Good Thing finds Leon Bridges expanding on the retro-soul sound he established on his debut album, Coming Home, by adding elements of modern R&B. "Bet Ain't Worth The Hand," released alongside the single "Bad Bad News," opens with a falsetto even Bridges wasn't sure he was capable of pulling off. The singer credits producer Ricky Reed (Kesha, Twenty One Pilots) for pushing him out of his comfort zone. "I didn't want to sing a falsetto or sing in that range," he told Forbes. "And Ricky pushed me to hit the vocals and I was able to execute it surprisingly."
In the song, Bridges is afraid he's the wrong man for his girl and makes the painful decision to leave the relationship before either of them gets hurt.
In 2019, this tied with PJ Morton's cover of "How Deep Is Your Love" for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional R&B Performance. Good Thing was also nominated for Best R&B Album, but lost to H.E.R.'s self-titled album.
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