You Gotta Love That! is the fourth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 via Atlantic Records. It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title track. Of these, all but "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" were Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 24, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studio | Masterfonics, Nashville, TN | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 33:11 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Barry Beckett | |||
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| Singles from You Gotta Love That | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Entertainment Weekly | C[1] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "You Gotta Love That" | Jess Brown, Brett Jones | 2:36 |
| 2. | "For a Change" | John Scott Sherrill, Steve Seskin | 3:22 |
| 3. | "Y-O-U" | Craig Wiseman, Thom McHugh | 3:47 |
| 4. | "Please Don't Leave Me Now" | Skip Ewing, Don Sampson | 4:09 |
| 5. | "Twang" | Tony Martin, Reese Wilson | 2:57 |
| 6. | "They're Playin' Our Song" | Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard, Mark D. Sanders | 3:22 |
| 7. | "Spending Every Minute in Love" | DiPiero, Jim Photoglo | 3:26 |
| 8. | "Plain Jane" | J. Fred Knobloch, Gary Scruggs | 3:05 |
| 9. | "You're Backin' Up" | Chuck Jones, Gregory Swint, Chris Waters | 3:01 |
| 10. | "If I Was a Drinkin' Man"" | Byron Hill, J. B. Rudd | 3:21 |
Personnel
edit- Eddie Bayers - drums
- Barry Beckett - keyboards
- Paul Franklin - steel guitar
- Neal McCoy - lead vocals
- Terry McMillan - percussion
- 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
- Harry Stinson - background vocals
- Dennis Wilson - background vocals
- Curtis Young - background vocals
Charts
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Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| United States (RIAA)[5] | Platinum | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References
edit- ^ Entertainment Weekly review
- ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Neal McCoy Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "Top Country Albums – Year-End 1995". Billboard. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
- ^ "American album certifications – Neal McCoy – You Gotta Love That". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 25, 2021.