If You Can't Be Good, Be Good At It is the ninth studio album by American country music artist Neal McCoy. Released in 1996, the album features 11 tracks that showcase McCoy's signature blend of traditional country and honky-tonk music.
The album's lead single, "Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye," became a top 5 hit on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, and was followed by the upbeat "Going, Going, Gone" and the title track, "If You Can't Be Good, Be Good At It," which features a catchy chorus and McCoy's energetic vocals.
Other standout tracks include the ballad "I Know You by Heart," which showcases McCoy's tender side, and the rock-infused "The Last of a Dying Breed," which pays tribute to traditional country music.