The Life of the Party (album)
The Life of the Party is the seventh studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in 1999, it contains the singles "I Was" and "The Girls of Summer", which peaked at #37 and #42, respectively, on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts that year. "Straighten up and Fly Right" is a cover of a Nat King Cole song.
| The Life of the Party | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 19, 1999 | |||
| Recorded | Emerald Sound Studio, Sound Stage & 17 Grand, Nashville, TN – 1999 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 37:33 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Kyle Lehning | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    link |
| Country Standard Time | negative link |
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Was" | Phil Vassar, Charlie Black | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Lipstick on the Radio" | Bob DiPiero, Gerry House | 3:08 |
| 3. | "Only You" | Brett Jones | 3:27 |
| 4. | "The Girls of Summer" | Randy Boudreaux, Bobby Carmichael | 3:05 |
| 5. | "New Old Songs" | Dave Gibson | 3:59 |
| 6. | "The Life of the Party" | Allen Shamblin, Billy Kirsch | 2:55 |
| 7. | "Completely" | Marc Beeson, Jeff Wood | 4:13 |
| 8. | "That's Not Her" | Jerry Salley, Steve Leslie | 3:39 |
| 9. | "Ain't Nothin' Like It" | Vassar, Black, Tommy Rocco | 3:41 |
| 10. | "The Strongest Man in the World" | Ron Harbin, Ed Hill, Kim Tribble | 3:40 |
| 11. | "Straighten Up and Fly Right" | Nat King Cole, Irving Mills | 2:17 |
Personnel
- Mark Casstevens – acoustic guitar
- Thom Flora – background vocals
- Paul Franklin – steel guitar
- Sonny Garrish – steel guitar
- Jim Horn – saxophone
- John Barlow Jarvis – keyboards
- Paul Leim – drums
- Brent Mason – electric guitar
- Neal McCoy- lead vocals
- Gene Miller – background vocals
- Steve Nathan – keyboards
- Donny Parenteau – fiddle
- Michael Rhodes – bass guitar
- Tom Roady – percussion
- Chris Rodriguez – background vocals
- Harry Stinson – background vocals
- Billy Joe Walker, Jr. – six string electric bass
- Dennis Wilson – background vocals
- Glenn Worf – bass guitar
- Curtis Young – background vocals
Chart performance
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums | 24 |
| Canadian RPM Country Albums | 21 |
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