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.
Track listing
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) Peakposition U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums 24 Canadian RPM Country Albums 21