Neal McCoy
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| Neal McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. |
| Also known as | Neal McGoy |
| Born | July 30 1958 |
| Origin | Jacksonville, Texas, United States |
| Genre(s) | country music |
| Occupation(s) | singer |
| Instrument(s) | vocals |
| Years active | 1991-present |
| Label(s) | 16th Avenue, Atlantic, Giant, Warner Bros., 903 |
| Associated acts | Darryl Worley |
| Website | http://www.nealmccoy.com |
Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. (born July 30, 1958 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American country singer of mixed Irish and Filipino descent.[1]
With his debut single "That's How Much I Love You" in 1988, Neal altered the spelling of his surname to McGoy (IPA: /mɪk.'gɔɪ/), a phoentic spelling of his given surname; eventually, he changed his name to Neal McCoy, a stage name by which he would be most commonly identified.[1]
By 1991, he had signed to Atlantic Records, with his debut album At This Moment being released that year. Both it and the follow-up, Where Forever Begins, produced minor chart entries; it was not until 1993 that McCoy broke through with the back-to-back Number One singles "No Doubt About It" and "Wink". Although McCoy never topped the charts again after "Wink", McCoy charted more than twenty-five singles over the next decade.
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[edit] Early life
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Neal McCoy was born to a Filipina American mother and Irish American father. His birth name is Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr., which he changed to Neal McGoy, and later to Neal McCoy. Neal got his start as an opening act for country music artist Charley Pride.
[edit] Recent news
In July of 2006, Groovpix Entertainment and 903 Music released "Neal McCoy Live", a live concert DVD filmed at the Hodag Country Music Festival in Rhinelander, Wisconsin. This DVD features 14 of Neal's greatest hits, along with interviews, including General Tommy Franks.
McCoy formed his own record label in 2004, known as 903 Music. His first single for his own label was "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", which reached the Top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart in 2005. Darryl Worley and the Drew Davis Band were also signed to the label. In May 2007, Neal announced that the label has filed for bankruptcy and has closed its doors.[2][3]
In Summer of 2007, Neal could be seen on local TV commercials in the Waco, Texas market for Mike Craig Chevrolet Pontiac Buick in Marlin, Texas.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
| Year | Album | U.S. Country | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | At This Moment | ||
| 1992 | Where Forever Begins | 58 | |
| 1994 | No Doubt About It | 13 | 84 |
| 1995 | You Gotta Love That | 10 | 68 |
| 1996 | Neal McCoy | 7 | 61 |
| 1997 | Greatest Hits | 5 | 55 |
| 1997 | Be Good at It | 23 | 135 |
| 1999 | The Life of the Party | 24 | |
| 2000 | 24-7-365 | 28 | |
| 2003 | The Luckiest Man in the World | ||
| 2005 | That's Life | 8 | 32 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Song | U.S. Country | U.S. Hot 100 | Album |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | "That's How Much I Love You"A | 85 | ||
| 1988 | "That's American"A, B | |||
| 1991 | "If I Built You A Fire" | 48 | At This Moment | |
| 1991 | "At This Moment"B | At This Moment | ||
| 1991 | "This Time I Hurt Her More (Than She Loves Me)" | 50 | At This Moment | |
| 1992 | "Where Forever Begins" | 40 | Where Forever Begins | |
| 1992 | "There Ain't Nothin' I Don't Like About You" | 57 | Where Forever Begins | |
| 1993 | "Now I Pray for Rain" | 26 | Where Forever Begins | |
| 1994 | "No Doubt About It" | 1 | 75 | No Doubt About It |
| 1994 | "Wink" | 1 | 91 | No Doubt About It |
| 1994 | "The City Put the Country Back in Me" | 5 | No Doubt About It | |
| 1995 | "For a Change" | 3 | 108 | You Gotta Love That |
| 1995 | "They're Playin' Our Song" | 3 | You Gotta Love That | |
| 1995 | "If I Was A Drinkin' Man" | 16 | You Gotta Love That | |
| 1996 | "You Gotta Love That" | 3 | You Gotta Love That | |
| 1996 | "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye" | 4 | 107 | Neal McCoy |
| 1996 | "Hillbilly Rap" | 71 | ||
| 1996 | "Going, Going, Gone" | 35 | Neal McCoy | |
| 1997 | "That Woman of Mine" | 35 | Neal McCoy | |
| 1997 | "The Shake" | 6 | Greatest Hits | |
| 1998 | "One Heart at a Time" (w/ Garth Brooks, Billy Dean, Faith Hill, Olivia Newton-John, Michael McDonald, Victoria Shaw and Bryan White) | 69 | 56 | |
| 1998 | "If You Can't Be Good (Be Good at It)" | 22 | Be Good at It | |
| 1998 | "Party On" | 50 | Be Good at It | |
| 1998 | "Love Happens Like That" | 29 | Be Good at It | |
| 1999 | "I Was" | 37 | The Life of the Party | |
| 1999 | "The Girls of Summer" | 42 | The Life of the Party | |
| 2000 | "Every Man for Himself" | 37 | 24-7-365 | |
| 2000 | "Now That's Awesome" (Bill Engvall feat. Tracy Byrd, T. Graham Brown and Neal McCoy) | 59 | Now That's Awesome | |
| 2000 | "Forever Works for Me (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday)" | 38 | 24-7-365 | |
| 2001 | "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | 74 | ||
| 2001 | "Beatin' It In" | 41 | 24-7-365 | |
| 2002 | "The Luckiest Man in the World" | 46 | The Luckiest Man in the World | |
| 2005 | "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On" | 10 | 75 | That's Life |
| 2006 | "The Last of a Dying Breed" | 36 | That's Life | |
| 2006 | "Tailgate"B | That's Life |
- ACredited to Neal McGoy.
- BFailed to chart.
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