Good Thing Going

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Good Thing Going
Good Thing Going - Rhonda Vincent.jpg
Studio album by
Rhonda Vincent
ReleasedJanuary 8, 2008
Recorded2007
Genre Country, bluegrass
Length40:04
Label Rounder
Producer Darrin Vincent, Rhonda Vincent
Rhonda Vincent chronology
All American Bluegrass Girl
(2006)		Good Thing Going
(2008)		Destination Life
(2009)

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.

Contents

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Slant Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
My Kind of CountryA− [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]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
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)Vincent3:30
4."Good Thing Going"Vincent3:07
5."Scorn of a Lover"Vincent3:09
6."Hit Parade of Love" Jimmy Martin 2:24
7."I Will See You Again"Vincent4:19
8."Just One of a Kind" Dottie Rambo 2:59
9."I Gotta Start Somewhere" Jerry Salley, Lisa Shaffer3:35
10."Who's Cryin' Baby"Vincent3:05
11."The Water Is Wide" (with Keith Urban)Traditional3:05
12."Bluegrass Saturday Night"Vincent3:08
Total length:40:04

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2008)Peak
position
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard) [1] 1
US Top Country Albums (Billboard) [2] 35
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [10] 5

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rhonda Vincent Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Rhonda Vincent Chart History (Top Country Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
  3. ↑ CMT News (2007-12-27). "Keith Urban Guests on Rhonda Vincent's New Album". Country Music Television . Archived from the original on December 31, 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  4. ↑ Anderson, Rick. Review at AllMusic. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. 1 2 Keefe, Jonathan (13 January 2008). "Review". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  6. 1 2 Connor Bowen, Lizza (1 March 2008). "Review". American Songwriter. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  7. 1 2 X, Razor (30 July 2012). "Review". My Kind of Country. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  8. ↑ Rick Anderson. "Allmusic review of Good Thing Going". Allmusic . Retrieved 2009-07-12.
  9. ↑ Doole, Kerry. "Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  10. ↑ "Rhonda Vincent Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
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