A Hard Act to Follow is an album by American country music

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

 singer Keith Whitley

Keith Whitley

Jackie Keith Whitley , known professionally as Keith Whitley, was an American country music singer. Whitley's brief career in mainstream country music lasted from 1984 until his death in 1989, but he continues to influence an entire generation of singers and songwriters...

. It was released in October 1984 via RCA Records

RCA Records

RCA Records is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. The RCA initials stand for Radio Corporation of America , which was the parent corporation from 1929 to 1985 and a partner from 1985 to 1986.RCA's Canadian unit is Sony's oldest label...

. The album includes the singles "Turn Me to Love" and "A Hard Act to Follow" and which respectively reached #59 and #76 on the U.S. country singles charts. Al Campbell of Allmusic gave the album two stars out of five, saying that it did not "match up with the tremendous success" of his later albums for RCA.

Track listing

1. "Turn Me to Love" (Wayland Holyfield
   Wayland Holyfield
   Wayland D. Holyfield, , is a prominent American songwriter and leader in the songwriting community.-Early life:Wayland Holyfield was born in Mallettown, Arkansas. He was educated in Arkansas public schools and attended Hendrix College at Conway, Arkansas before graduating from the University of...
   
   , Norro Wilson
   Norro Wilson
   Norris "Norro" Wilson is an American country music singer, songwriter and producer, and member of the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame....
   
   ) – 3:21
2. "Living Like There's No Tomorrow (Finally Got to Me Tonight)" (Jim McBride, Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah
   Roger Murrah is a songwriter and music publisher who has written hits for artists including Waylon Jennings, Alan Jackson, Al Jarreau, and Alabama....
   
   ) – 3:28
3. "A Hard Act to Follow" (Gary Nicholson, David Chamberlain) – 2:36
4. "If a Broken Heart Could Kill" (Holyfield, Wilson, Allen Henson) – 3:05
5. "If You Think I'm Crazy Now (You Should Have Seen Me When I Was a Kid)" (Bob McDill
   Bob McDill
   Robert Lee "Bob" McDill is an American country music songwriter. Active from the 1960s until 2000, he has written several songs for country music artists, including more than thirty Number One hits...
   
   ) – 2:39
6. "Don't Our Love Look Natural" (Harlan Howard
   Harlan Howard
   Harlan Perry Howard was a prolific American songwriter, principally in country music. In a career spanning six decades, Howard wrote a large number of popular and enduring songs, recorded by a variety of different artists...
   
   , Don Cook) – 3:07