMatt RollingsMatt Rollings is an American composer, musician and record producer. He plays piano, organ, and keyboards.Known mainly for playing in Lyle Lovett's Large Band, he has worked with many artists, not all country...
) – 4:10 - "All Over Again" (Randy GoodrumRandy GoodrumRandy Goodrum is an American songwriter. Goodrum has written numerous popular songs, including Anne Murray's #1 hit "You Needed Me" and "Broken Hearted Me" , Michael Johnson's "Bluer Than Blue" , England Dan & John Ford Coley's "It's Sad to Belong" , Steve Perry's "Oh Sherrie" , DeBarge's "Who's...
, Don Mescall) – 4:11 - "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles OnBilly's Got His Beer Goggles On"Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" is the title of a song recorded by country music artist Neal McCoy. It was released in March 2005 as the lead-off single to his 2005 album That's Life. It is McCoy's first release from his now defunct personal label 903 Music...
" (Philip White, Michael Mobley) – 3:38 - "That's a Picture" (Bryan Simpson, Wade Kirby, Ashley GorleyAshley GorleyAshley Gorley is an American songwriter and producer. Gorley graduated from Belmont University in 1999, and in 2001 signed with Combustion Music...
) – 3:04 - "You Let Me Be the Hero" (Silver, Rodney Clawson) – 3:46
- "Tail on the Tailgate" (Brian White, Tania Hancheroff, Clawson) – 4:00
- "Tails I Lose" (Silver, Neal McCoy) – 3:46
- "Jessie" (Jeremy Campbell, McCoy, Donny Hackett) – 3:52
- "You're My JamaicaYou're My Jamaica"You're My Jamaica" is a 1979 single written by Kent Robbins and recorded by Charley Pride. "You're My Jamaica" would become Charley Pride's twenty-second number one country hit. The single stayed at number one for one week and spent a total of ten weeks on the country chart .-Chart performance:...
" (Kent RobbinsKent RobbinsKent Robbins was an American country music songwriter. He began writing for Charley Pride's Pi-Gem music in 1974. Between then and his death, he wrote songs for several other country music artists...
) – 3:45- featuring Charley PrideCharley PrideCharley Frank Pride is an American country music singer. His smooth baritone voice was featured on thirty-nine number-one hits on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts. His greatest success came in the early- to mid-1970s, when he became the best-selling performer for RCA Records since Elvis...
- featuring Charley Pride
- "Head South" (Darrell ScottDarrell ScottJames Darrell Scott known as Darrell Scott , the son of musician Wayne Scott with whom he has collaborated, is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He moved as a child to East Gary, Indiana. He was playing professionally by his teens in Southern California, later living in...
) – 2:40 - "Hillbilly Rap (Live)" (Lord Burgess, Bernard Edwards, Niles Rodgers, William Attawar, Paul Henning) – 6:31
A special CD-ROM track of "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" is also available on some presses of the album.
Chart performance
Chart (2005) | Peak position |
---|---|
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 8 |
U.S. Billboard 200 | 32 |
U.S. Billboard Independent Albums | 3 |