It Goes Like This

by Thomas Rhett

Overview

Thomas Rhett had a pretty good run in the 2000s. The son of country crooner and singer and songwriter Rhett Akins, he's written hits for Jason Aldean ("I Ain't Ready to Quit") and Florida Georgia Line ("Round Here"), as well as putting two of his own singles ("Something to Do with My Hands" and "Beer with Jesus") in the Top 30 country charts, and he hit the top spot in the summer of 2013 with a third single, "It Goes Like This," all of which will earn this debut album a whole lot of attention. Luckily for Rhett, he's ready, and this set, which features the kind of deep, drawled southern vocals and more-rock-and-pop-than-country production that passes for country music a decade and change into the 21st century, will undoubtedly generate another charting single or two, all of which means Rhett is poised to be the next big thing in the genre. It's a solidly professional outing, featuring all three of his singles and other tracks of similar construction, and it's full of energy, good humor, and the kind of backroad good-old-boy wisdom that everybody seems to love these days, even if it feeds more off nostalgia than reality. There really aren't any slack cuts here, although one track, "Sorry for Partyin'," a drunken lurch of a waltz if ever there was one, is a particular highlight. This album should put Rhett over the top as a contemporary country star. ~ Steve Leggett

Product Details

Release Date:	10/29/2013
Label:	Valory
UPC:	0843930006854

Tracks

1. Whatcha Got in That Cup
2. Something to Do with My Hands
3. Get Me Some of That
4. Call Me Up
5. It Goes Like This
6. Make Me Wanna
7. Front Porch Junkies [Remix]
8. In a Minute
9. Take You Home
10. Sorry for Partyin'
11. All-American Middle Class White Boy
12. Beer With Jesus

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Thomas Rhett   Primary Artist,Drums,Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic)
Luke Laird   Guitar (Acoustic)
Rich Redmond   Percussion
Jess Rosen   Vocals (Background)
Mike Johnson   Guitar (Steel)
Ilya Toshinskiy   Guitar (Acoustic)
Kelly Tillotson   Vocals (Background)
John Osborne   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Ed Williams   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Julie Stuckey   Vocals (Background)
Kelsey Granda   Vocals (Background)
Nichole Rodriguez   Vocals (Background)
Samantha Thornton   Vocals (Background)
Tom Luteran   Vocals (Background)
Whitney Cheshier   Vocals (Background)
Adam Shoenfeld   Guitar (Electric)
Jimmie Sloas   Bass
Matt Chamberlain   Drums,Percussion
Matt Stanfield   Keyboards
Rhett Akins   Vocals (Background)
Brett Warren   Harmonica,Vocals (Background)
Brad Warren   Vocals (Background)
Tony Harrell   Piano
Steve Fishell   Pedal Steel
Craig Wright   Drums,Percussion
Jay Joyce   Bass,Synthesizer Strings,Vocals (Background),Mandolin,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Baritone),Guitar (Electric)
Jedd Hughes   Guitar (Electric)
Rob McNelley   Dobro,Guitar (Electric)
Fred Eltringham   Drums,Percussion
Joel Key   Banjo,Guitar (Acoustic)
Lee Hendricks   Bass
Mickey Jack Cones   Vocals (Background)
Gloria Martinez   Vocals (Background)
Danielle Bradbery   Vocals (Background)
Alex Quattlebaum   Vocals (Background)
Drew Gaw   Vocals (Background)
Kevin Grantt   Bass,Jaw Harp
Danny Rader   Guitar (Acoustic)
Russell Terrell   Vocals (Background)
Pat Buchanan   Guitar (Electric)
Greg Morrow   Drums
J.T. Corenflos   Guitar (Electric)
Russ Pahl   Pedal Steel
Virginia Davis   Vocals (Background)
Jason Hall   Vocals (Background)
Mark Martinez   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Scott Johnson   Production Assistant
Kristin Barlowe   Photography
Ryan Gore   Engineer
Scott Cooke   Drum Editing
Luke Laird   Composer,Producer
Jimmy Robbins   Composer
Hank Williams   Mastering
Becky Reiser   Graphic Design
Leann Bennett   Production Assistant,Production Coordination
Michael Carter   Composer
Cole Swindell   Composer
Thomas Rhett   Composer
Chris Tompkins   Composer
Jaime Tate   Mixing
Peter Coleman   Engineer
Ashley Gorley   Composer
Michael Knox   Producer
Rhett Akins   Composer
Brett Warren   Composer
Lance Miller   Composer
Brandon Epps   Digital Editing
Brad Warren   Composer
Drew Bollman   Mixing Assistant
Jody Stevens   Programming
Larry McCoy   Composer
Barry Dean   Composer
Jay Joyce   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Josh Kear   Composer
Mark Irwin   Composer
Rodney Clawson   Composer
Mickey Jack Cones   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Digital Editing
Bart Butler   Composer
Scott Borchetta   Executive Producer
Rick Huckaby   Composer
Ben Hayslip   Composer
Sam Martin   Assistant Engineer
Mike "Frog" Griffith   Production Assistant,Production Coordination
Shalacy Griffin   Production Assistant
Rick Diamond   Photography
Matthew Wheeler   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chris Stapleton   Composer
Jarod Snowden   Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Amy Fucci   Photo Enhancement
Evan Owen   Assistant Engineer
Craig Wiseman   Composer
Dylan Dresdow   Engineer
Shane McAnally   Composer
David Huff   Remixing
Greg Morrow   Programming,Drum Programming
Lee Thomas Miller   Composer
Jason Hall   Engineer
Justin Niebank   Mixing