Good Thing Going | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 8, 2008 | |||
Recorded | 2007 | |||
Genre | Country, bluegrass | |||
Length | 40:04 | |||
Label | Rounder | |||
Producer | Darrin Vincent, Rhonda Vincent | |||
Rhonda Vincent chronology | ||||
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Good Thing Going is the 12th studio album released by Rhonda Vincent. The album was released on January 8, 2008, via Rounder Records. It was her third number-one album on the Top Bluegrass Albums chart,[1] and her second Top 40 album on the Top Country Albums[2] chart.
The album features an appearance by singer Keith Urban, who sings harmony vocals on "The Water Is Wide".[3] Two singles, "I'm Leavin'" and "I Gotta Start Somewhere", were released, however, neither one charted.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Slant Magazine | [5] |
American Songwriter | [6] |
My Kind of Country | A−[7] |
Rick Anderson of Allmusic said: "Good Thing Going finds Vincent bringing all of those styles together to create a very solid and enjoyable program." He also said the album is "very highly recommended".[8]
Jonathan Keefe of Slant Magazine gives the album 3 out of a possible 5 stars and writes, "What distinguishes Vincent from the artist to whom she’s most frequently compared, Alison Krauss, is her aggressive vocals; perhaps more so than any contemporary country singer, Vincent’s power and phrasing recall the great Connie Smith."[5]
Lizza Connor Bowen of American Songwriter gives the album 4 stars and writes, "Seven is certainly Rhonda Vincent’s lucky number. This seven-time International Bluegrass Association female vocalist bowed her seventh Rounder album, Good Thing Going, this January. As the title implies, it’s a testament to why she remains the reigning empress of bluegrass."[6]
My Kind of Country's Razor X gives the album an A− and says, "Good Thing Going is a more eclectic set of songs than we’d heard to date from Rhonda, with elements of traditional folk, Western swing and contemporary country offered up alongside the standard bluegrass."[7]
Exclaim!'s Kerry Doole reviews the album and writes, "Her purity of tone and phrasing are impeccable, and there's a pleasing variety to the material, from slow, hurtin? songs like "Scorn of A Lover? to jaunty romp "Hit Parade Of Love."[9]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "I'm Leavin'" | Rhonda Vincent | 3:13 |
2. | "World's Biggest Fool" |
| 3:33 |
3. | "I Give All My Love to You" (with Russell Moore) | Vincent | 3:30 |
4. | "Good Thing Going" | Vincent | 3:07 |
5. | "Scorn of a Lover" | Vincent | 3:09 |
6. | "Hit Parade of Love" | Jimmy Martin | 2:24 |
7. | "I Will See You Again" | Vincent | 4:19 |
8. | "Just One of a Kind" | Dottie Rambo | 2:59 |
9. | "I Gotta Start Somewhere" | Jerry Salley, Lisa Shaffer | 3:35 |
10. | "Who's Cryin' Baby" | Vincent | 3:05 |
11. | "The Water Is Wide" (with Keith Urban) | Traditional | 3:05 |
12. | "Bluegrass Saturday Night" | Vincent | 3:08 |
Total length: | 40:04 |
Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard)[1] | 1 |
US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[2] | 35 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 5 |