The Life of the Party (album)

(Redirected from I Was)

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
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 1999 (1999-01-19)
RecordedEmerald Sound Studio, Sound Stage & 17 Grand, Nashville, TN – 1999
GenreCountry
Length37:33
LabelAtlantic
ProducerKyle Lehning
Neal McCoy chronology
Be Good at It
(1997)
The Life of the Party
(1999)
24-7-365
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic link
Country Standard Timenegative link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Was"Phil Vassar, Charlie Black3:13
2."Lipstick on the Radio"Bob DiPiero, Gerry House3:08
3."Only You"Brett Jones3:27
4."The Girls of Summer"Randy Boudreaux, Bobby Carmichael3:05
5."New Old Songs"Dave Gibson3:59
6."The Life of the Party"Allen Shamblin, Billy Kirsch2:55
7."Completely"Marc Beeson, Jeff Wood4:13
8."That's Not Her"Jerry Salley, Steve Leslie3:39
9."Ain't Nothin' Like It"Vassar, Black, Tommy Rocco3:41
10."The Strongest Man in the World"Ron Harbin, Ed Hill, Kim Tribble3:40
11."Straighten Up and Fly Right"Nat King Cole, Irving Mills2:17

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (1999) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 24
Canadian RPM Country Albums 21