# Good Thing Going

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For the [Michael Jackson](/source/Michael_Jackson) song, see [We've Got a Good Thing Going](/source/We've_Got_a_Good_Thing_Going).

***Good Thing Going*** is the 12th studio album released by [Rhonda Vincent](/source/Rhonda_Vincent). The album was released on January 8, 2008, via [Rounder Records](/source/Rounder_Records). It was her third number-one album on the [Top Bluegrass Albums](/source/Top_Bluegrass_Albums) chart,[1] and her second Top 40 album on the [Top Country Albums](/source/Top_Country_Albums)[2] chart.

The album features an appearance by singer [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban), who sings harmony vocals on "[The Water Is Wide](/source/The_Water_Is_Wide_(song))".[3] Two singles, "I'm Leavin'" and "I Gotta Start Somewhere", were released, however, neither one charted.

## Critical reception

Rick Anderson of [Allmusic](/source/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".[4]

Jonathan Keefe of *[Slant Magazine](/source/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](/source/Alison_Krauss), is her aggressive vocals; perhaps more so than any contemporary country singer, Vincent’s power and phrasing recall the great [Connie Smith](/source/Connie_Smith)."[5]

Lizza Connor Bowen of *[American Songwriter](/source/American_Songwriter)* gives the album 4 stars and writes, "Seven is certainly Rhonda Vincent’s lucky number. This seven-time [International Bluegrass Association](/source/International_Bluegrass_Music_Association) female vocalist bowed her seventh [Rounder](/source/Rounder_Records) 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](/source/Folk_music), [Western swing](/source/Western_swing) and contemporary country offered up alongside the standard bluegrass."[7]

[Exclaim!](/source/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."[8]

## Personnel

- Hunter Berry – [fiddle](/source/Fiddle), [mandolin](/source/Mandolin)
- Kathy Chiavola – [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
- [Stuart Duncan](/source/Stuart_Duncan) – fiddle
- Kevin "Swine" Grantt – [upright bass](/source/Double_bass)
- Daniel Grindstaff – 5 string dobro
- Andy Hall – [resonator guitar](/source/Resonator_guitar)
- Becky Isaacs Bowman – backing vocals
- [Andy Leftwich](/source/Kentucky_Thunder) – mandolin
- Jesse McReynolds – mandolin
- Russell Moore – backing vocals on "I Give All My Love to You"
- Tom Roady – [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument)
- [Adam Steffey](/source/Adam_Steffey) – mandolin
- [Ron Stewart](/source/Ron_Stewart_(bluegrass)) – [banjo](/source/Banjo)
- [Bryan Sutton](/source/Bryan_Sutton) – [acoustic guitar](/source/Acoustic_guitar)
- [Keith Urban](/source/Keith_Urban) – [duet](/source/Duet) vocals on "The Water is Wide"
- Darrin Vincent – double bass, backing vocals
- [Rhonda Vincent](/source/Rhonda_Vincent) – mandolin, vocals
- Josh Williams – acoustic guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

## Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak position

## References

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1. CMT News (2007-12-27). ["Keith Urban Guests on Rhonda Vincent's New Album"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071231043205/http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1578617/20071227/urban_keith.jhtml). *[Country Music Television](/source/Country_Music_Television)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.cmt.com/news/articles/1578617/20071227/urban_keith.jhtml) on December 31, 2007. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

1. Rick Anderson. "Allmusic review of *Good Thing Going*". *[Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)*. Retrieved 2009-07-12.

1. Keefe, Jonathan (13 January 2008). ["Review"](https://www.slantmagazine.com/music/rhonda-vincent-good-thing-going/). Slant Magazine. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

1. Connor Bowen, Lizza (1 March 2008). ["Review"](https://americansongwriter.com/rhonda-vincent-good-thing-going/). American Songwriter. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

1. X, Razor (30 July 2012). ["Review"](https://mykindofcountry.wordpress.com/2012/07/30/album-review-rhonda-vincent-good-thing-going/). My Kind of Country. Retrieved 5 April 2020.

1. Doole, Kerry. ["Review"](https://exclaim.ca/music/article/rhonda_vincent-good_thing_going). Exclaim! Retrieved 5 April 2020.

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