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Hubert Neal McGaughey, Jr. (born July 30, 1958), known professionally as Neal McCoy, is an American country music singer. He has released ten studio albums on various labels, and has released 34 singles to country radio. Although he first charted on Billboard Hot Country Songs in 1988, he did not reach Top 40 for the first time until 1992's "Where Forever Begins", which peaked at number 40.

McCoy broke through a year later with the back-to-back number 1 singles "No Doubt About It" and "Wink" from his platinum-certified album No Doubt About It. Although he has not topped the country charts since, his commercial success continued into the late 1990s with two more platinum albums and a gold album, as well as six more Top Ten hits. A seventh Top Ten hit, the number 10 "Billy's Got His Beer Goggles On", came in 2005 from his self-released That's Life.

Hubert Neal McGaughey Jr. was born on July 30, 1958, in Jacksonville, Texas, to a Filipina American mother and Irish-American father. Inspired by the variety of music that his parents listened to, which included country, rock, disco and R&B, McGaughey first sang in his church choir before founding an R&B band.  He later switched his focus to country music, performing in various bars and clubs in Texas. McGaughey, after attending junior college near his hometown, found work selling shoes at a shopping mall. In the early 1980s, he met his wife, Melinda, at the store.

After winning a 1981 talent contest hosted by Janie Fricke, he secured a spot as an opening act for Charley Pride.

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"If I Was a Drinkin' Man" is a song written by Byron Hill and J.B. Rudd, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy.

It was released in August 1995 as the third single from the album You Gotta Love That. The song reached #16 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart.

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"No Doubt About It" is a song written by John Scott Sherrill and Steve Seskin, and recorded by American country music artist Neal McCoy.

It was released in December 1993 as the first single and title track from his album No Doubt About It. McCoy's rendition was his breakthrough single release, becoming his first Number One country hit in early 1994.

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Neal McCoy covered the song in 1996 on his self-titled album.

Released in May of that year as that album's lead-off single, it reached number 4 on the U.S. Billboard country charts and number 7 on the Canadian RPM country charts, as well as number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100. McCoy's cover was the seventh Top Ten country hit of his career.

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"They're Playin' Our Song" is a song written by Bob DiPiero, John Jarrard and Mark D. Sanders, and recorded by American country music singer Neal McCoy.

It was released in April 1995 as the second single from his album You Gotta Love That. The song peaked at number 3 on the U.S. Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) chart and at number 8 on the RPM Country Tracks in Canada.

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"Wink" is a song written by Bob DiPiero and Tom Shapiro, and recorded by American country music singer Neal McCoy.

It was released in April 1994 as the second single from his album No Doubt About It. Also the second consecutive Number One from that album, "Wink" spent four weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts. In 1996, the song received the Robert J. Burton award from Broadcast Music Incorporated for being the most-performed country song of the year.

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You Gotta Love That! is the fourth studio album released by American country music artist Neal McCoy, released in 1995 on Atlantic Records.

It includes the singles "For a Change", "They're Playin' Our Song", "If I Was a Drinkin' Man", and the title track. Of these, all but "If I Was a Drinkin' Man" were Top 5 hits on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks (now Hot Country Songs) charts.